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What kind of leader are you ?

October 11, 2024 • by Michael R. Wade in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

Tradition and emergent types vary greatly; both have advantages and disadvantages. Take this short questionnaire to see where you are on the spectrum of old-school vs new-era leader – and how to...

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Strategy stack: An integrated approach to decision-making

October 10, 2024 • by Albrecht Enders, Ajay K. Kohli, Andreas König, Arnaud Chevallier in Audio articles • 18 min read

The ways popular frameworks are used fall short in today’s rapidly changing environment. Here is a new way to make better-informed strategic choices....

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Command and control kill creativity and fresh thinking

October 10, 2024 • by George Kohlrieser in Brain Circuits • 6 min read

Command and control kill. If you want your employees to express their creativity, build corporate playgrounds where they can experiment, take risks, and embrace failure....

Redefining wealth management: How family offices can lead the charge in responsible investing

October 9, 2024 • by Peter Vogel, Risto Väyrynen in Family business • 8 min read

Family offices are uniquely positioned to drive positive change through impact investing by leveraging their wealth, influence, and values to create a legacy that transcends financial returns....

Hold ’em, Texas: When not to make the first offer in negotiations

October 9, 2024 • by Jennifer Jordan in Brain Circuits • 4 min read

Generally, making the first offer in a negotiation gives you more control of the final outcome. But sometimes letting the other side show their cards first provides you with valuable information on...

Christian Louboutin: Becoming and staying a global luxury fashion brand

October 8, 2024 • by Vanessa Signorini, Stéphane J. G. Girod in Luxury • 7 min read

Alexis Mourot, CEO of la Maison Christian Louboutin since 2007, tells Stéphane JG Girod and Vanessa Signorini how the Parisian shoe specialist became an iconic global brand....

Who blinks first? Making the first offer in negotiations

October 8, 2024 • by Jennifer Jordan in Brain Circuits • 2 min read

Increase your chances of negotiation success – not by holding your cards close to your chest but by making the first offer. Jennifer Jordan explains how to use this tactic to your...

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Brian Eno and the art of imposing boundaries

October 8, 2024 • by Didier Bonnet, Brian Eno in The Interview • 9 min read

Brian Eno talks to IMD's Didier Bonnet about how to unleash the most unexpected innovations....

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Why a “great idea” is probably a bad idea

October 8, 2024 • by Raphaël Grieco in Business transformation • 5 min read

Many entrepreneurs think that having a brilliant idea is the hardest part of starting a company. Raphael Grieco explains why they’re wrong – and reveals the eight key factors that truly drive...

Why leadership development means losing the comfort zone

October 7, 2024 • by Hannes Leroy , Moran Anisman-Razin, Pisitta Vongswasdi , Johannes Claeys in Leadership • 9 min read

Hannes Leroy and colleagues from Rotterdam School of Management share research and tools on choosing the right leadership development program for you; one that might just get you out of your comfort...

Why double materiality is your secret weapon for more impact

October 7, 2024 • by Jan van der Kaaij, Benoit Leleux in Sustainability • 7 min read

As companies gradually move from ESG compliance to implementation, the Italian espresso machine maker La Marzocco shows how to avoid the reporting trap and turn your double materiality assessment into a winning...

Putting the ‘G’ in ESG

October 7, 2024 in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

The governance aspect of ESG is a fundamental driver of environmental and social quality, but identifying companies characterized by good governance is a hard trick to pull off. Take this simple quiz to see...

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Saplings at my garden center are no match for mature specimens

October 4, 2024 • by Michael Skapinker in Audio articles • 6 min read

Older workers have much to offer but don’t always get the chance to show it. Mixed-generation teams could help....

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Lessons business could learn from the Olympics

October 4, 2024 • by Carlos Cordon, Sameh Abadir in Leadership • 7 min read

The Paris Olympic Games offered inspiring success stories. Carlos Cordon and Sameh Abadir of IMD consider what companies could learn from France’s triumph...

Do you really need a chief AI officer?

October 4, 2024 • by Ann-Christin Andersen , Achim Plueckebaum, Michael R. Wade, Anja Lagodny, Corinne Avelines in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

Hiring a Chief AI Officer is all the rage, but not all organizations need such a role. Whether yours does will depend largely on where you are at in terms of working...

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Founderful: ‘Ideas are a commodity. Execution is everything.’

October 3, 2024 • by Jim Pulcrano in Innovation • 3 min read

In episode six of Tech for Good, Edouard Treccani, principal at Founderful, a Swiss pre-seed Venture Capital fund founded in 2019, discusses its mission to invest in emerging startups and support students...

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Is your creative strength draining your energy?

October 3, 2024 • by Francesca-Giulia Mereu in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

Our creative strengths drive our ideas. Yet, if we overplay them, they can drain that creative energy and become self-sabotaging loops....

The CHRO agenda: Enabling growth, engaging people

October 2, 2024 • by Lars Häggström in Human Resources • 7 min read

How can CHROs guide their organizations through periods of extreme growth? Cristina Monteiro, CHRO at Dutch chipmaker ASML, speaks about the challenges reshaping her role....

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How CEO’s drive saved car giant Ford from the scrapyard

October 2, 2024 • by Howard Yu, Jialu Shan, Alexandre Sonderegger , Lawrence Tempel in Audio articles • 8 min read

Companies desperately in need of a turnaround in fortunes should take inspiration from the successful 2008 rescue mission by the then-new Ford boss Alan Mulally....

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Correcting an unhealthy parent-child dynamic in the office

October 2, 2024 • by Jennifer Jordan in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

Parent-child dynamics are appropriate between actual parents and children, but not in the workplace. Leaders sometimes act as parents to middle managers, seeing them as incapable of taking the initiative; while middle...