Does your board meet these seven sustainability tests?

August 20, 2026 • by Matthias Altendorf in Decision making • 2 min read

Explore seven sustainability tests that help boards align initiatives with value creation, resilience, and long-term corporate longevity...

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Are you a corporate shock absorber?

July 30, 2026 • by Robert Vilkelis in Decision making • 3 min read

Middle managers shield teams from brutal leadership. Learn to stop buffering, translate conflict, and steer strategy with clear trade-offs....

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Get on base: Buy runs not reputations

July 17, 2026 • by I by IMD in Decision making • 2 min read

Strategic leadership insight from Moneyball: stop paying for reputations and buy runs by valuing on-base potential and data-driven decision making....

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Why leading an orchestra is a lot like leading a business

June 26, 2026 • by Rainer Hersch in Decision making • 4 min read

What business leaders can learn from orchestras about alignment, collaboration, and turning strategy into performance....

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Is this the end of empathy? 

May 27, 2026 • by Merete Wedell-Wedellsborg in Decision making • 10 min read

Leaders are becoming tougher and more direct. Merete Wedell-Wedellsborg says emotional intelligence still matters in an era of blunt force....

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5 growth moves CEOs should prioritize, according to revenue leaders

May 21, 2026 • by Pree Rao, Amanda G. Helming, Gheed El Makkaoui, Larissa Petrova, Patrick Nader in Decision making • 5 min read

Learn how CEOs can foster alignment, customer-centricity, and empowered decision-making through five strategic growth actions....

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Six decision traps and how to avoid them

May 1, 2026 • by Michael Watkins in Decision making • 8 min read

From solving the wrong problem to getting the right people in the room, here are the patterns executive coaches spot and the practical fixes that work. ...

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Bricklayer to architect: Seven transitions for leaders

April 23, 2026 • by Michael Watkins in Decision making • 5 min read

Understand the seven major changes in leadership mindset and capabilities required for successful transition to enterprise leadership, as detailed by Michael D. Watkins....

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Get ready for the activist stress test

April 21, 2026 • by Marie–Noëlle Zen-Ruffinen in Decision making • 7 min read

This is your wake-up call… Shareholder activism is a revealing stress test for boards, exposing whether governance, capital discipline, and strategy hold under pressure....

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Three ways in which CFOs can drive digital transformation

April 15, 2026 • by I by IMD in Decision making • 4 min read

How CFOs can lead digital transformation by focusing investments, aligning strategy with execution, and embracing agile planning to drive resilience and growth....

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