Stop developing an obsolete AI strategy. Part 1: Project risk
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Digital sovereignty is not choosing Washington over Beijing
Digital sovereignty in Europe remains more rhetoric than reality. Closing the gap requires industrial capacity, not just regulation....
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We know that digital ecosystems drive value. But most organizations are failing to capture it
Exclusive data reveals the gap between ambition and execution in a new report from IMD and AVEVA that explores how senior leaders can better create, deliver and capture value. ...
Tough at the top: Why CEOs are moving beyond invincibility
As pressure on chief executives grows, long-held assumptions about toughness are being challenged. IMD’s Nele Dael explains why it is important for those at the top of organizations to be open about...
For future success, banks must respond strategically to these six shifts
A new report on the future of banking identifies six structural, powerful shifts affecting a bank’s ability to operate successfully over the coming decades. Bank leaders cannot afford to ignore them....
Kati ter Horst on being a first-time CEO when the old rules are gone
May 14, 2026 • by David Bach in Leaders Unplugged • 1 min read • 
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Outokumpu CEO Kati ter Horst on steel, free trade, Europe’s competitiveness, AI, sustainability, and leading when the old rules are gone....
AI and the CHRO: Redefining human capital leadership
Human Resources today requires not just the adoption of AI tools, but leaders who will deliberately reshape how the HR function operates, governs, and develops people, say Konstantinos Trantopoulos, Shlomo Ben-Hur, and...
Niels Christiansen, how did LEGO regain momentum?
May 12, 2026 • by Jean-François Manzoni in I by IMD Podcasts • 2 min read • Podcast available
LEGO CEO Niels Christiansen on simplification, sustainability, and competing for children’s attention....
Europe isn't falling behind — it just thinks it is. Business leaders can change that
Business leaders have a decisive role to play in shifting the continent from defensive pessimism to strategic ambition, with the quest for digital sovereignty being a huge part. ...
Fair play: How to keep the door open when a product becomes a platform
One man’s harvest storm exposed the tech takeover of America’s heartland and begs the question as to whether turning a successful product into a platform should allow a company to close the...
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