Generation Alpha takes the reins
Organizations need to gain an understanding of a new and increasingly commercially influential generation of children and young people. IMD talks to Mark McCrindle about how Alphas will change the world....

February 10, 2026 • by Tomoko Yokoi in Business Leaders • 6 min read
Tomoko Yokoi explains why GenAI isn’t delivering on its promise — and how clearer success metrics, upskilling, and purposeful scaling can finally unlock its value....
Continue readingDecember 20, 2023 in Business Leaders • 6 min read
Organizations need to gain an understanding of a new and increasingly commercially influential generation of children and young people. IMD talks to Mark McCrindle about how Alphas will change the world....
November 24, 2023 • by Anand Narasimhan in Business Leaders • 6 min read
Keep the “change hamburger” in mind as you steer through your transformation journey....
October 16, 2023 • by Mohan Subramaniam , Richard Roi in Business Leaders • 6 min read
Leveraging real-world data can be transformative, and leaders need to both transform their core activities and pursue new opportunities....
September 26, 2023 • by Anita Sundby in Business Leaders • 8 min read
Anita Sundby flew high in a male-dominated, workaholic corporate world before her company let her go without any explanation. Now, having interviewed dozens of former CEOs, she offers advice on how to...
September 8, 2023 • by Susan Goldsworthy in Business Leaders • 6 min read
Insights into the urgent need for a mind shift in leadership, as well as dispelling myths, addressing psychological barriers and fostering a growth-mindset for a brighter future....
August 22, 2023 • by Frédéric Dalsace in Business Leaders • 6 min read
Your customers can tell you everything you need to know to build your business, says Professor Frédéric Dalsace of IMD provided you pick the right ones to learn from...
July 12, 2023 in Business Leaders • 7 min read
Ukrainian human rights lawyer Oleksandra Matviichuk, in an interview with I by IMD at the St Gallen Symposium, implored business leaders to stop taking their democratic freedoms for granted and to look...
May 11, 2023 • by Michael R. Wade in Business Leaders • 7 min read
We need a new type of leader for the digital age says Michael Wade, Professor of Innovation and Strategy & Cisco Chair in Digital Business Transformation. However, they should not discard their...
April 28, 2023 • by Michael Skapinker in Business Leaders • 7 min read
The sheer scale of the carnage from the bubonic plague gave the surviving workforce in the Middle Ages undreamt of bargaining power. While far less severe, the effects of COVID-19 combined with...
April 21, 2023 • by Albrecht Enders in Business Leaders • 11 min read
Vocal leadership consultant Robin De Haas explains to Albrecht Enders how executives can achieve greater influence and avoid miscommunication by learning to coordinate the muscles involved in breathing and creating sounds....
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