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April 1, 2026 • by Faisal Hoque, Pranay Sanklecha, Paul Scade in Management • 10 min read
Companies seeking to automate middle management risk eliminating capabilities that algorithms cannot replace. Leaders must identify tasks requiring practical and ethical judgment....
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A series of global shocks has made effective decision making incredibly difficult. Our experts offer three practical steps to get the balance right....
July 4, 2022 • by Mark Chussil in Management • 7 min read
An online strategy tournament sheds light on which direction to take if you want to gain a competitive edge. Mark Chussil, who created the ongoing experiment, explains his findings....
July 1, 2022 • by Anand Narasimhan, Stefan Michel, Karl Schmedders, Robert Hooijberg, Susan Goldsworthy, Alyson Meister, Katharina Lange, Shlomo Ben-Hur in Management • 7 min read
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June 30, 2022 in Management • 1 min read • Podcast available
Yale Professor Zoe Chance discusses her latest book with IMD Professor of Strategy and Political Economy David Bach...
June 29, 2022 • by Öykü Işık, Philipp Leo, Fabian Muhly in Management • 9 min read
Cybercrime is booming and growing in sophistication. Business leaders need to ask themselves some searching questions before their organization is exposed to a potentially crippling assault....
June 29, 2022 in Management • 3 min read
There are a lot of sources for trauma affecting people across the globe right now. As a leader, you can help employees who are struggling....
June 28, 2022 • by Anand Narasimhan in Management • 10 min read
The future of the plastics industry hinges on a shift to a circular business model and the recruitment of the brightest and the best young people, Lucrèce Foufopoulos says in an I...
June 24, 2022 • by Sameh Abadir, Niccolò Pisani in Management • 3 min read
In turbulent times, you need leaders who are like Swiss knives: take this self-test to find out if you are up to the challenge....
June 23, 2022 in Management • 1 min read • Podcast available
The award-winning IMD professor Amit Joshi discusses how firms can avoid the pitfalls of rolling out Artificial Intelligence...
June 21, 2022 • by Tiziana Casciaro, Julie Battilana in Management • 14 min read
Good leaders must uncover the basic human desires of their teams so together they can reach greater heights....
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