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12 hours ago • by Öykü Işık in Artificial Intelligence • 5 min read
Effective defense against deepfakes depends on how CEOs shape behavior, communication, and decision-making under pressure, says Öykü Işık....
Continue readingJune 8, 2023 • by Michael R. Wade, Amit Joshi in Mike & Amit Talk Tech • 2 min read • Podcast available
Mike & Amit discuss whether killer apps really help us to make enough climate-friendly decisions, or if "sustainable tech" a contradiction in terms...
June 7, 2023 • by Stéphane JG Girod in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • 5 min read
Companies across the luxury industry increasingly proclaim inclusive values – but those claims are undermined when LGBTQ+ individuals still face glass ceilings, says Stéphane JG Girod...
June 6, 2023 in CEO Dialogue Series • 9 min read • Podcast available
Mostafa Terrab, CEO and Chairman of the Board of the Moroccan fertilizer group OCP, explains to IMD President Jean-François Manzoni how sincerity of intent helped him gain the trust of his people...
June 6, 2023 in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
As your company talks the talk during pride month, you should ensure that you are walking the walk all year round....
June 5, 2023 • by Michael Watkins, Ralf Weissbeck in Innovation • 6 min read
With a proliferation of warnings about the extreme risks to humanity posed by AI, business leaders have a responsibility to work together with tech developers to mitigate the dangers rather than exacerbating...
June 2, 2023 • by Maik Meusel , Karl Schmedders, Maude Lavanchy in Finance • 5 min read
Amid stock and bond market turbulence, a new asset category is catching the eye of investors. Maude Lavanchy, Maik Meusel and Karl Schmedders explain the opportunities and the risks....
June 1, 2023 • by Ina Toegel in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • 6 min read
An inclusive culture can alleviate LGBTQ+ employees’ anxieties over disclosing their sexual orientation , empowering them to be their authentic selves at all times, explains IMD’s Ina Toegel...
June 1, 2023 • by Alexander Fleischmann in Management Cast • 2 min read • Podcast available
Alexander Fleischmann discusses what drew him to researching LGBTQ+ issues, what's changed in the last two decades, and what still needs to change in the workplaces of tomorrow....
May 31, 2023 • by Knut Haanaes in Management • 8 min read
Companies must step up action to cut emissions if a climate catastrophe is to be averted, and progress will accelerate as they realize that significant business advantages can be gained from decarbonization...
May 30, 2023 • by Julia Binder in Sustainability • 9 min read • Podcast available
How Judith Wiese, Chief People & Sustainability Officer at Siemens, effectively combines two roles at the German technology and industrial group...
May 26, 2023 • by Jim Pulcrano, Jung Eung Park in Leadership • 8 min read
If you want to network well, you need to work at it. Here are five things that might be killing your chances and what to do instead....
May 25, 2023 in Book Review • 7 min read
In the quest for efficiency many organizations have forgotten the human side of customer service, says John Sills, author of The Human Experience. If in doubt, be human...
May 24, 2023 • by Carlos Cordon in Strategy • 6 min read
To properly address supply-chain risk, multinationals should be doing due diligence on every supplier and cascading action down through the value chain....
May 23, 2023 • by Karl Schmedders in Finance • 5 min read
Failures at First Republic and others could have been avoided with tougher supervision and treasury management, as well as targeted deposit insurance and “fair value” accounting....
May 22, 2023 • by Eva Zabey in Sustainability • 6 min read
A new global deal on nature has raised ambitions on tackling biodiversity loss, and companies must stand ready to help build a nature-positive world, argues Eva Zabey, CEO of the Business for...
May 19, 2023 • by Peter Nathanial, Ludo Van der Heyden, Salvatore Cantale in Finance • 10 min read
How did Credit Suisse get into such a sorry mess, and what steps can Swiss banks take now to win back trust?...
May 19, 2023 • by Lars Häggström in Human Resources • 6 min read
To cope with a tough economic environment and a competitive labor market, many organizations are shedding staff from one part of the business while hiring for another. Lars Häggström, Senior Adviser at...
May 18, 2023 • by Michael R. Wade, Amit Joshi in Mike & Amit Talk Tech • 2 min read • Podcast available
Professor Mike Wade explains why we're in an "autonomous driving winter", and AI authority Amit Joshi, tells us why the last stage of self-driving development will require a lot more investment...
May 18, 2023 • by Michael Watkins, Ralf Weissbeck in Strategy • 8 min read
Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), though a recent development, is already transforming industries...
May 17, 2023 • by Ralf Seifert, Richard Markoff in Innovation • 7 min read
Everyone is talking about Large Language Models (LLM), such asChatGPT, and the supply-chain community is no different. But beyond amusing posts and news chatter, the authors explore the world benefits of supply...

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