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If you don’t know, say so: A self-check for leaders

November 19, 2025 • by Howard H. Yu in Brain Circuits • 4 min read

Leaders are under pressure to project certainty and to know all the answers. Answer the following questions honestly, then check out the reasons why, if you don’t know the answer, it’s often...

Redesign pay incentives to turn climate promises into action

November 18, 2025 • by Sara Ratti in Audio articles • 7 min read

Boards can drive real climate action by linking executive pay to meaningful environmental targets, ensuring accountability beyond symbolic pledges....

How Holcim is bringing concrete changes to the construction of ‘circular’ cities

November 18, 2025 • by Miljan Gutovic in Industrials • 8 min read

Growing demand for building materials requires novel approaches to construction. Holcim CEO Miljan Gutovic shows how his company has adopted circularity as a new way to grow the business....

Is it time you threw a spanner in the works? How to maximize cross-silo collaboration

November 18, 2025 • by Eric Quintane in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

The most resilient and innovative organizations work fluidly across internal boundaries, but many managers are resistant to their reports connecting with people outside their team. Answer the questions below to check whether...

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Walmex CEO Guilherme Loureiro: What happens when leaders admit they’re dinosaurs?

November 17, 2025 • by Alyson Meister, David Bach in Leaders Unplugged • 1 min read • Podcast available

Walmex CEO Guilherme “Gui” Loureiro on reinventing Walmart Mexico into a purpose-driven digital powerhouse – by overcoming his own ego. ...

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AI’s rise from winters to workplaces

November 17, 2025 • by Didier Bonnet in I by IMD Podcasts • 2 min read • Podcast available

AI has leapt from obscurity to ubiquity, reshaping work and society. But its flaws run deep, forcing leaders to balance its promise with its dangerous limitations. ...

Why AI ethics is now a competitive advantage

November 17, 2025 • by Tomoko Yokoi, Michael R. Wade in Artificial Intelligence • 5 min read

IMD’s 2025 AI Maturity Index shows how the most advanced companies have embedded ethics frameworks as part of their cross-functional strategies....

Investors beware: Your portfolio may be less diverse than you realize

November 17, 2025 • by Andreas Rothacher, Karl Schmedders in Finance • 6 min read

Big-name stocks dominate global equity indices, creating hidden risks for investors. Here are strategies to mitigate concentration and volatility. ...

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The real story of AI’s rise from winters to workplaces

November 14, 2025 • by Didier Bonnet in The Interview • 6 min read

AI has evolved from skepticism to ubiquity, transforming work and productivity while exposing deep limitations in truth, reliability, and human dependence....

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Clee Medical: Making brain surgery safer

November 13, 2025 • by Jim Pulcrano in Life Science • 4 min read

Matthew Lapinski, CEO of Clee Medical, shares how the Swiss startup is making brain surgery safer, faster, and more precise....

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The AI reskilling paradox: Slow down to get there faster

November 13, 2025 • by Howard H. Yu in Artificial Intelligence • 8 min read

The biggest risk isn’t that AI under‑delivers. It’s that organizations overreact or underreact. Here we unpack the four zones of AI readiness and explain why building sandboxes is the best way forward....

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The return of industrial policy, and what it means for global business

November 13, 2025 • by Simon J. Evenett, Fernando Martín Espejo in Geopolitics • 6 min read

Industrial policy is reshaping global competitiveness, strategy, and innovation as governments pursue resilience, security, and growth....

Are you sick as a parrot? 4 ways to sharpen your language skills and become a more effective leader

November 13, 2025 • by Peter J. Meyers in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

Soulless management talk disengages teams. Use authentic, thoughtful language to inspire connection, motivation, and purpose in your leadership....

In Google vs LLM battle for search dominance, the consumer will win

November 12, 2025 • by Didier Bonnet, Jialu Shan in Artificial Intelligence • 12 min read

Google may have escaped major penalties in a landmark search monopoly ruling, but will the search giant survive the rise of LLMs and changing user behavior?...

Think you don’t play favorites? Think again

November 12, 2025 • by Ginka Toegel, Jean-Louis Barsoux in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

Most managers like to think they act the same toward all their team members, but research says otherwise. Take the test below to check if you’re unconsciously playing favorites, and check out...

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Europe’s irreplaceable innovator: ASML’s CEO on powering the digital future

November 11, 2025 • by Jean-François Manzoni in CEO Dialogue Series • 7 min read

Christophe Fouquet, CEO of ASML, tells Jean-François Manzoni how the world’s only EUV lithography machine maker became Europe’s most indispensable company – and what comes next. ...

3 critical actions for when the AI bubble bursts

November 11, 2025 • by José Parra Moyano in Artificial Intelligence • 6 min read

When the AI bubble bursts, your board will ask whether to cut AI initiatives. What will your response be?...

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Emerging economies are next frontiers of energy transition

November 11, 2025 • by Roberto Bocca in Audio articles • 10 min read

Brazil, India, and Nigeria, among others, present opportunities and challenges for business in a rapidly developing energy landscape. Companies should tailor their approaches to tap into growth markets....