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Negotiation: How to calculate your first offer

October 28, 2024 • by Jennifer Jordan in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

Making a wrong move in a negotiation can ruin the best-laid plans. Here's why the type of offer you should put on the table depends on the scenario....

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Collina's rules of the game for quick decision-making

October 25, 2024 • by Didier Bonnet in The Interview • 6 min read

Legendary football referee Pierluigi Collina is interviewed by IMD's Didier Bonnet....

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Five ways to turn workplace mistakes into growth opportunities

October 25, 2024 • by Jennifer Jordan in Brain Circuits • 4 min read

While messing up at work is inevitable and will most likely happen to all of us during out working lives, how can we best learn from and move on from workplace mistakes?...

Five everyday scenarios that call for inclusive leadership – and how to go about it

October 24, 2024 • by Wei Zheng, Haoying Xu , Peter G. Dominick in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • 7 min read

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....

Harnessing the power of the outsider perspective

October 24, 2024 • by Jean-Louis Barsoux, Cyril Bouquet, Michael R. Wade in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • 7 min read

The story of Patricia Bath, the inventor of modern cataract surgery and the first African American woman to receive a medical patent, highlights the power of the outsider perspective....

5 pitfalls to avoid in building your advice network

October 24, 2024 • by Michael Watkins in Brain Circuits • 2 min read

Building a strong advice network is crucial for executive success in today's complex business landscape – but look out for these common pitfalls....

The strategic business partner

October 23, 2024 • by Lars Häggström in Business transformation • 7 min read

Discover how CHROs, like Nadim Penser at Epiroc, transform HR from a support function to a strategic force driving business transformation and diversity initiatives....

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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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6 ways to leverage your advice network

October 23, 2024 • by Michael Watkins in Brain Circuits • 2 min read

Maximize the value of your network through a targeted approach to make the most of your advisors' expertise and time, which is especially crucial at the executive level....

Beyond grants: how financial innovation is reshaping humanitarian aid

October 22, 2024 • by Patrick Reichert, Vanina Farber in Finance • 7 min read

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...

5 ways to build your advice network

October 22, 2024 • by Michael Watkins in Brain Circuits • 2 min read

An advice network is dynamic, so make sure it evolves as your career advances. Below are five ways to approach this....

How to turn GenAI into your secret career weapon

October 21, 2024 • by Michael Watkins in Artificial Intelligence • 8 min read

Are you ready to move up in your organization? Make GenAI your new best friend – and watch your career soar to new heights as you learn to harness new skills....

6 benefits of building a robust advice network

October 21, 2024 • by Michael Watkins in Brain Circuits • 2 min read

Advice becomes more critical as your career advances. Here are six key benefits of building an effective advice network and tips on how to find your advisors...

Reading signals

October 18, 2024 • by Véronique Bogliolo Friedman in Business transformation • 5 min read

In our Coaching Corner series, we share real-world coaching cases that come from our work with leaders....

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Potential reads to help you become a better leader

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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7 lessons from the race to the South Pole

October 18, 2024 in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

On this day in October 1911, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen led the first expedition to reach the South Pole, beating the team led by British navy officer and explorer Robert Scott despite...

Marketing to women: Four tips for avoiding pitfalls

October 17, 2024 • by Jenny Darroch in Business transformation • 8 min read

More than 80% of purchases are made by women. But reaching, interacting with, and converting female consumers is a challenge for most companies. You can get through the maze of marketing to...

Weaponized electronics: A wake-up call for supply chains

October 17, 2024 • by Öykü Işık, Carlos Cordon in Geopolitics • 7 min read

The deadly blasts from tampered devices in Lebanon highlight the fragility of supply chains, making it clear that better security measures are urgently needed....

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Ask the experts to help you widen the talent pool

October 16, 2024 • by Lara Carty in Audio articles • 7 min read

A deeper understanding of expertise has the potential to transform how you define, assess, and develop the talent your organization needs to excel....

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Are you in touch with your dark side?

October 16, 2024 • by José Parra Moyano in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

Generative AI offers organizations the opportunity to create economic value out of their data but a significant volume of that data – so-called "dark data" – goes unused, constituting a massive environmental...