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Leaders told to bond with their teams like a hostage negotiator on a job

Understanding, timing, delivery and respect are four areas that both hostage negotiators and leaders can focus on to improve their ability to bond and therefore their influence.   Whilst the two...

The stuff of leaders: IMD MBA Class of 2020 celebrates graduation with joy, hope and reflection after a challenging year

In a year in which so many lost so much,  IMD MBA Class of 2020 partic i pants took the day to  reflect on their  actions and  achiev e ment s  in a graduation ceremony  at  IMD  Lausanne .   A year...

‘The pandemic has been a wake-up call for embracing diversity’ says actor and teacher with Down syndrome

“The pandemic has put us all in our place in the face of illness and mortality. Can you imagine a better wake-up call for embracing diversity?” asked Pablo Pineda. “It has put us all on an equal...

Focus on customer-centricity first, not technology

“Digital technology is only an enabler. To win in today’s digital world, companies have to be more customer-centric than their competitors” says Professor Dominique Turpin - the Dentsu Chaired...

Trailblazing engineer and entrepreneur to take a lead role in accelerating renewable energy business

As the first woman to join the management team of Romande Energie, a Swiss energy company, Aurore Amaudruz is a trailblazer. An engineer and an entrepreneur who founded the solar energy...

Move over old dogs, challenger banks are here to take over!

How did the idea of ⁺alpian come about? And what are your plans with it going forward? The partners of REYL & Cie were keen to explore entry into the digital banking market...

Master the art of giving with the Family Philanthropy Navigator

How can more people help to solve today’s challenges? How can we mobilize resources and build partnerships to create a better future? How do we ensure our giving is effective? A new book by experts...

Jim Wolfensohn, former head of World Bank and IMD alumnus, passes away

James (Jim) Wolfensohn, who served as the ninth president of the World Bank Group and had a close connection with IMD, passed away on Wednesday aged 86. Carlos   Braga ,  former Professor...

How agile IOC governance has paved the way for Tokyo 2020

Agility, dedication and resilience – these are the hallmarks of the athletes who participate in the Olympic Games. But with COVID-19 causing unprecedented changes, delays and cancellations, the IOC...

Entrepreneurship through acquisition offers a fast path to business leadership

Thousands of well-managed small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) worldwide, with strong growth potential, have no succession plan. This is a problem for their founders, who have often put in...

Industry 4.0 and COVID-19: why the pandemic might have provided a clearing in the woods

By Ralf W. Seifert, Richard Markoff

How Ping An went from a traditional insurer to become a tech giant

Solid but slow-moving. This is how you might describe the business of global insurance. And that may be how China’s Ping An once was. Decades ago, it was an insurer selling life, property, and...

In the field with Ping An

What drives an economy to be highly talent competitive?

By Christos Cabolis

Last week, the IMD World Competitiveness Center, launched the final ranking for 2020: the IMD World Talent Ranking! It captures the capacity of an economy to develop as well as attract talent...

Change your brain, change your life: three scientifically proven techniques to boost mental health and well-being

You, too, can cultivate compassion, reduce stress and find happiness by using mindfulness and mental training techniques, said Professor Tania Singer in her OWP live keynote address.  What if...

‘People will work and consume where, when and how they want’ – Zoom CIO Advisor

Companies must now learn how to overcome the twin challenges of managing a hybrid workforce and the needs of remote consumers, according to Zoom CIO Advisor  Magnus Falk.  The lightning fast adoption...

Crowdsourced innovation, conquering commoditization, political CEOs and top teams’ COVID-19 responses at OWP liVe Day 3

IMD’s professors shared insights to help participants enhance leadership skills and cultivate winning performance amid global uncertainty on the third day of OWP liVe. How quickfire...

Spitch’s robo-bankers are learning Swiss German!

How does Spitch serve clients with Natural Language Processing (NLP) technologies? There are two ways Spitch serves its customers, which range from large banks with millions of customers to...

How diversification, purpose and stakeholder power turned OCP around

Making money and doing good are often portrayed as antitheses. But Mostafa  Terrab , chairman and chief executive  officer  of Morocco’s OCP Group,  says  such apparent opposi tes  can be...

Cracking the transformation puzzle, leaders' self-care, digital marketing and data ethics at OWP liVe Day 2

Participants and IMD’s experts shared insights to enhance leadership skills and unlock the secrets of winning performance amid global uncertainty on the second day of OWP  liVe.   How...

IMD and Qatar Petroleum conclude successful High Performance Boards Program

The Qatar Petroleum High Performance Boards Award Ceremony, held in Doha in January 2017, marked the culmination of a year-long transformational journey during which IMD and Qatar Petroleum laid...

IMD EMBAs rewarded for outstanding business cases on LinkedIn Learning and the Apple Watch

Two teams of IMD EMBA participants recently won awards in the 2017 John Molson MBA International Case competition. The IMD case: ''Will LinkedIn Learning Disrupt the Education Landscape?'' took...

Should companies and government meddle with “happiness”?

By Stéphane Garelli

Oud Bint Khalfan Al Roumi is twice happy. She landed a prestigious government position in the United Arab Emirates. Then, she was appointed to the rather unique job of “state minister in charge...

Jebsen and Jessen Family Enterprise: Masters of entrepreneurial partnerships

By Benoit F. Leleux with Marta Widz.

Receiving one of the most prestigious accolades for "excellence in family business" was a memorable moment for Hans Michael Jebsen and Heinrich Jessen – the two principal shareholders of Jebsen ...

Talent competitiveness and leadership quality

By Arturo Bris with Christos Cabolis, José Caballero.

Public policies can strongly influence the quality of leadership capabilities and competencies available in a particular country. For example, policies that increase education expenditure...

Embrace digital - make your strategy process more engaging!

By Knut Haanaes

A few years back the author was involved in an exercise where the strategy processes of a large set of leading global firms were observed. These were all companies you would expect to be...

The continuous attractiveness of Switzerland

By Arturo Bris, José Caballero

Why do MNCs such as Philip Morris and ABB choose Switzerland as a base for their operations? There are several significant factors that define the attractiveness of Switzerland. Among them, one...