Four lessons from BYD's rise – and why Tesla should be worried
BYD overtook Tesla’s EV annual market share in 2025 as it mastered unglamorous fundamentals and built capabilities sequentially while competitors chased disruption and moonshots....

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Niels B. Christiansen tells Jean-François Manzoni how he streamlined the leadership and targeted adult customers to re-energize the toy giant. ...
Continue readingFebruary 16, 2026 • by Howard Yu, Jialu Shan, Lawrence Tempel in Future readiness • 11 min read
BYD overtook Tesla’s EV annual market share in 2025 as it mastered unglamorous fundamentals and built capabilities sequentially while competitors chased disruption and moonshots....
January 15, 2026 • by Michael Watkins in Future readiness • 9 min read
CEO successions rarely fail because of poor selection – they fail in execution. As Sergio Ermotti prepares to step down, UBS has the opportunity to turn leadership transition from a risk-management exercise...
January 15, 2026 • by Goutam Challagalla in Future readiness • 6 min read
Companies must not just claim to be customer-focused — they need to act on it. Goutam Challagalla outlines how L’Oréal has used augmented reality (AR) and agentic AI to lead the way....
November 25, 2025 • by I by IMD in Future readiness • 5 min read
What the 2025 Future Readiness Indicator reveals about tech, pharma, and fashion...
November 13, 2025 • by Howard Yu in Future readiness • 8 min read
The biggest risk isn’t that AI under‑delivers. It’s that organizations overreact or underreact. Here we unpack the four zones of AI readiness and explain why building sandboxes is the best way forward....
November 13, 2025 • by Simon J Evenett, Fernando Martín Espejo in Future readiness • 6 min read
Industrial policy is reshaping global competitiveness, strategy, and innovation as governments pursue resilience, security, and growth....
October 15, 2025 • by Poman Lo in Future readiness • 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 1, 2025 • by Mark Greeven in Future readiness • 5 min read
Xiaomi, a company known for consumer electronics, launched its first EV last year. Just seven months later, it had delivered its 100,000th unit, one of which is driven by Ford CEO Jim...
September 29, 2025 • by Winter Nie, Ivy Buche in Future readiness • 15 min read
The Swiss-based energy group is plotting a course toward a renewables-focused future, without abandoning its traditional customer base. Here we explore five key principles that have underpinned the company’s success....
September 24, 2025 • by Howard Yu in Future readiness • 8 min read
Despite making the world’s finest pianos, Steinway & Sons has struggled financially. Howard Yu explains what they got wrong and what others like Yamaha, BYD, and Nvidia are getting right. ...
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