How to prevent employee burnout through a growth mindshift
When we feel stressed, we’re more likely to operate from a place of fear and fall back on a mindset that is fixed, judgmental, and focused on polarities – behaviour that soon...

22 hours ago • by Andrew Sharman in Leadership • 9 min read
In a world of hyper-pressure where leaders are being pulled in every direction, the challenge is to perform but also to empower, inspire and protect human energy, creativity, judgement, and courage. The...
Continue readingJuly 2, 2025 • by Susan Goldsworthy in Leadership • 3 min read
When we feel stressed, we’re more likely to operate from a place of fear and fall back on a mindset that is fixed, judgmental, and focused on polarities – behaviour that soon...
July 1, 2025 • by Mridul Kumar in Leadership • 10 min read
Mridul Kumar, India’s ambassador to Switzerland, gives his personal view of his nation’s growing role as a leader in a multipolar world....
June 30, 2025 • by Sunita Sehmi in Leadership • 3 min read
Many leaders feel compelled to motivate their teams to perform by being highly solutions-focused – but learning rather than directing often leads to better results. Consult the following checklist to guage whether...
June 27, 2025 • by David Bach in Leadership • 8 min read
Business leaders today should identify their points of leverage – be it public influence, economic power, or industry collaboration – to quietly but effectively push back against policies that undermine democracy, said...
June 27, 2025 • by Rainer Hersch in Leadership • 5 min read
Comedian and conductor Rainer Hersch says managers striving to lead high-performance teams can find inspiration in the concert hall. ...
June 26, 2025 • by Robert Vilkelis in Leadership • 3 min read
Few things are scarier than being at the front of the room and losing your audience. Consult the checklist of questions below to understand why people are reacting negatively to what you...
June 25, 2025 • by Alyson Meister in Leadership • 7 min read
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...
June 25, 2025 • by Howard Yu in Leadership • 2 min read • Podcast available
Historian-turned-business-professor Martin Gutmann talks to IMD’s Howard Yu....
June 24, 2025 • by Jerry Davis in Leadership • 9 min read
The tech broligarchs have invested heavily in Donald Trump but are not getting the payback they bargained for. Do big business and the markets still shape US government policy, or is the...
June 24, 2025 • by Francesca-Giulia Mereu in Leadership • 3 min read
Have you ever found yourself in a scenario when, as leader, you’re expected to know the answer to a question but don’t? In the second of a two-part series, Francesca Giulia Mereu suggests...
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