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The start of the deal: How to pitch your opening offer
21 hours ago • by Martin Schweinsberg in Strategy • 9 min read • 
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Setting an ambitious anchor in a negotiation can deliver big rewards, but it can also risk disaster. Drawing on 90 studies, Martin Schweinsberg offers a framework for a more informed approach to...
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Making the impossible possible: How to unlock the real power of artificial intelligence
Organizations are overly focused on using AI to enhance the efficiency of their processes. Instead, they should be exploring how it can revolutionize their business models in previously unimaginable ways....
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Legendary football referee Pierluigi Collina is interviewed by IMD's Didier Bonnet....
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Five everyday scenarios that call for inclusive leadership – and how to go about it
Here are five situations when inclusive leadership behaviors are needed the most as well as examples of the practices that can help you move from a good to a great inclusive leader....
Mend the broken pipeline to keep the talent supply flowing
October 23, 2024 • by Cynthia Hansen in Audio articles • 11 min read
Reimagining how we think about skills and untapped sources of talent will help to avoid a dystopian future of work....
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Beyond grants: how financial innovation is reshaping humanitarian aid
As governments and foundations struggle to bridge a $42 billion aid gap, could new funding models provide answers to global humanitarian crises? A new report, Humanitarian Impact Finance: Instruments & Approaches, sheds...
Potential reads to help you become a better leaderÂ
October 18, 2024 • by Howard H. Yu in Audio articles • 4 min read
Howard Yu, LEGO® Professor of Management and Innovation at IMD, recommends six books that will inspire you and help maximize your talent....
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