How Hilti built a workforce that’s ready for any challenge
Hilti Corporation’s Head of People & Culture Development, Eivind Slaaen, explains why supporting employees in adapting to change is crucial to sustainable transformation...
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The great reversal: How to survive in the China pressure cooker
July 21, 2026 • by Winter Nie, Yunfei Feng, Marco Gadola in Business • 16 min read • 
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Homegrown brands are overtaking once prestigious multinationals in China. Winter Nie, Yunfei Feng, and Marco Gadola offer three pathways for global players to respond....
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Now is the time to address supply-chain risk
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...
ACE Founders Series, with Ian Charles Stewart & Schuyler Weiss
February 16, 2023 in Business • 1 min read • 
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The CEO of Alpian discusses the near future of money management, with IMD's Executive in Residence...
How ‘social dividend’ ensures unity down the generations
February 15, 2023 • by Anouk Lavoie Orlick, Peter Vogel in Business • 7 min read
Based in Colombia, Carvajal SA is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of paper notebooks. For more than 30 years, all family members have been given free or heavily subsidized access to...
‘Dismal science’: economic projections are unreliable. Build resilience to future-proof your business
Better-than-expected economic data have raised hopes the world economy will avoid recession this year, but risks abound. So company bosses should be building resilience — my management trend of 2023 — into...
Protecting luxury’s future by creating a positive impact strategy
February 10, 2023 • by Stéphane J. G. Girod in Business • 6 min read
Leaders must strategize on ways to put sustainability at the core of luxury brand desirability....
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How to win the generation game and avoid a succession of problems
February 9, 2023 • by Sabine Rau, Peter Jaskiewicz in Business • 7 min read
Ensuring a smooth transition of a family enterprise starts with answering the questions of the next in line, write Peter Jaskiewicz and Sabine B Rau...
How to improve representation in your visual communication
February 7, 2023 • by Rebecca Swift in Business • 5 min read
In this series, Rebecca Swift, VP Global Head of Creative Insights at Getty Images, examines the steps brands can take to make their visuals more inclusive....
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