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How to lead when you’re not the expert: Part 2 – Team doubts

August 4, 2026 • by Francesca-Giulia Mereu in Leadership • 3 min read

Diagnose team doubts and turn uncertainty into trust. A practical guide for new leaders to identify causes and win buy-in with calm, strategic steps....

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Learn to trust the team – as well as the process

July 31, 2026 • by Graham Clark in Leadership • 5 min read

Learn why a CEO-to-be must trust their team and the process. A coach helps Ian shift from micromanagement to collaborative leadership that unlocks performance...

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Are you a corporate shock absorber?

July 30, 2026 • by Robert Vilkelis in Leadership • 3 min read

Middle managers shield teams from brutal leadership. Learn to stop buffering, translate conflict, and steer strategy with clear trade-offs....

Build attitude, buy skills

July 29, 2026 • by Richard Roi, Luca Condosta in Leadership • 8 min read

Leaders can hire technical expertise on demand, says Giampiero Frisio, President of Electrification at ABB. But building the curiosity, resilience, and perspective that underpin long-term performance requires a deliberate and sustained investment...

So, you think you’ve built an ecosystem…

July 28, 2026 in Leadership • 3 min read

Many organizations think they have created an ecosystem, but fall well short. Answer the questions below to check whether your “ecosystem” is sustainable in the long term....

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Don’t fall in love with your product: Lessons from an 800-year-old family business

July 28, 2026 • by Alfredo De Massis in Leadership • 7 min read

The Frescobaldi formula: humility, reinvention, and stewardship across 30 generations - how to sustain a family business in changing times....

In the age of AI we need magicians, not managers

July 27, 2026 • by William Fischer in Leadership • 8 min read

As knowledge rapidly loses its shelf life, leadership is no longer about what leaders know, but what they can make possible. The answer lies in “magic-making”, not technical mastery. ...

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What competitiveness requires now

July 24, 2026 • by David Bach in Leadership • 7 min read

How can leaders stay competitive amid geopolitical uncertainty? David Bach explores resilience, AI, energy security, trust and European reform...

You have the data. So why is inclusion lagging?

July 24, 2026 • by Robert Vilkelis in Leadership • 9 min read

If your metrics don’t distinguish between the “D” and the “I” in DE&I, your efforts to become more inclusive will likely fail. Here’s how to use your existing data to get inclusion...

Why “business partnering” is no longer enough for CFOs

July 23, 2026 • by I by IMD in Leadership • 5 min read

Explore the evolving role of CFOs as strategic enablers, emphasizing value-driven decisions and advanced finance strategies for modern organizations....