How well are you handling mental complexity?
It’s become a cliche that we’re living and working in a VUCA world. All that external volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity is challenging for sure. But what about what’s going on inside...
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‘If you’re not sure if you should do it, do it’: Marc Maurer shares On’s story
In his final days as co-CEO of On, Marc Maurer gave participants of IMD’s Orchestrating Winning Performance a glimpse behind the scenes of the messy – and often uncomfortable – journey of...
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Embrace change by training senior leaders
April 3, 2023 • by Hannele Jakosuo-Jansson in Growth • 6 min read
Hannele Jakosuo-Jansson, chief human resources officer at Neste, explains why it made sense for the Finnish energy company to engage the executive board with training as it went through strategic change....
Six silo-busting strategies to unleash innovation and growth
The business landscape is littered with the carcasses of corporations that failed to adapt to shifting externalities. In today’s knowledge-based economy, never has innovation been more crucial to corporate survival....
Nurturing sustainable growth at Danone
March 21, 2023 in Growth • 9 min read • 
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Antoine de Saint-Affrique, in a frank and open discussion with IMD President Jean-François Manzoni, explains his no-nonsense approach to problem-solving, the importance of speaking the truth, however uncomfortable, and knowing when it’s...
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How working for the collective good helped bring a family closer together
December 28, 2022 • by Malgorzata Smulowitz, Peter Vogel in Growth • 9 min read
The Ahlström family in Finland recognizes that commercial success depends not only on generating profit but also on making a positive global impact on the lives of others, write Malgorzata Smulowitz and...
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