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In this Masterclass hosted with the World Business Council on Sustainable Development, Professors Michael Wade and Julia Binder discuss the benefits of bringing together AI and sustainability thinking....
Continue readingJuly 19, 2023 • by Heather Cairns-Lee, Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff, Corinne Post in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • 7 min read
As the FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off, we examine how the sports world can teach us to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in business...
July 18, 2023 • by Öykü Işık in Strategy • 6 min read
Increased IT integration between companies and suppliers has introduced new vulnerabilities. How can organizations prepare for the staggering rise in breaches through third-party vendors? ...
July 18, 2023 in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
Follow this simple framework to figure out where AI can best be deployed to free up your employees for more complex, creative, and value-added tasks....
July 17, 2023 • by Ginka Toegel in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • 7 min read
As more women take up leadership positions, the generalization that we lack confidence is cracking. And yet, as old stereotypes are challenged by new realities, some crucial misperceptions remain concerning the appearance...
July 17, 2023 • by Jörg Wuttke in Asian hub • 6 min read
China’s economy may be coming back to life, but many headaches remain for foreign business in the country, says Joerg Wuttke, president of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China until May...
July 14, 2023 • by Rebecca Swift in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • 6 min read
Almost one in five people globally live with a disability, yet they make up less than 1% of the people shown in marketing and advertising material. In the latest installment of our...
July 14, 2023 • by David Bach in Audio articles • 6 min read
Most businesses are affected by geopolitics, but few can claim the reverse – that they can shape geopolitical dynamics. TSMC, Taiwan’s leading semiconductor manufacturer, is one of them....
July 14, 2023 • by Didier Bonnet in Innovation • 6 min read
To become fully digital businesses, companies will have to overhaul ways of working to become simpler, more adaptive, and empower front-line decision-making, says Didier Bonnet....
July 13, 2023 • by Frédéric Dalsace in Governance • 6 min read
Marketing often gets a bad rap due to its association with the excesses of capitalism, but it can play an important role in driving more sustainable business practices and consumption patterns, says...
July 13, 2023 • by Michael D. Watkins, Ralf Weissbeck in Innovation • 13 min read
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is a technological tsunami. Business leaders and their organizations either need to learn to ride this wave of change or risk being swept away. In this article, we...
July 13, 2023 • by Alyson Meister in Management Cast • 2 min read • Podcast available
Alyson Meister discusses positive attitudes to stress, how to use threats to your advantage, and ways of turning pressure into constructive energy...
July 12, 2023 in Leadership • 7 min read
Ukrainian human rights lawyer Oleksandra Matviichuk, in an interview with I by IMD at the St Gallen Symposium, implored business leaders to stop taking their democratic freedoms for granted and to look...
July 11, 2023 • by Michael Skapinker in Audio articles • 6 min read
The lines between our public, professional, and private lives – and opinions – have blurred in the age of social media. How can organizations manage the tension between freedom of expression and...
July 11, 2023 in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
Do this exercise to assess where you stand in the digital landscape compared to your competitors....
July 10, 2023 • by Howard H. Yu in Audio articles • 5 min read
‘Future-ready’ companies such as Mastermind and Visa are always prepared to pivot quickly to take advantage of the latest trends....
July 7, 2023 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Richard Markoff in Innovation • 7 min read
Airport luggage handling is a complex, expensive process that is at its capacity limit. The authors look at the question of why RFID technology has not yet stepped in to modernize and...
July 7, 2023 • by Mark J. Greeven in Asian hub • 5 min read
The biggest risk of all is not engaging with China for the sake of innovation, sustainability, strategy, and understanding....
July 6, 2023 • by Michael R. Wade in Innovation • 6 min read
Experiments with different working patterns have been hit and miss, but the potential of generative AI offers a radical new way forward for productivity, employment, and employee happiness...

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This guide aims to help businesses navigate the rapidly evolving voluntary biodiversity credit (VBC) markets and decide whether and how to engage.

Gideon Rachman on Trump, China, and Europe’s resilience – and why liberal democracy, though under pressure, still has a future.

At OWP Singapore, IMD’s Omar Toulan speaks with business leader Dan Luo on driving growth and profitability at global brands like Heinz, Lego, and Fonterra.

Novonesis CEO Ester Baiget explains how advanced tech and a unique ‘library of strengths’ are reshaping food production and laundry solutions worldwide.

In this Masterclass hosted with the World Business Council on Sustainable Development, Professors Michael Wade and Julia Binder discuss the benefits of bringing together AI and sustainability thinking.

Olympic champion Oliver Zeidler shares how resilience, reinvention, and a beginner’s mindset shaped his journey from sports to MBA and leadership growth.

Drawing on her trailblazing career in public service, Kiran Bedi, the first woman to join the officer ranks of the Indian Police Service, shows how fearless leadership is built not on authority or power, but on integrity, discipline, and moral courage.

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