How to conduct your team to perform a masterpiece
Comedian and conductor Rainer Hersch says managers striving to lead high-performance teams can find inspiration in the concert hall. ...
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How to win your audience back when things go wrong – the Diamond of Dissent Â
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...
‘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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Why do the biggest headlines go to the worst leaders?
June 25, 2025 • by Howard H. Yu in Leadership • 2 min read • 
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Historian-turned-business-professor Martin Gutmann talks to IMD’s Howard Yu....
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Out of the question #2: What to say when you don’t know the answer 
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...
How to grow beyond your skill set: A self-check for leadersÂ
How to grow beyond your skillset: a self-check for leaders Leaders often need to navigate significant changes of direction in their careers – which means expanding their skills and ways of working....
Why a family foundation is vital for cohesion and the key to long-lasting success
The Carvajal family’s Ana Maria Guerrero Carvajal and Isabel Carvajal Sardi on why the family’s foundation is the largest shareholder of their 121-year-old family business and how it’s the key to sustaining...
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