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Scared of retirement? You don’t have to be

September 5, 2025 • by I by IMD in Talent • 9 min read

Research-backed insights reveal the hidden challenges leaders face when transitioning from career to retirement, and what organizations must do to support this critical life change. ...

An unlikely icon – Why no one foresaw the impact of the ‘thumbs up’ button

September 4, 2025 • by Martin Reeves, Bob Goodson in Innovation • 8 min read

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,...

How to be remembered for the right reasons #5: Create shared connection

September 4, 2025 • by Robert Vilkelis in Brain Circuits • 4 min read

Earn the right to be heard by blending credibility with relatability, meeting audiences where they are, and building rapport through shared stories....

Paths to board careers: 4 things to consider when searching for your first board role

September 3, 2025 • by Jennifer Jordan in Governance • 7 min read

Transitioning to the boardroom? Discover the four essentials: your value, mindset, learning journey, and cultural fit to build a successful board career....

Purposeful, not performative: How Breitling intends to lead with sustainability

September 2, 2025 • by Stéphane J. G. Girod, Renaud Falgas in Consumer Goods • 7 min read

As the luxury sector faces a shrinking consumer base and rising ESG skepticism, Breitling is redefining sustainability as a source of strategic value across its products, supply chains, and brand purpose....

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The energy trilemma: why it pays to get the balance right

September 2, 2025 • by Ann-Christin Andersen , Karl Schmedders in Audio articles • 9 min read

Dealing with the conflicting demands of price, sustainability, and security of energy supplies is challenging, but it’s a useful way to assess your firm’s resilience and agility....

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PAR for the course: how to help your employees deal with workplace stress

September 2, 2025 • by Rachel Lewis in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

Learn how the PAR approach empowers employees to co-create solutions, reduce workplace stress, and improve well-being through data-driven action....

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Uncertainty and Enterprise: Amar Bhidé on risk, imagination, and innovation

September 1, 2025 • by Stefan Michel in I by IMD Podcasts • 2 min read • Podcast available

In this edition of the I by IMD podcast, Stefan Michel and Amar Bhidé discuss risk vs uncertainty, AI’s challenges, and the role of imagination in business....

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The power of paradoxical thinking

September 1, 2025 • by Andrew Sharman, Amy Walters Cohen in I by IMD Book Club • 5 min read

IMD’s Andrew Sharman sits down with Amy Walters Cohen, whose award-winning book Ruthlessly Caring challenges conventional leadership – and offers a paradoxical path forward in a world in flux....

The new limits of growth

September 1, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Manuel Braun in Geopolitics • 9 min read

In the final article of our series, we explore how businesses face hard planetary and geopolitical limits that make the “business as usual” growth model untenable as climate shocks, biodiversity loss, and...

Soft power, hard results: Making the case for active ownership

September 1, 2025 • by Yuko Takano in Finance • 7 min read

The climate transition won’t happen from the sidelines. Active investors must step into the conversation, ask better questions, and hold capital to a higher standard. ...

Standard Chartered: 4 tips to crack the jobs-to-skills transition

August 29, 2025 • by I by IMD in Talent • 6 min read

Discover how Standard Chartered’s skills-powered approach boosts productivity, reskilling, and employee engagement through its Talent Marketplace....

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Why a new nature of business can still become a reality

August 28, 2025 • by André Hoffmann in Audio articles • 4 min read

The push for a more ecological way of doing business championed by Europe and China, among others, is cause for hope....

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How to be remembered for the right reasons #4: Keep it simple

August 28, 2025 • by Robert Vilkelis in Brain Circuits • 4 min read

In leadership, we often mistake complexity for intelligence, believing that technical jargon and detailing every nuance demonstrate expertise. In reality, it signals a failure to master one’s material. In the fourth of...

The Wild West of tech sovereignty

August 27, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Manuel Braun in Geopolitics • 7 min read

The race for tech sovereignty is intensifying as AI’s growth drives fierce competition for the rare minerals, chips, energy, and talent that underpin advanced computing. Supply chain fragility, geopolitical tensions, and export...

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What open-source models can teach us about global trade

August 26, 2025 • by Richard Baldwin, Michael Yaziji in Audio articles • 11 min read

The rules-based order that underpinned globalization is lurching from an open-source to a closed-source model. But even without the participation of the US, an ‘open hybrid’ system will ensure stability in the...

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The 4 strategic personas of GenAI – which one are you?

August 26, 2025 • by Konstantinos Trantopoulos , Yash Raj Shrestha, Amit Joshi, Michael R. Wade, Jingqi Liu in AI • 3 min read

Generative AI (GenAI) promises massive transformation, but only if strategy and execution align. After studying 100 GenAI implementations across sectors, we’ve found that most firms fall into four GenAI personas. Each reflects...