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Localization – where effective supply chain management meets smart politics

September 27, 2021 • by Salvatore Cantale, David Bach in Leadership • 7 min read

With global threats from COVID to trade tensions exposing companies to costly disruptions, leaders should be thinking about supply chain resilience and regionalization...

Take action now to safeguard your own sustainability

September 27, 2021 • by George Kohlrieser in Leadership • 3 min read

Awareness, acceptance and action – these are the three vital steps needed to make sure that you can perform at your optimum....

Have you created an appropriate post-COVID office?

September 24, 2021 • by John R. Weeks in Brain Circuits • 2 min read

Your office design may have a bigger impact on innovation than you think....

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How to harness the competitive advantage of new ideas for business leaders

September 24, 2021 • by Knut Haanaes, Martin Reeves in I by IMD Book Club • 6 min read

In this interactive webinar, Martin Reeves, Chairman of Boston Consulting Group's Henderson Institute, discusses his book The Imagination Machine with Knut Haanaes....

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Are you taking care of the 5 factors necessary for a healthy family business?

September 23, 2021 • by Peter Vogel in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

Through years of research and working closely with family-owned businesses we have identified five areas that capture the focus of successful and long-lasting family enterprises. Are you giving sufficient attention to each?...

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Should I Fly: Airports

September 23, 2021 • by Jim Pulcrano, Patrick Reinmoeller in Podcasts • 1 min read • Podcast available

Jim and Patrick look into Airports. How they operate, and what the future holds for these magical portals to global travel...

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Farmers and food industry must work together to avoid disaster

September 22, 2021 • by Knut Haanaes in Magazine • 10 min read

The world’s topsoil is badly eroded and there may be only 60 harvests left. But solutions are at hand, says Geraldine Matchett of nutrition company Royal DSM....

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7 ways leaders can support chronically ill employees

September 22, 2021 • by Alyson Meister in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

There are more people trying to hold down a job while struggling with chronic illness than you may think. While this is an intensely private issue, there are things leaders can do...

Three factors that contribute to healthy family business ownership

September 21, 2021 • by Peter Vogel in Brain Circuits • 2 min read

A healthy business has an ownership group that is emotionally connected, well informed and capable of taking responsible decisions in the interests of various stakeholder groups....

We need to move fast to build a ‘nature positive’ economy

September 20, 2021 • by Eva Zabey in Leadership • 7 min read

The destruction of natural ecosystems poses major risks for businesses and could wipe $10 trillion from the global economy. The time to act is running out....

Climate change and why capitalism must price it in

September 20, 2021 • by Karl Schmedders in Sustainability • 4 min read

Anyone who demands that environmental damage should be priced into services and goods today is far from being a socialist. They are just canny, calculating capitalists....

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Rejuvenate corporate strategy for the post-COVID world

September 17, 2021 • by Patrick Reinmoeller in Leading in Turbulent Times • 4 min read

As economies reopen after lockdown many organizations are finding the competitive landscape has shifted beneath their feet....

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Three solutions to acute labor shortages post-COVID

September 16, 2021 • by Bettina Büchel in Human Resources • 6 min read

Employees are pushing up pay and conditions — but filling vacancies will mean creating a new corporate culture...

Five questions to help you choose the right digital governance model

September 16, 2021 • by Michael R. Wade, Didier Bonnet in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

Choosing a digital governance model is a critical part of a digital transformation strategy. Research has indicated that governance is a key driver of financial performance for businesses that have undergone successful...

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Food delivery platforms are eating up the restaurant business and that’s just for starters

September 16, 2021 • by Jerry Davis in Audio articles • 6 min read

The rise of GrubHub and Deliveroo is changing the way we eat, but it also heralds a radical shift in the way we understand the economy....

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Severin Dressen

September 16, 2021 • by David Bach in Management • 1 min read • Podcast available

Zurich Zoo director Severin Dressen explains how his organization is being proactive in tackling the loss of biodiversity and helping to shape a sustainable coexistence between humans and nature...

Carbon-zero shipping is on the horizon, here’s how we chart a course

September 15, 2021 • by Mads Peter Zacho in Audio articles • 9 min read

Shipping accounts for 3% of global CO2 emissions, and the volume of business is expected to grow by more than 50% over the next 30 years. It’s a huge task, but here’s...

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Harnessing and sustaining energy: the science of good leadership

September 15, 2021 • by Michael Watkins in Audio articles • 7 min read

Much of the conversation about hybrid work focuses on striking the right balance between the in-person and virtual modes. And we, too, have begun to explore the differences in how leaders need...

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How to thrive in uncertainty: Learn from the Olympics and UEFA

September 15, 2021 • by Cyril Bouquet, Christophe Dubi, Andrea Traverso in Innovation • 7 min read

All organizations, no matter how big or successful, must learn to embrace continuous innovation to ride the relentless waves of disruption and changing consumer habits....