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Sustainability 2.0
24 hours ago • by Goutam Challagalla, Frédéric Dalsace in Sustainability • 10 min read • 
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Innovation, value creation, and improved performance should replace ‘virtue signaling’ and ill-defined ‘purpose’, argue Goutam Challagalla and Frédéric Dalsace...
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Lean and clean are perfect partners, says CEO of engineering giant
Morten Wierod, President and CEO of ABB tells Jean-François Manzoni how a leaner-and-cleaner mission, decentralized discipline, and a culture of speed are driving its transformation for the road ahead....
How an empty chair can give your ‘secret shadow’ a voice
Do you recognize negative traits in yourself that may be holding you back personally and professionally? Carl Jung called this your ‘shadow’. Ginka Toegel explains how to tap into its latent energy...
How ABB is reshaping an engineering icon for the future
September 15, 2025 • by Jean-François Manzoni in CEO Dialogue podcast series • 1 min read • 
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ABB CEO Morten Wierod shares how the company drives industries to be leaner, cleaner, and more productive while advancing sustainability and innovation....
How to identify and engage the next generation of wealth owners
$124tn is being passed down to the next generation, prompting a profound succession dilemma in family enterprises. Here are six steps families should take to identify and engage the next generation of...
Five ways to unlock breakthrough ideas
New ideas behind innovative business models can feel sudden, but are rarely random. Innovation happens when you reframe challenges and opportunities. Stefan Michel outlines five ways to unlock breakthrough ideas in your...
How Maersk is pushing shipping toward net zero
September 11, 2025 • by David Bach, Felix Zeltner in Leaders Unplugged • 1 min read • Podcast available
How Maersk is rewriting the rules of shipping decarbonization – through collaboration, purpose, and placing big bets on the fuels of the future. ...
GenAI and Healthcare with Achim Plueckebaum
September 9, 2025 • by Michael R. Wade, Amit M. Joshi in Mike & Amit Talk Tech • 1 min read • Podcast available
Discover how AI will revolutionize healthcare! Mike and Amit are joined by Achim Plueckebaum on the latest edition of the IMD Podcast Network to explore the future of medicine....
Leading supply chain transformation with strategic discipline: Stefan Noeken
Stefan Noeken, former EVP of Supply Chain Management and member of the executive board at Hilti Corporation, offers insights into the strategic evolution of supply chains and the key imperatives required to...
Dealing with pressure: How Kärcher turns compliance into operational strength
Working across the globe, Kärcher has adapted to a complex business environment by embracing environmental and social regulation and thrives by turning constraints into principles...
An unlikely icon – Why no one foresaw the impact of the ‘thumbs up’ button
We click on the ‘like’ button seven billion times a day, but the tech pioneers who came up with the idea never saw its true potential. The best innovations are messy, serendipitous,...
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