Talent
Thriving after 45: is the best still to come?
Neuroscience shows that business-critical cognitive skills can peak after middle-age, but only if we prioritize brain health.
July 2, 2025
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Progression and Talent
Building the talent pipeline for future success.
To thrive in a fast-changing world, organizations need a resilient, agile leadership pipeline with the skills and mindset to innovate, execute, and compete. Drawing on IMD experts, industry practitioners, and global thought leaders, we explore how to accelerate learning and development to meet current and emerging needs, attract and retain top talent, and equip leaders with the skills to drive future success.Featured Publication:
Unlock your winning potential
The human potential issue
Potential is realized or wasted. How can we fulfil our own potential? Can organizations create winning environments for all talent? In Issue 15 of I by IMD, our diverse cast of experts offers ways to unlock potential in turbulent times.
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Talent
Why employee centricity matters in a polarized world
Customer centricity often steals the limelight, but what about your employees? Anne Kawalerski, Michelle Lynn, and Elisabeth D Oak explore ways to ensure your organization attracts and retains the best talent in troubled times.
June 18, 2025
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Talent
A winning culture: How Novartis equipped itself to win the talent war
How do organizations recruit and retain staff amid a fierce global battle for the best people? Novartis’s Rob Kowalski explains how organizational culture can provide the winning edge in a competitive talent environment
June 17, 2025
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Talent
How to drive your own breakthrough through reframing
Breakthroughs that reshape business models can feel sudden, but they are rarely random. Innovation happens when you reframe challenges and opportunities, says Stefan Michel. The good news? You can learn to reframe.
June 6, 2025
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CHRO Circle
Training the retailers of tomorrow
Natalia Wallenberg of Ahold Delhaize describes how one of the largest retailers in Europe is tackling the upskilling dilemma.
May 30, 2025
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Talent
Switching roles builds the ambidextrous leadership you’ll need. Here’s why and how.
Non-linear career paths will give your future leaders the range to drive both performance and transformation, say Ric Roi and ABB’s Luca Condosta. Individuals must actively pursue diverse experiences, while organizations need to systematically cultivate these boundary-crossing journeys.
May 21, 2025
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Brain Circuits:
Audio articles
Why leaders should learn to value the boundary spanners
Entrepreneurial talent who work with other teams often run into trouble with their managers. Here are ways to get the most out of your ‘boundary spanners’
July 3, 2025
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Brain Circuits
Cracking the culture code: how to ensure maximum team performanceÂ
Culture shapes how people work together, make decisions, handle conflict, and support each other. Ask yourself the following questions to check where your teams might be going wrong, and read on for tips on maximizing their performance.
July 3, 2025
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Brain Circuits
How to prevent employee burnout through a growth mindshiftÂ
When we feel stressed, we’re more likely to operate from a place of fear and fall back on a mindset that is fixed, judgmental, and focused on polarities – behaviour that soon leads to burn out. Here’s how to break the cycle by promoting a growth mindshift.
July 2, 2025
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Brain Circuits
How to grow beyond your skillset: a self-check for leadersÂ
How to grow beyond your skillset: a self-check for leaders
Leaders often need to navigate significant changes of direction in their careers – which means expanding their skills and ways of working. Answer the following questions honestly to check your readiness to evolve, and check out the tips on growing beyond your skillset.
June 23, 2025
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Brain Circuits
How can companies tackle the crisis of well-being at work?Â
Brain Circuits How can companies tackle the crisis of well-being at work? by Andrew Sharman , Susan Goldsworthy Published May 28, 2025 in Brain Circuits
May 28, 2025
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Brain Circuits
Why your well-being initiatives aren’t working – and how to fix themÂ
It takes more than a few yoga classes to tackle the problems of burnout, financial stress, and poor mental and physical health. Consult the checklist to gauge the effectiveness of your current approach to well-being and check out the three characteristics of strategies that work.
May 23, 2025
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Coaching Corner:
Delegate
Letting go to grow: How one entrepreneur reclaimed his life and business
Frank’s transformation from overwhelmed investor to empowered leader demonstrates how coaching and collaboration enabled him to stand back, delegate, and recover his life.
May 9, 2025
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Career path
From uncertain to confident: How executive coaching unlocked career potential Â
Sarah, a senior manager at a global pharmaceutical company, excels in her role but feels overwhelmed by workplace demands. Struggling to assert herself and make aligned personal decisions, she recognizes the need for change. Seeking greater agency, she turns to executive coaching as a pivotal step toward reclaiming confidence, control, and career direction.
May 2, 2025
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CEO
From micromanagement to leadership: How coaching helped a CEO empower her team
Through mentoring, team empowerment, and striking a balance between leadership and personal development, Susan, a female CEO, overcomes micromanagement and burnout.
February 13, 2025
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Bulding trust
Conquering fear in order to rebuild trust at the top
In our Coaching Corner series, we share real-world coaching cases that come from our work with leaders.
January 31, 2025
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career transition
Growing beyond your skillset
Anne, a recently hired CFO at a multinational manufacturing company, embraces delegation, strategic thinking, and professional development as she moves from consultant to leader.
December 18, 2024
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Burnout buster
Turning burnout into a ‘gift’ for being authentic at work
Riley, who is experiencing burnout, works with an executive coach to shift the focus from people-pleasing and perfection to something more genuine.
November 30, 2024
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Book
Rewriting Your Leadership Code
How your childhood made you the leader you are, and what you can do about it