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Musk’s Twitter deal risks becoming a costly distraction for Tesla

April 30, 2022 • by Patrick Reinmoeller, Julia Binder in Strategy • 5 min read

The billionaire will have his hands full managing a sprawling portfolio with few investment synergies...

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Geographical location – or helping to create it – dictates companies’ success

April 29, 2022 • by Arturo Bris, Philip Rosenzweig in Competitiveness • 7 min read

To boost company performance, executives must support the competitiveness of their countries and embrace public-private collaboration to help articulate and implement national strategy, say IMD Professors Arturo Bris and Phil Rosenzweig....

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Developing your sustainability strategy: choice of ambition and phasing the transition

April 28, 2022 • by Bettina Büchel in Strategy • 9 min read

Bettina Büchel explores how both setting sustainability ambitions and managing their transition is key to future prosperity....

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Maintaining market position with Seán Meehan

April 28, 2022 in Management Cast • 1 min read • Podcast available

In episode 3 of ManagementCast, Professor Seán Meehan describes the pitfalls of pursuing customer-centricity, and how to avoid them...

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Overcome the seven concerns stopping you from building a more inclusive strategy

April 27, 2022 • by James E. Henderson, Ansgar Thiessen in Competitiveness • 12 min read

Gain competitive advantages by giving employees and stakeholders a bigger say in the organization's strategy....

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A pipeline of women leaders is needed across all career stages

April 26, 2022 • by Heather Cairns-Lee in Lorange / IMD special mini-series • 5 min read

Society must take action to change gender norms and encourage more girls to study STEM subjects if we are to improve the pipeline of women tech talent and leaders said Heather Cairns-Lee,...

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Five steps to increase the integrity of corporate net zero pledges

April 22, 2022 • by Natalia Olynec in Sustainability • 6 min read

Corporate net zero strategies lack teeth, say IMD experts. To translate pledges into action, firms must commit to realistic intermediary targets, rethink their value chains and shift to a long-term mindset....

Ready, set, go! A roadmap for sustainable business transformation

April 22, 2022 • by Vanina Farber, Patrick Reichert in Brain Circuits • 2 min read

Getting “ready” for net zero is increasingly becoming a lynchpin in corporate strategy. However, making a net zero commitment should not be made lightly....

Disease and war triggers onshoring of supply chains

April 21, 2022 • by Carlos Cordon in Supply chain • 6 min read

As geopolitical tensions flair, multinational companies are bringing production closer to home to boost supply....

Designing learning programs for millennial tastes

April 20, 2022 • by Arturo Bris, David Ringwood in Innovation • 7 min read

Employers can reap benefits from making the learning journey more personal and relevant, including boosting employee engagement, as well as retention...

Find your inner mountaineer to hit the heights of leadership

April 19, 2022 • by Vincent Bieri in Leadership • 7 min read

Vincent Bieri, the co-founder of Swiss Unicorn Nexthink and a long-term advisor and investor in startups, explains the mountaineering skills needed to reach the highest peaks of business leadership....

How should leaders manage hybrid working relationships?

April 18, 2022 • by Karin Sanders, Andrew Dhaenens, Patrick Sharry in Management • 5 min read

Organizations and their leaders need to adapt to new ways of working and hybrid work relationships....

Agile pricing will help firms profit from supply chain constraints

April 14, 2022 • by Carlos Cordon, Stefan Michel in Supply chain • 5 min read

An inability to change prices more frequently is the source of a huge missed opportunity when supply is limited....

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‘A supply chain is as strong as its weakest link’

April 14, 2022 • by Carlos Cordon in Leading in Turbulent Times • 6 min read

As we move towards a world of more constrained supply, companies will have to shift their focus to designing products and services around what is available and working more closely with suppliers...

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Three paradoxes luxury brands face in the digital era

April 14, 2022 • by Hannes Gurzki in Luxury • 6 min read

Extending products and experiences into the digital world and using consumer insights to personalize the interactions will help luxury brands maintain exclusivity and stimulate consumers' fantasies in the digital age....