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‘Be grateful to life and generous to the world’ IMD’s President advises EMBA graduates

Be a generous leader   Congratulating the September 2021 cohort, Professor Manzoni said that a great leader would do well to be generous – to give people the benefit of the doubt, to create value...

Challenge assumptions to navigate the new normal thrown up by COVID

More than 20 young executives gathered at the Grandhotel Giessbach overlooking the pristine waters of Lake Brienz to exchange views and reflect on their leadership styles as part of a one-day...

IMD leadership program recognised with award for activities in wealth management

Robert Hooijberg, Professor of Organizational Behaviour at IMD; Francis Pfluger, Head of Learning Management & Executive Coach at IMD; and Nancy Lane, Research Associate and Executive Coach at IMD...

Alyson Meister nominated for prestigious leadership award

The nomination is closely linked to her article “ What’s your leadership origin story? ”, co-authored with Brianna Caza and Wei Zheng, which was published in HBR last year. It explores...

Deep cultural change journeys for senior intact teams

By 2019 dtac, the third largest cellphone operator in Thailand, was beginning to see results from the strategic turnaround it had started the year before. But much remained to be done regarding...

Putting digital at the heart of business transformation

The business potential of transformational technologies like IoT (Internet of things), artificial intelligence and robotics, is enormous but how do you separate the hype from the reality? For...

The learning Chief Executive: head of Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore on ‘servant leadership’

When Quah Ley Hoon was offered a scholarship by the Singaporean government to study an MBA, she grasped the opportunity with both hands. As a self-confessed Francophile who earned her MA in...

How and why business travel is helping the sector recover from the COVID crisis

Travel’s journey back to health After 18 months of industry disruption, the travel industry is seeing the green shoots of recovery. But the journey back to health will demand agility...

Focus on people and culture for digital transformation at scale

By Didier Bonnet, Michael R. Wade

IMD Global Family Business Center wins the Family Firm Institute International Award

The IMD Global Family Business Center (GFBC) has been bestowed with the distinguished International Award from the Family Firm Institute (FFI). The FFI Committee unanimously agreed on the choice of...

Escape the shackles of a fixed mindset to unleash growth

By Heather Cairns-Lee, Jennifer Jordan

Transformation to sustainability requires listening from leaders

After years of scepticism and resistance, the sustainability message now permeates corporate boardrooms and leadership teams, amid global concerns about climate change, food security and countless...

How companies and talent can gain from a shared purpose

By Alyson Meister, David Bach

J.M. Huber Corporation wins 2020 IMD-Pictet Sustainability in Family Business Award

With sustainability rapidly becoming business critical as a licence to operate, the IMD-Pictet Sustainability in Family Business Award acknowledges and motivates family-owned enterprises that strive...

Fulfilling Africa’s promise – first Kwera graduates focus on sustainability

Wongani Chisati and Kennedy Black are celebrating their achievements. The two young Malawians graduated this spring, having had their studies funded by Kwera, an educational social enterprise set up...

Europe dominates, China rises, and the US remains stable in 2021 World Competitiveness Ranking

Switzerland has come top for the first time in the 33-year history of IMD’s World Competitiveness Ranking, in a year that reflected the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on economic competitiveness...

How diversifying its asset portfolio revitalized one company’s teams and business

By Robert Hooijberg

What happened when AIA – the largest pan-Asian life insurance group – decided that its long-standing investment function was in need of a transformation?

EMBAs inspired to spark a recycling circular economy

As the world devours more and more plastic packaging, many economies are struggling to keep up with the waste, with devastating effects on the planet. Part of the solution for a more sustainable way...

IMD’s Lausanne campus served as Coronavirus safe haven for one Chinese MBA participant

In December 2019, Haichen Liu had many plans for her year in Lausanne. As a keen salsa fan, she had pinned to her wall a schedule of dance events dotted around Europe over the course of the next...

Five social innovation and sustainability leaders feature at IMD’s All MBA Alumni Event

The elea Center for Social Innovation announced the three winners of the second annual IMD–elea Social Impact Recognition at the IMD All MBA Alumni Event today. Alumni, judges and nominees gathered...

IMD is saddened by the loss of Bo Olsson, MBA 1993

IMD regrets to announce the passing away of Bo Olsson who graduated from the school in 1993 with an MBA and who kept close ties to IMD over the years.  Fellow classmate Alan Kallir had this to say: ...

IMD hosts prestigious equestrian forum

This April for the sixth consecutive year, the International Federation for Equestrian Sports Forum will be held on IMD’s campus in Lausanne. The event will include an introduction by IMD Professor...

How to learn from the past without getting stuck in it

By Knut Haanaes, Michael Sorell, Øystein D. Fjeldstad

Corporate mortality is a hot topic. Scholars and consultants keep cropping up in the news with reports on the decline of the lifespan of major corporations. The BCG Henderson Institute found that...

On the front line of digital solutions

As European Lead for Digital Health at Amgen, the world’s largest biotechnology firm, Marcelo Duhalde is on the front line of digital solutions to help improve health care. He joined the company...

"An amazing leadership journey"

Despite not working in the equine field, in 2015 Megan Rock helped boost her leadership skills by interacting with a horse. The exercise was part of an IMD program on Strategies for Leadership for...

Ebay Marketplaces Director on IMD and investing

IMD interviewed Andrea Rota, eBay Marketplaces Senior Director on his relationship to IMD as an MBA alumni and a member of the IMD Alumni Community for Entrepreneurship as well as his role as...

How to Achieve Control and Support

By Jean-François Manzoni

The world expects Boards to challenge management and ensure they optimise company performance. Management, on the other hand, also expects the board to provide help and support. Both...

IMD’s first-ever EMBA Discovery Expedition to Vietnam

Last week IMD’s EMBA class experienced Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta in the first ever Executive MBA Discovery Expedition to Vietnam, one of the fastest-growing Asian economies. In...

IMD Startup News: Gylcemicon going strong

Glycemicon develops novel nutraceuticals for managing prediabetes, diabetes and obesity. It announced the first closing of its Series A round, raising CHF 3.25 million from private individuals. It...

Transformational EMBA Discovery Expedition to India

“One word: transformational ”. That’s what the IMD EMBA class had to say about their recent Discovery Expedition to India.  The group of 55 executives from diverse backgrounds, 30 nationalities, and...