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15 hours ago • by Susan Goldsworthy in Podcasts • 7 min read
Once in pole position on the grid, Atlassian Williams F1 Team is rebuilding its competitive advantage. In conversation with Susan Goldsworthy, the company’s Chief Human Resources Officer, Ann Perrins, explains how people,...
Continue readingFebruary 18, 2026 • by Cindy Wolpert in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
How people engage with you is shaped by your brand. If you are known to be reasonable, pragmatic, and strategic, they will want to work with or for you. But if you...
February 18, 2026 • by Michael Yaziji in Artificial Intelligence • 7 min read
Organizations should let departments choose the right balance between humans and AI, and focus on outcomes, not rigid processes, to keep pace with rapid technological change. ...
February 17, 2026 • by Goutam Challagalla in I by IMD Podcasts • 1 min read • Podcast available
Family ownership, strategic paranoia, and integrated sustainability: Matthias Altendorf on future-proofing global market leader Endress+Hauser....
February 17, 2026 • by Julia Binder in Artificial Intelligence • 11 min read
CSOs should harness artificial intelligence to embed sustainability at the center of strategy and growth. We explore how the most successful companies are already doing this. ...
February 17, 2026 • by Stefan Michel in Brain Circuits • 4 min read
Many of us still equate gaming with dudes playing video games like Grand Theft Auto in a basement. In fact, as Bastian Bergmann told Stefan Michel in a recent I by IMD Book...
February 16, 2026 • by Mark J. Greeven in Strategy • 7 min read
As debate grows over whether China is winning the technology race, executives should focus instead on how its innovation system is designed – and what that means for competition....
February 16, 2026 • by Howard H. Yu, Jialu Shan, Lawrence Tempel in Innovation • 11 min read
BYD overtook Tesla’s EV annual market share in 2025 as it mastered unglamorous fundamentals and built capabilities sequentially while competitors chased disruption and moonshots....
February 16, 2026 • by Zhike Lei in Human Resources • 11 min read
Some of China’s most profitable companies have thrived by piling pressure on workers – sometimes with tragic results. Zhike Lei outlines how multinationals can design work that avoids burnout and exploitation. ...
February 16, 2026 • by Julia Binder in Sustainability • 9 min read
Our pursuit of longer life cannot happen without a sustainable future for society and the planet. Julia Binder argues that we should target healthier lives for all, rather than for a few...
February 13, 2026 • by David Sluss, Katie Badura, Yufei Zhong in Leadership • 7 min read
Passion for the product is vital to launch a startup, but it’s not enough to lead a scaling enterprise. David Sluss, Katie Badura, and Yufei Zhong share a two-step approach to...
February 13, 2026 • by Stéphane J. G. Girod in Consumer Goods • 19 min read
The next decade will bring significant changes for China's luxury sector. But to see where it's heading, we need to understand where it's been....
February 12, 2026 • by Julia Binder, Esther Salvi in Best Practice in Sustainable Business Transformation • 11 min read
As Saudi Arabia builds toward Vision 2030, City Cement’s CEO Majed Al-Osailan is leading a bold shift to make cement viable in a low-carbon future....
February 12, 2026 • by Karl Schmedders, José Parra Moyano in Artificial Intelligence • 6 min read
Finance and digital strategy experts debate whether AI returns will materialize quickly enough to prevent a market correction. ...
February 12, 2026 • by Francesca-Giulia Mereu in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
Beige gets a bad rap from brand consultants, but when you’re stressed, it’s hard to think clearly: you need to return to neutral first. To reset your nervous system, try going back...
February 11, 2026 • by Catherine Agamis, Hischam El-Agamy in Finance • 9 min read
How banks can position themselves across multiple futures to deliver on sustainability commitments while maintaining financial performance...
February 11, 2026 • by Simon J. Evenett in Geopolitics • 6 min read
The great-power rivalry between China and the US is structural, not an aberration: zero-sum thinking, tech rivalry, and weaponized trade will outlast leaders and reshape business. ...
February 11, 2026 • by Stefan Michel in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
Drawing on his recent IMD podcast with Amar Bhidé, IMD Professor of Management Stefan Michel debunks longstanding misconceptions about entrepreneurship....
February 10, 2026 • by Winter Nie, Yunfei Feng in Geopolitics • 14 min read
China's economy shows contradictory signals – macro headwinds yet surging innovation investment and competitive intensity. To decode this evolving reality, here are the nine key trends global businesses must understand about operating...
February 10, 2026 • by Susanne May in AI • 3 min read
Forget everything you’ve heard about genius CEOs, intuition, and heroic decision-making, says Susanne May – use Jensen Huang’s radical leadership of Nvidia as a blueprint to succeed in the AI era....
February 10, 2026 • by Tomoko Yokoi in Artificial Intelligence • 6 min read
Tomoko Yokoi explains why GenAI isn’t delivering on its promise — and how clearer success metrics, upskilling, and purposeful scaling can finally unlock its value....

Once in pole position on the grid, Atlassian Williams F1 Team is rebuilding its competitive advantage. In conversation with Susan Goldsworthy, the company’s Chief Human Resources Officer, Ann Perrins, explains how people, culture, and learning accelerate performance.

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Tech executive Katarina Bonde on scaling responsibly, navigating investor tensions, and staying pragmatic in the current AI bubble.

AI may become one of the most significant leadership opportunities for women in decades. Its impact will depend on how capability, governance, and leadership are built around it.

Slawomir Krupa, CEO of Societe Generale, tells Jean-François Manzoni how restoring financial discipline and protecting the bank’s capacity to innovate under pressure helped restore faith in one of Europe’s oldest institutions

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