Fighting climate change may be right, but it also needs to be fairÂ
Measures to safeguard the planet are expensive and tend to hit those on the lowest incomes hardest. So, when it comes to ESG, it is vital to take social factors into account...
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Navigating uncharted waters: Wärtsilä’s journey to decarbonize global shipping and energy
Wärtsilä is reengineering shipping and energy, balancing future fuels, regulation, and real-world infrastructure to turn decarbonization from ambition into action....
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No hiding place: ‘bossware’ is spying on you in the home, office and car
More than 500 technologies have been created to monitor employees and contract workers to ensure efficiency and compliance. It’s a sinister turn of events, but there is a better way....
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What AI can teach us about human bias in decision making
October 20, 2022 • by Howard H. Yu in Audio articles • 9 min read
An ensemble of algorithms working together will produce far more accurate predictions than one working alone. In other words, the collective power of the weak is mightier than that of the strongest...
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Ipsen CEO talks accountability, purpose and self-care
October 20, 2022 in CEO Dialogue podcast series • 1 min read • 
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In conversation with IMD President Jean-François Manzoni, Ipsen CEO David Loew discusses his leadership style at the French-born pharma firm...
How to future-proof your talent and avoid the quitting contagion
October 19, 2022 • by Valerie Beaulieu-James in Leadership • 4 min read
While there’s no silver bullet, employers should put career progression and skills training at the center of their retention strategies, panelists said in a webinar on the global workforce of the future....
Leading Ipsen beyond the patent cliff
In a CEO Dialogue with IMD President Jean-François Manzoni, Ipsen CEO David Loew discusses his leadership style as he orchestrates the French-born pharma firm’s response to its best-selling drug facing generic competition...
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Securing the payments ecosystem: mitigating the threat from ransomware
October 17, 2022 • by Öykü Işık in Innovation • 6 min read
Johan Gerber, who heads the security and innovation portfolio within Mastercard’s Cyber and Intelligence division, defines his mission as protecting the global financial system from criminal attack. He explains to Öykü Isik...
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Achieving balance between executive pay and corporate governance
October 13, 2022 • by Stephen Smulowitz in CEO Circle • 7 min read
Boards should see shareholder rejections of inflated CEO compensation as a serious warning of the social and commercial dangers of pay inequity....
The problem with power, IMD professor Jennifer Jordan
October 13, 2022 in Management Cast • 1 min read • Podcast available
IMD Professor Jennifer Jordan describes the problems and pitfalls of power; and how the modern executive can avoid them...
Why there can be no net-zero without protecting nature
October 12, 2022 • by Andy Beanland in Magazine • 6 min read
With many companies still getting to grips with acknowledging the importance of combating nature loss, Andy Beanland of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development argues for a fundamental shift in attitude...
Enterprising families should take time to reflect on their purpose
Enterprising families need to take time to reflect on their greater purpose before setting up a family office and above all should avoid being rushed into decisions by financial institutions looking to...
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