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8 hours ago • by Linus Dahlander , Henning Piezunka, Arne Thomas in Leadership • 9 min read • 
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When contests turn personal, employees can make high-risk choices that hurt the organization. Linus Dahlander, Henning Piezunka, and Arne Thomas suggest ways to identify and reverse the damage....
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July 19, 2024 • by Sarah E. Toms in I by IMD Book Club • 7 min read
Wharton professor Peter Fader unpacks the transformative power of customer centricity and why understanding customer lifetime value is crucial for business success....
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July 19, 2024 • by Paul Vanderbroeck in Coaching Corner • 4 min read
When Eva was put forward for promotion her confidence faltered, impairing the relationship with her nominating boss. Executive coaching got them both back on track....
The New Materials sector in China is currently dominated by foreign multinational companies, but the Chinese government’s strategic focus on the sector is encouraging home-grown challengers to invest in research and development...
July 17, 2024 • by Michael R. Wade, Evangelos Syrigos in Competitiveness • 13 min read
Companies that excel in both digital and sustainable transformation attract a stock market premium, according to research. So, how do you tap into that value?...
How have the top companies in the food and beverage sector of this year’s China Company Transformation Indicator got ahead of their competitors?...
July 10, 2024 • by Michael Skapinker in Creativity • 7 min read
A rise in climate change protests against leading arts institutions spells trouble for the future of corporate sponsorship. Companies and cultural organizations must learn to manage the risks....
July 9, 2024 • by Michael R. Wade, Joseph Bradley in Podcasts • 2 min read • 
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TONOMUS is creating a ‘cognitive’ city in the desert of Saudi Arabia. Joseph Bradley, the company’s CEO, shares what he’s learned since taking on the hugely ambitious project....
July 5, 2024 • by Robyn Wilson in Coaching Corner • 5 min read
Sam, European Head of Operations for a multinational organization, arrived in Southeast Asia with a clear mandate: streamline regional processes. Her ambition was palpable, her approach direct. She dove into gathering insights,...
The sheer complexity of trade regulation and the risk of non-compliance mean companies are missing out on billions in tariff savings from Free Trade Arrangements (FTA) in their global supply chains. New...
The EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) will impose comprehensive and standardized sustainability reporting responsibilities on firms, adding unprecedented complexity to mergers and acquisitions....
July 2, 2024 • by Raphaël Grieco, Karl Schmedders in Capital Conversations • 1 min read • Podcast available
In her second conversation with IMD, Evgenia Plotnikova, General Partner at Dawn Capital, discusses the importance of specialization...
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Daniel Bossard, CEO of Bossard Group, tells Stefan Michel how the 195-year-old family business grew into a strategic partner for giants like Tesla.
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