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Believe: What Ted Lasso gets right about leadership
As Ted Lasso returns to Apple TV, we examine what leadership research says about the show’s optimism, teamwork, motivation, and genuine human concern – and why they beat command-and-control leadership. ...
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Can biodiversity credits alter the landscape for nature conservation?
April 8, 2025 • by Adrian Dellecker in Management Cast • 2 min read • 
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Join Mariana Sarmiento of Terrasos and Adrian Dellecker, a Senior Researcher at IMD, as they discuss commercial prospects in environmental innovation and voluntary biodiversity credits....
Can eDNA revolutionize biodiversity monitoring?
April 8, 2025 • by Adrian Dellecker in Management Cast • 2 min read • Podcast available
Discover the future of biodiversity research with Kristy Deiner, CEO of SimplexDNA, in the latest IMD podcast. Learn about Environmental DNA (eDNA) science, its promises, and its advances with IMD Senior Researcher...
From the global to the personal
April 7, 2025 • by David Bach, Felix Zeltner in Leaders Unplugged • 3 min read • Podcast available
IMD President David Bach goes from the global to the personal with one of the world’s most prominent bankers....
How to build strategic agility with an intelligent organizational sensory system
In today's fast-paced business environment, an intelligent organizational sensory system is your key to staying ahead. This system integrates tools, processes, and practices to monitor your environment, capture signals of change, and...
Tariff wars: how business leaders can survive
US President Donald Trump's brazen assault on the global trade order will disrupt international capital flows, affecting everything from supply chains to labor mobility. Here's a checklist for reconsidering corporate strategy....
America’s tariff shock: Why trade deficits now mean penalties, not ‘unfair policies’
The United States has finally abandoned traditional trade diplomacy in favor of a formula-based tariff regime that penalizes bilateral trade surpluses. For firms with cross-border supply chains, the implications extend far beyond...
Management myth-busters: We do ESG – we don’t need to measure impact
Many companies still believe that compliance with ESG criteria is sufficient to keep regulators and investors happy and ensure business sustainability. Not so, says Sonja Haut, who identifies seven ways in which...
Collective, not corrective action: how to engage men in DE&I
Workplace inclusion benefits everyone – and the organization. Mark Freed identifies five actionable steps to move away from a blame-centric approach towards a more collaborative and inclusive strategy that makes men allies. ...
Do you know the environmental cost of GenAI and how to mitigate against it?
CEOs now expect GenAI to transform their businesses – but many underestimate its environmental cost. Take this short quiz to test your knowledge of the environmental impact of GenAI, and read on...
Big brother or a brave new world? How to avoid AI dystopia
AI carries the threat of bringing to life the chilling visions of Orwell and Huxley. We must work hard to fight against the convergence of micro-surveillance and digital inertia....
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Is your board a high performer? The four pillars of good governance
The corporate world is littered with high-profile failures of governance. We all have ideas about good governance, but few people can evaluate their own board in these terms. Didier Cossin explains what...
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