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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...

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How Hindustan Unilever is winning over India’s middle class

August 25, 2025 • by Jean-François Manzoni in CEO Dialogue podcast series • 2 min read • Podcast available

Rohit Jawa, the former CEO of Hindustan Unilever, shares how HUL is driving growth in India through digital transformation, talent, and innovation....

The end of cheap everything?

August 25, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Manuel Braun in Geopolitics • 7 min read

After decades of cheap everything, a new economic order is emerging where the old world of unquestioned abundance is over. In the third part of our five-article series, we explore how this...

How to navigate conflict in family business

August 25, 2025 • by Alfredo De Massis in Family business • 8 min read

Is your family firm experiencing conflict? Is a breakdown of a sibling relationship putting a strain on business dynamics? Are board members struggling to find a unanimous way to perform a task?...

Reshaping for growth: How Standard Chartered’s Diego De Giorgi is helping to design the future

August 22, 2025 • by I by IMD in CFO Horizons • 6 min read

Diego De Giorgi, Group Chief Financial Officer of Standard Chartered, explains how the bank is navigating global uncertainty, transforming its operations, and why cultural leadership is now central to the CFO role....

Winning with AI

August 21, 2025 • by I by IMD in White Papers • 8 min read

The business leader’s guide to AI – from strategy to execution...

How circularity is becoming your best defense

August 21, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Manuel Braun in Geopolitics • 9 min read

In this second article of our series on geopolitics and circularity, we examine how the scramble for critical inputs is fueling a new era of resource wars and what it means for...

Above the line: why you need a culture of top teams, not top talent

August 21, 2025 • by Véronique Bogliolo Friedman in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

The pursuit of organizational excellence often focuses on individual talent – but any system is only as strong as its weakest link. Instead, leaders must foster a culture of top teams. Véronique...

Why LGBTQ+ inclusion still drives economic performance

August 20, 2025 • by Francesca Annalisa Petrella, Fernando Alonso Pérez-Chao, Luca Condosta in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • 9 min read

While support for workplace LGBTQ+ programs has dropped to just 38% globally, cities with strong inclusion policies demonstrate four times higher human capital performance and double the innovation scores than their less...

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How good storytelling can transform your business

August 19, 2025 • by Jyoti Guptara, Günter Müller-Stewens in Leadership • 11 min read

Inspirational tales remove the fear of change and pave the way for a successful corporate transformation. Here are ways to add sparkle to your narrative....

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How Arcos Dorados is turning global scale into local impact

August 19, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Esther Salvi in Best Practice in Sustainable Business Transformation • 10 min read

How the world’s largest independent McDonald’s franchisee is leveraging global brand programs for social and environmental impact across Latin America and the Caribbean. ...