Are you a corporate shock absorber?

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

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

• Share

  Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email

So, you think you’ve built an ecosystem…

July 28, 2026 in Strategy • 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....

• Share

  Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email

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

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

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

• Share

  Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email

What competitiveness requires now

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

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

• Share

  Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email

Why “business partnering” is no longer enough for CFOs

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

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

• Share

  Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email

The great reversal: How to survive in the China pressure cooker

July 21, 2026 • by Winter Nie, Yunfei Feng, Marco Gadola in Strategy • 16 min read

Homegrown brands are overtaking once prestigious multinationals in China. Winter Nie, Yunfei Feng, and Marco Gadola offer three pathways for global players to respond....

• Share

  Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email

• Audio available

Has your team lost its mojo?

July 20, 2026 • by Ginka Toegel in Strategy • 8 min read

Every team has a “mojo” phase. People are curious, meetings have energy, problems feel solvable, and even conflict can feel productive. Then, slowly, something changes... ...

• Share

  Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email

Get on base: Buy runs not reputations

July 17, 2026 • by I by IMD in Strategy • 2 min read

Strategic leadership insight from Moneyball: stop paying for reputations and buy runs by valuing on-base potential and data-driven decision making....

• Share

  Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email

Is your C-suite AI-literate?

July 16, 2026 • by Michael R. Wade in Strategy • 3 min read

Unlock senior leaders’ competitive edge: how AI elevates decision-making, coaching, and talent management - while mitigating cognitive offloading and bias....

• Share

  Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email

Does SpaceX herald a new era of corporate dictatorship?

July 13, 2026 • by Jerry Davis in Strategy • 9 min read

Only Elon Musk can fire Elon Musk. This does not bode well for investors, pensioners, or democracy, warns Jerry Davis....

• Share

  Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email