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Eight ways to focus and get the important stuff done

April 10, 2023 • by George Kohlrieser in Leadership • 8 min read

Leadership in times of crisis requires extraordinary self-discipline. High-performing leaders will focus only on top priority items and ignore non-urgent tasks....

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Growing a pharma business with an entrepreneurial culture

April 6, 2023 • by John R. Weeks in Leadership • 10 min read

STADA CEO Peter Goldschmidt on instilling an entrepreneurial ethos to help STADA outperform its peers and making growth mindset a strategic priority....

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Taking the lead: Mars Petcare and a purpose-led transformation

April 4, 2023 • by Thomas W. Malnight in Leadership • 17 min read

Poul Weihrauch, CEO and Office of the President of Mars Inc, served as the Global President of Mars Petcare from 2014 to 2022. During his tenure, the Petcare business more than doubled...

Embrace change by training senior leaders

April 3, 2023 • by Hannele Jakosuo-Jansson in Leadership • 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....

The power of constructive disharmony in the boardroom

March 30, 2023 • by Simone Menne in Leadership • 9 min read

In challenging times, appointing supervisory board leaders from across the generations can lead to more creative problem solving....

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CEO Mickey Mikitani on how he grew Rakuten from an e-commerce startup into an online giant

March 2, 2023 in Leadership • 1 min read • Podcast available

Rakuten CEO Mickey Mikitani tells IMD President Jean-François Manzoni how – by challenging conventional wisdom and encouraging all staff to tidy their own offices – he has grown his company from an...

IG&H: Finding a new way to lead

February 17, 2023 • by Susan Goldsworthy in Leadership • 8 min read

When senior employees at Dutch firm IG&H walked away in frustration with the company’s leadership, founder and CEO Jan van Hasenbroek realized that things had to change. Susan Goldsworthy, Affiliate Professor of Leadership,...