The new leadership imperative
The climate crisis is testing leaders like never before. Poman Lo, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Regal Hotels International, calls for purpose, not profit, to guide Asia’s transformation toward a greener,...

October 28, 2025 • by Carlos Cordon in Competitiveness • 9 min read
Swiss companies face 39% US tariffs; Carlos Cordon explains how strategic tariff optimization, value chain design, and supply chain agility can restore competitiveness....
Continue readingOctober 15, 2025 • by Poman Lo in Competitiveness • 5 min read
The climate crisis is testing leaders like never before. Poman Lo, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Regal Hotels International, calls for purpose, not profit, to guide Asia’s transformation toward a greener,...
October 14, 2025 • by David Bach in Competitiveness • 5 min read
Globalization as we know it is over. The United States no longer stands alone, and China’s rise has redrawn the world’s balance of power. In this new age of parity, resilience has...
September 26, 2025 • by Stéphane J. G. Girod, Jana M. Arden in Competitiveness • 8 min read
As luxury e-commerce enters a new chapter, shifting consumer expectations, rising costs, and mounting sustainability demands are testing the resilience of every player. LuxExperience CEO Michael Kliger shares how it is navigating...
September 17, 2025 • by Stéphane J. G. Girod in Competitiveness • 7 min read
The sudden imposition of 39% tariffs on Swiss watches in the United States has unsettled one of Switzerland’s most iconic industries. More than a cost shock, it is forcing watchmakers to rethink...
September 16, 2025 • by Jean-François Manzoni in Competitiveness • 9 min read
Morten Wierod, President and CEO of ABB tells Jean-François Manzoni how a leaner-and-cleaner mission, decentralized discipline, and a culture of speed are driving its transformation for the road ahead....
August 26, 2025 • by Richard Baldwin, Michael Yaziji in Competitiveness • 11 min read
The rules-based order that underpinned globalization is lurching from an open-source to a closed-source model. But even without the participation of the US, an ‘open hybrid’ system will ensure stability in the...
August 8, 2025 • by Tomoko Yokoi, Michael R. Wade in Competitiveness • 8 min read
Mastering artificial intelligence will be key to the future of the automotive sector; firms that fail to do this risk being left behind. IMD’s AI Maturity Index unveils the strategic approaches driving...
July 31, 2025 • by Fabian Grimm in Competitiveness • 10 min read
As global economic tensions persist, the economies that win the “negotiations over percentages battle” are taking the media spotlight. However, the economies and regions that recognize deeper patterns of adaptation and position...
July 25, 2025 • by David Bach in Competitiveness • 7 min read
Europe must act as one to stay competitive and secure. Unity, ambition, and strategic alignment are no longer optional—they're the path to leadership....
June 23, 2025 • by Arturo Bris in Competitiveness • 8 min read
To thrive in a fragmented world, business leaders must stop being passive spectators and start actively shaping geopolitics, urges IMD’s Arturo Bris...
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