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How compassionate leaders improve business performanceÂ
March 2, 2023 • by Paolo Cervini, Gabriele Rosani  in Leadership • 6 min read
Many executives still struggle to see the link between kindness and corporate results. Measuring leaders' more empathetic qualities against employee motivation is one way to quantify its impact on business performance, say...
CEO Mickey Mikitani on how he grew Rakuten from an e-commerce startup into an online giant
March 2, 2023 in CEO Dialogue podcast series • 1 min read • 
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Rakuten CEO Mickey Mikitani tells IMD President Jean-François Manzoni how – by challenging conventional wisdom and encouraging all staff to tidy their own offices – he has grown his company from an...
Now is the time to address supply-chain risk
The COVID-19 pandemic and war in Ukraine have exposed dangerous vulnerabilities in companies’ supply chains, warns Carlos Cordon, Professor of Strategy and Supply Chain Management at IMD Business School. Now, boards must...
The innovation paradox: creating game-changing business ideas in a downturn
February 23, 2023 • by Faisal Hoque in Innovation • 5 min read
Companies may be tempted to cut their R&D spending, but that would be a grave mistake. Innovation not only limits the impact of short-term challenges, but helps ensure greater success and growth...
Rakuten's CEO has repeatedly proven doubters wrong – and he's at it again
February 22, 2023 in CEO Dialogue Series • 9 min read • Podcast available
Mickey Mikitani tells IMD President Jean-François Manzoni how he has grown Rakuten from an e-commerce startup into an ecosystem spanning internet services, fintech, and mobile....
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Aligning portfolios to net zero and investing in the transition
In conversation with IMD’s Jean-François Manzoni at the Nikkei Global Management Forum, Lombard Odier’s Annika Falkengren talks about the challenges of aligning portfolios to net zero and investing in the transition....
To shape your future, own your history
February 20, 2023 • by Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff in Leadership • 11 min read
After the controversy surrounding rap star Ye’s anti-Semitic comments, the sportswear giant adidas found itself under the spotlight for historical links to the Nazi regime. Lindsay Krasnoff explains how a legacy company...
IG&H: Finding a new way to lead
When senior employees at Dutch firm IG&H walked away in frustration with the company’s leadership, founder and CEO Jan van Hasenbroek realized that things had to change. Susan Goldsworthy, Affiliate Professor of Leadership,...
ACE Founders Series, with Ian Charles Stewart & Schuyler Weiss
February 16, 2023 in Podcasts • 1 min read • Podcast available
The CEO of Alpian discusses the near future of money management, with IMD's Executive in Residence...
How ‘social dividend’ ensures unity down the generations
February 15, 2023 • by Anouk Lavoie Orlick, Peter Vogel in Family business • 7 min read
Based in Colombia, Carvajal SA is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of paper notebooks. For more than 30 years, all family members have been given free or heavily subsidized access to...
‘Dismal science’: economic projections are unreliable. Build resilience to future-proof your business
Better-than-expected economic data have raised hopes the world economy will avoid recession this year, but risks abound. So company bosses should be building resilience — my management trend of 2023 — into...
Protecting luxury’s future by creating a positive impact strategy
February 10, 2023 • by Stéphane J. G. Girod in Leading in Turbulent Times • 6 min read
Leaders must strategize on ways to put sustainability at the core of luxury brand desirability....
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How to win the generation game and avoid a succession of problems
February 9, 2023 • by Sabine Rau, Peter Jaskiewicz in Family business • 7 min read
Ensuring a smooth transition of a family enterprise starts with answering the questions of the next in line, write Peter Jaskiewicz and Sabine B Rau...
How do you get a quality answer? Now, that’s a good question
February 8, 2023 • by Heather Cairns-Lee, James Lawley , Paul Tosey in Leadership • 8 min read
Leaders will get far more useful responses if they learn the art of asking ‘clean’ questions. Heather Cairns-Lee, James Lawley and Paul Tosey explain how to do it....
How to improve representation in your visual communication
February 7, 2023 • by Rebecca Swift in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • 5 min read
In this series, Rebecca Swift, VP Global Head of Creative Insights at Getty Images, examines the steps brands can take to make their visuals more inclusive....
While the world trades punches, New Zealand shows the way ahead
February 6, 2023 • by Chuin Wei Yap in Magazine • 7 min read
In pursuit of its mission to advance sustainable trade, the Hinrich Foundation, in partnership with IMD’s World Competitiveness Center, released the Sustainable Trade Index in November 2022. Against a backdrop of gloom,...
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