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Five things I’ve learned about building range as a leader
Sanofi’s Global Head of Digital Markets, Charlotte Vestergaard, on the courage and connections, discipline and passion it takes to pursue a non-linear leadership career, and how her passion for pharma sits at...
How Chinese EV manufacturers are capitalizing on evolutionary cycles to outpace the competition
Too many strategies fail by following a trend that is running out of steam. Instead, get ahead of the competition by capitalizing on evolutionary cycles to change direction, as BYD and Xiaomi...
Beware the silent fourth: Are you fawning your way through leadership?
We’re all familiar with fight, flight, or freeze stress responses. But clinical psychologist Ingrid Clayton identifies a fourth survival strategy lurking in your neural circuitry that most leadership training misses – and...
Zhike Lei & Marcus Schindler on exploration and purpose at Novo Nordisk
December 8, 2025 • by Zhike Lei in I by IMD Podcasts • 2 min read • 
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IMD’s Zhike Lei talks with Marcus Schindler on driving innovation at Novo Nordisk, balancing delivery and discovery, and preparing R&D teams for AI....
How women leaders can make their ideas heard with clarity and authority
Many women soften their ideas without realizing it, changing how their confidence is perceived. In The Confidence Myth: How Women Leaders Can Break Free from Gendered Perceptions, Ginka Toegel reveals two communication...
CHROs: Think skills, not jobs, to realize radical productivity gains
A skills-powered approach to talent management can boost agility, efficiency, and productivity, but transitioning to it is a complex undertaking. Ravin Jesuthasan explains how to get started and identifies the eight pillars...
How business leaders can transform geopolitical turbulence into advantage
Turbulent times call for clarity of purpose. These five strategic imperatives will help transform how your organization navigates geopolitical volatility and turns uncertainty into competitive advantage....
Management mythbusters: The AI vs sustainability trade-off
AI and sustainability are transforming the business landscape, yet many organizations treat the two as separate mandates, led by separate teams pulling in different directions. Instead, they must integrate these forces, using...
How one Japanese insurance behemoth future-proofed its leadership pipeline
Japanese insurance holding company, Tokio Marine Holdings, took a novel, immersive, and “surprising” approach to developing ambidex and aligned future leaders. Here are five talent development lessons they can share with organizations...
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Stressed by ambiguity? How to turn problems into opportunities
At the core of today’s frequent disruptions is ambiguity: situations where the available information is incomplete, contradictory, or constantly shifting, and clear answers are impossible. In the first of a two-part series, Amy Bonsall...
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Middle managers shield teams from brutal leadership. Learn to stop buffering, translate conflict, and steer strategy with clear trade-offs.
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