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    Meet your Program Directors

    Meet your Program Directors

    Program Directors

    Our Faculty members are recognized world authorities in their fields. Dividing their time between teaching, research, and working with international companies, they remain on top of the latest management trends. You can expect timely, innovative learning activities, materials, and content in all IMD programs.

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    Albrecht Enders

    Professor of Strategy and Innovation

    His major research, teaching and consulting interests are in the areas of managing discontinuous change and top team strategy development processes.

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    Michael D. Watkins

    Professor of Leadership and Organizational Change

    He has spent the last two decades working with leaders as they transition to new roles, build their teams, and transform their organizations. In 2023, Watkins was inducted into the Thinkers50 Management Hall of Fame, which recognizes remarkable contributions to the realm of management concepts and ideas spanning many years.

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    Contributing Faculty
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    Jennifer Jordan

    Social psychologist and Professor of Leadership & Organizational Behavior

    Her teaching, research, and consulting focus on the areas of digital leadership, ethics, influence, and power. Professor Jordan has received specialized training and certifications in lie-and truthfulness-detection and conflict resolution within organizations.

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    Latest publications
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    Can 12 minutes of breathing a day change how you lead?

    Mindfulness expert Christoph Glaser shares insights from Breathe, his best-selling book on how simple, breath-based techniques can reduce stress, sharpen focus, and help leaders stay centred under pressure.

    By Albrecht Enders and Christoph Glaser
    01 May 2025
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    Article
    Team Healing – High Performance

    Find out how a simple diagnostic tool and roadmap can rebuild trust within dysfunctional teams – the first crucial steps toward team healing and a future of high performance.

    By Michael D. Watkins
    29 April 2025
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    Article
    So, you think you’re ready for retirement?

    Most senior leaders struggle with the decision to step down, often holding on long after their optimal departure date. Take this quiz to find out if you’re really ready – and read on for tips on managing the psychological transition. Most senior l…

    By Michael D. Watkins
    23 April 2025
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    Article
    Decision-making in the gray zone – Brain Circuits

    Resolving ethical issues in business often involves a trade-off between conflicting values, which means finding solutions that are right for some but wrong for others. Jennifer Jordan has some simple advice on making decisions in the ‘gray zone’.

    By Jennifer Jordan
    14 April 2025
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