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How much judgment has your board already ceded to AI?
Boards should ask how far AI may shape their judgment, and how they would detect errors in its output, says Abraham Lu....
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Katarina Bonde: Are you scaling, or just burning cash?
March 4, 2026 • by Michael R. Wade in I by IMD Podcasts • 1 min read • 
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Tech executive Katarina Bonde on scaling responsibly, navigating investor tensions, and staying pragmatic in the current AI bubble....
5 key steps to scaling AI: Lessons from the best-in-class
Many organizations are discovering that scaling AI is far more difficult than piloting programs. Drawing on data from the world’s largest 300 companies, the IMD AI Maturity Index reveals how the leading companies...
Material advantage: How circular strategies drive business value
Circularity has evolved from a waste reduction tactic into a strategic driver of business value, helping companies secure resources, manage risk, and deliver superior customer outcomes in an increasingly volatile world.” ...
How AI and emerging tech are widening the gender pay gap
As investment in AI accelerates, access to emerging technology skills is becoming a decisive driver of career progression and pay. New research shows that structural features of tech roles, not women’s choices...
In it for the long run? Here’s what the world of sport can teach executives
By adopting similar habits to those of elite athletes, leaders can perform at their best for longer. Olympians Matthijs Büchli and Susan Goldsworthy suggest ways to achieve your goals with less stress....
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The hidden rules of green innovation: What leaders get wrong about regulation
Environmental policy doesn’t drive green innovation equally everywhere. Our research shows it falters in advanced economies, accelerates innovation in emerging ones, and relies on informal networks where formal institutions fall short....
How to design exec compensation to translate climate ambition into action: 3 steps for boards
For most companies, climate action has limited influence on executive decision-making. Here’s how boards can design compensation structures that motivate leaders to meet corporate climate ambitions. ...
Can NIO reinvent the automotive industry, Mark Zhou?
February 24, 2026 • by David Bach in Leaders Unplugged • 2 min read • Podcast available
Chinese auto startup NIO went from zero to nearly a million customers in under ten years. Mark Zhou, who leads product and R&D, discusses how; and explains why community – not hardware...
The silent surge: How Samsung’s “boring” strategy paid off
Samsung’s silent, disciplined approach to solving an embarrassing chip problem has turned it into a decisive winner in the AI era, writes Howard Yu. The company’s renewed success demonstrates why quiet execution...
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