Learn to trust the team – as well as the process

Six actions a new CEO should put at the top of the agenda

April 1, 2022 • by Michael Watkins in Leadership • 3 min read

When CEOs and other leaders approach assessing and restructuring the team they inherit, they need to act quickly and thoughtfully....

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The origins of customer-centricity with Seán Meehan

March 31, 2022 in Leadership • 1 min read • Podcast available

Professor Sean Meehan, the Dean of Faculty at IMD, discusses what makes a customer focussed company...

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How to pick an A-team

March 30, 2022 • by Michael Watkins in Leadership • 2 min read

There are seven critical questions you need to ask yourself as you are selecting the top team to lead your company....

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How good are you at reading others?

March 25, 2022 • by Nele Dael in Leadership • 6 min read

We tend to overestimate our ability to judge others, but the latest assessment tests can measure our perceptions more accurately than ever before....

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Nicholas Christakis

March 24, 2022 • by Katharina Lange in Leadership • 1 min read • Podcast available

Yale's Nicholas Christakis discusses his latest book with IMD Affiliate Professor of Leadership, Katharina Lange...

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Negotiation is a relationship, not a transaction

March 23, 2022 • by George Kohlrieser in Leadership • 5 min read

Respect and empathy for the person sitting on the other side of the table is key if a negotiation is to be a success....

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Questions to ask as you prepare to negotiate a deal

March 21, 2022 • by Sameh Abadir, Salvatore Cantale in Leadership • 2 min read

Brain circuits Questions to ask as you prepare to negotiate a deal by Sameh Abadir, Salvatore Cantale Published 21 March 2022 in Brain circuits • 2 min read Corporate deal making can...

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Why every team needs a Ringo: Part Two

March 18, 2022 • by Ina Toegel in Leadership • 2 min read

Top teams don’t happen by accident. If you are looking for examples of high performance, examine The Beatles....

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Is your company strategically rigid?

March 11, 2022 • by Stéphane J. G. Girod in Leadership • 3 min read

Organizations know they need to be agile, but it is easy to get comfortable when you experience some success. You must break this cycle....

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A daily exercise to energize your team

March 10, 2022 • by Merete Wedell-Wedellsborg in Leadership • 2 min read

As a leader, you are making a contract with your team that is the glue that keeps the team together; a psychological contract....

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