Can NIO reinvent the automotive industry, Mark Zhou?
Chinese auto startup NIO went from zero to nearly a million customers in under ten years. Mark Zhou, who leads product and R&D, discusses how; and explains why community – not hardware...
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April 2, 2026 • by Chloé Christopoulos in Coaching Corner • 6 min read • Audio available
Joanna's fear that setting boundaries would make her unkind cast her team adrift. Chloé Christopoulos says clarity and accountability are not departures from care, but expressions of it ...
Continue readingFebruary 24, 2026 • by David Bach in Leaders Unplugged • 2 min read • Podcast available
Chinese auto startup NIO went from zero to nearly a million customers in under ten years. Mark Zhou, who leads product and R&D, discusses how; and explains why community – not hardware...
February 24, 2026 • by Howard H. Yu in Strategy • 6 min read
Samsung’s silent, disciplined approach to solving an embarrassing chip problem has turned it into a decisive winner in the AI era, writes Howard Yu. The company’s renewed success demonstrates why quiet execution...
February 24, 2026 • by Francesca-Giulia Mereu in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
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February 24, 2026 in CFO Horizons • 5 min read
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February 23, 2026 • by Ginka Toegel in Videos • 9 min read
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February 23, 2026 • by Gladys Moran in Wellness • 4 min read
The physical, mental, and emotional well-being of your people is an often overlooked metric that will lead to improved results for your organization, suggests Gladys Moran...
February 23, 2026 • by Julia Binder in Brain Circuits • 2 min read
Myths abound when it comes to corporate sustainability. Can you tell fact from fiction? Test your knowledge on the common misconceptions here....
February 20, 2026 • by Jennifer Borrer, Lisa Casper, Saule Serikova in Leadership • 10 min read
The fast-growing sector needs a unique leadership archetype to realize its full potential. After interviewing key players in the industry, senior executives at WittKieffer offer a blueprint for success....
February 20, 2026 • by Nathalie Ducrot in Coaching Corner • 5 min read
Elizabeth faces a career crossroads and works with a coach to clarify her ambitions, negotiate her future, and harness the power of constructive disagreement...
February 19, 2026 • by Julia Binder, Esther Salvi in Best Practice in Sustainable Business Transformation • 9 min read
Wärtsilä is reengineering shipping and energy, balancing future fuels, regulation, and real-world infrastructure to turn decarbonization from ambition into action....
February 19, 2026 • by Michael D. Watkins in AI • 3 min read
As AI reshapes business operations, your leadership development efforts must focus on enabling humans to continue to add distinctive value. Michael D. Watkins explains how to use the 75/25% rule to guide...
February 19, 2026 • by Robert Hooijberg in Talent • 6 min read
Cutting entry-level roles may save costs today, but it endangers the development of future leaders and the skills organizations will urgently need....
February 18, 2026 • by Faisal Hoque, Paul Scade in Artificial Intelligence • 11 min read
Transform your AI adoption strategy from a high-stakes gamble into a portfolio of calculated moves using this plan, write Faisal Hoque and Paul Scade....
February 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
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February 17, 2026 • by Stefan Michel in Brain Circuits • 4 min read
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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....

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

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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

A skills-first approach is emerging as the future of workforce strategy. Jeff Schwartz and Mike Worthington identify the key questions to consider and explain how it’s done.

Since COVID-19, one trend has silently taken over the way we work. What used to be quick exchanges have become scheduled calls, and leaders and teams find themselves juggling double- or triple-bookings. Use the Remote Communication Matrix to restore clarity and reclaim thinking time.

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