6 books that inspired IMD professors in 2025
From the systemic roots of corporate scandals to the unseen human cost of AI, plus timely insights from a 50-year-old classic, IMD professors reveal the six books that shaped their thinking in...
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Five things I’ve learned about building range as a leader
Sanofi’s Global Head of Digital Markets, Charlotte Vestergaard, on the courage and connections, discipline and passion it takes to pursue a non-linear leadership career, and how her passion for pharma sits at...
Beware the silent fourth: Are you fawning your way through leadership?
We’re all familiar with fight, flight, or freeze stress responses. But clinical psychologist Ingrid Clayton identifies a fourth survival strategy lurking in your neural circuitry that most leadership training misses – and...
Zhike Lei & Marcus Schindler on exploration and purpose at Novo Nordisk
December 8, 2025 • by Zhike Lei in Leadership • 2 min read • 
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IMD’s Zhike Lei talks with Marcus Schindler on driving innovation at Novo Nordisk, balancing delivery and discovery, and preparing R&D teams for AI....
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