AI’s rise from winters to workplaces
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. ...
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Leaders can sustain performance and make better decisions by managing their cognitive energy as deliberately as they manage their time, writes Alyson Meister....
Continue readingNovember 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. ...
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....
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. ...
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....
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....
November 13, 2025 • by Howard 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....
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....
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....
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?...
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...
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. ...
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?...
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....
November 11, 2025 • by Francesca-Giulia Mereu in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
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November 11, 2025 • by Tomoko Yokoi, Michael R. Wade, Jialu Shan in White Papers • 15 min read
IMD’s 2025 AI Maturity Index highlights how leaders of the most successful companies are scaling AI technologies across 10 industries for competitive advantage ...
November 10, 2025 • by Jean-François Manzoni in I by IMD Podcasts • 1 min read • Podcast available
ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet on EUV innovation, AI-driven chip demand, and leading Europe’s most critical technology company....
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Digital ecosystems are transforming how industries decarbonize. By linking data, AI, and shared infrastructure, companies can cut emissions, boost resilience, and tackle Scope 3 impacts—proving collaboration is key to achieving a low-carbon,...
November 10, 2025 • by Faisal Hoque, Paul Scade , Pranay Sanklecha in Artificial Intelligence • 9 min read
AI poses dual threats that demand balancing innovation portfolios and scanning for external disruption. Here’s how to manage both effectively....
November 7, 2025 • by Didier Cossin, Yukie Saito in Sustainability • 6 min read
Sustainability must rise on boardroom agendas, not as a regulatory checkbox, but as a strategic imperative. The risks are tangible, and the opportunity to act has never been greater....
November 6, 2025 • by Salvatore Cantale in Artificial Intelligence • 4 min read
n the second article for CFOs, Salvatore Cantale explores how finance leaders can help redefine output, workforce design, and performance measurement in an AI-enabled enterprise. ...
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Former ING and UBS CEO Ralph Hamers on leading “banking’s biggest digital transformation” – and why AI may redefine financial advice.
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