Managing multiple role identities in the family enterprise
The survival of family businesses is at stake due to inadequate board management and the difficulties faced by leaders of family businesses in juggling various roles....
Corporate governance
Five steps to embracing greater diversity on boardsÂ
18 March 2025 • by Diana Markaki-Bartholdi in Corporate governance • 5 min read • 
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New EU legislation requires stronger female representation on corporate boards. Here are ways to navigate the transition....
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Keeping business and family in balance to create a multigenerational enterprise
In conversation with IMD's Peter Vogel, Bruce Grossman, a fourth-generation family business owner, discusses his achievements and shortcomings in creating frameworks to unite the family business....
Four effective ways for a board to steer its way through a crisis
7 November 2024 in Corporate governance • 6 min read
In times of difficulty, knowing when to get involved and learning to master your emotions are essentials skills to prevent making a bad situation worse....
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Boards must prepare to deal with the unexpected
21 August 2024 in Corporate governance • 6 min read
When navigating an increasingly complex external environment, boards should pay attention to the differences between risk and uncertainty....
Navigating geopolitical turmoil: 8 strategies for business leadersÂ
From reconfiguring supply chains to engaging with policymakers, these tactics, based on expert interviews, offer a roadmap for multinationals to thrive in a world marked by geopolitical turbulence....
Essential boardroom skills in times of crisisÂ
9 April 2024 in Corporate governance • 5 min read
When the going gets tough, the behavior and decisions of board members can heavily influence the fate of companies and have far-reaching repercussions. When the going gets tough, the behavior...
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AI = Accountability + InclusionÂ
21 March 2024 • by Heather Cairns-Lee, Öykü Işık, Sarah E. Toms, Josefine van Zanten in Corporate governance • 11 min read
Organizations must ensure they have a strategy for AI’s governance and ethical oversight. DE&I offers principles and practices that can inform decision-makers....
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The four governance trends that will impact investments in 2024
Didier Cossin, Chaired Professor of Governance and Finance and Founder and Director of the IMD Global Board Center, looks at how the governance of political, corporate, and non-market institutions and systems will...
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