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One man’s harvest storm exposed the tech takeover of America’s heartland and begs the question as to whether turning a successful product into a platform should allow a company to close the...
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March 14, 2023 • by Miriam Twaalfhoven in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • 5 min read
Miriam Twaalfhoven, an advocate of non-profit organizations in education, explains why she turned to secondary education after a career in business and prefers to support one child at a time....
March 13, 2023 • by Dave Chatterjee in Finance • 8 min read
As large-scale IT projects notoriously overrun and exceed budgets, Dave Chatterjee explores the factors that made migrating the American Cancer Society’s data to the cloud a rare example of a smooth digital...
March 10, 2023 • by Susanne Stein in Technology • 5 min read
Susanne Stein, managing partner of Vienna’s MANZ Publishers, explains how she harnessed Artificial Intelligence to transform the company from a traditional publishing house to a cutting-edge online legal publisher....
Increasing scrutiny of the voluntary carbon credit market means companies will need to put greater focus on decarbonizing their supply chains rather than offsetting carbon if they are to avoid claims of...
COVID-19 heightened appreciation among executives of the value of resilience. Now they need to engage in clear thinking about what the term means and how to instill it in their employees and...
Significant strides have been made in closing the gender gap globally, but women remain disadvantaged in many walks of life. Here’s how businesses can act to help women flourish in the workplace....
March 6, 2023 • by Misiek Piskorski in Magazine • 6 min read
Life sciences giant Bayer is using the latest technology to drive change in three very distinct areas of its business: agriculture, pharma, and personal healthcare. Training and developing a new breed of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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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....
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...
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,...
Oona Hathaway on war, global rules, and why business leaders may regret staying silent as international law is violated.
Chef Pam transformed a 120-year-old family business into a Michelin-starred restaurant, showing how heritage can fuel innovation and competitive edge
What does it take to lead one of the world’s most visible institutions? IOC president Kirsty Coventry on athlete-style leadership, fairness in women’s sport, and the future of Olympic relevance.
Terence Mauri says leaders can turn disruption from a source of risk into a source of opportunity
Chef Pam transformed a 120-year-old family business into a Michelin-starred restaurant, showing how heritage can fuel innovation and competitive edge
The greatest barrier to women’s advancement emerges early in a career, not at the top. Kweilin Ellingrud examines how the first promotion to manager shapes long-term progression.
Trying to be a superhero leader can backfire. Discover how to delegate, set boundaries, and empower your team to prevent burnout and boost performance.
We tend to make snap judgments about people based on what we see on screen. Here are five unhelpful myths that often cloud our perceptions in virtual meetings.
No matter the shape and form of dialogue, the way we listen is one of the simplest acts of connection, yet one of the hardest to master. Dorotea Brandin shows how to perfect a key part of manifesting leadership presence.
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