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IMD pays tribute to Swiss business trailblazer Egon Zehnder

On behalf of the entire IMD community, the Executive Committee and Board would like to pay tribute to the life and work of Dr. Egon Zehnder, who passed away on 16 November 2021 aged 91.  Dr. Zehnder...

IMD collaborates with leading European schools to accelerate the business world’s response to climate crisis

IMD has joined forces with seven other leading European business schools to address the climate crisis and support business leaders by providing them with the tools to tackle the climate...

Vanina Farber named Dean of IMD’s EMBA program

Vanina Farber, Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, will become the fifth Dean of IMD’s Executive MBA program in 2022, President Jean-François Manzoni has announced. “Vanina’s expertise...

75th anniversary gala: I feel like I am standing on the shoulders of giants

Michel Demaré, who has served in top leadership roles at some of the world’s biggest companies, recalled feeling humbled the first time he set foot on IMD’s campus in Lausanne. “I still remember...

IMD and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) join forces to equip future leaders for sustainable business transformation

The two organizations will work closely together with the ambition of creating the most sustainability-centered MBA program in the world, by integrating key sustainability management tools...

Data shows effects of COVID-19 and climate change on citizens’ perceptions of how ‘smart’ their cities are

The third edition of the annual IMD-SUTD Smart City Index (SCI) released today has revealed that city-dwellers’ perceptions of how technology is helping to address urban challenges has been...

Six IMD professors feature in The Case Centre’s list of bestselling authors

The sextet is made up of previously listed Professor Emeritus of Marketing and Global Strategy  Kamran Kashani  (13th), Professor of Strategy and Supply Chain Management  Carlos Cordon...

Purpose-driven water tech firm Grundfos wins 2021 IMD Global Family Business Award, sponsored by Pictet

Grundfos is the world’s largest manufacturer of water pumps and technology, employing more than 19,000 people in 59 countries around the globe. Established in 1945, the 3 rd generation of the Due...

IMD honored with gold award for Excellence in Executive Education

Susan Goldsworthy OLY, Affiliate Professor of Leadership, Communications and Organizational Change, and her team were honored for their work on the SITA 5.0 Leadership Journey . For almost 20 years...

IMD elevates virtual reality for executives from a tech-driven to a pedagogically led experience

Team members using IMD’s new VR goggles designed by Jenson8 will be able to access the technology from anywhere in the world, and will use it to interact with each other as a team, as opposed...

Be open and authentic about your mental health struggles, One Mind Executive Vice President tells IMD alumni at annual event

Dare to share the stories of your mental health struggles at work, Daryl Tol, Executive Vice President of One Mind, a brain health non-profit organisation, urged alumni gathered on the IMD campus...

Kazuo Ichijo returns to IMD Faculty

IMD Business School has confirmed that Professor Kazuo Ichijo will become a full-time Faculty Member, accelerating the institute’s commitment to grow Japanese executives as global leaders. Building...

China and US pursuing markedly different digital transformations

Data unveiled on 29 September, shows how the US tops IMD’s Digital Competitiveness Rankings for the fourth year running. China has risen 15 places in that time, from 30^th...

Öykü Işık elected as Digital Shaper 2021 by BILANZ and Digital Switzerland

Öykü Işık, Professor of Digital Strategy & Cybersecurity at IMD, has been elected one of the top 100 Digital Shapers 2021 in Switzerland in recognition of her contribution in the areas of...

‘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...

IMD talent on show at Switzerland's flagship event for startups

An invitation-only award night – the TOP 100 Swiss Startups 2021 – has once again celebrated Switzerland for being a fertile environment for highly successful deeptech startups, with some 40% of...

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...

Lessons from the front

It’s been a tumultuous time in the agribusiness and a busy time for Liana Logiurato, Global Head of M&A at Syngenta International AG, who has just seen through the Syngenta / ChemChina deal. Working...

How transition coaches accelerate executive onboarding

By Michael D. Watkins

Our research provided rich insight into the limitations of many companies’ existing executive onboarding systems. If your company has a weak system for onboarding and integration, evaluate...

Does your company really do a good job of onboarding new hires?

By Michael D. Watkins

The research provided rich insight into the limitations of many companies’ existing executive onboarding systems. If your company has a weak system for onboarding and integration, evaluate...

In the field with Recruit

By Howard H. Yu, Thomas W. Malnight, Ivy Buche

Recruit Holdings, Japan’s largest staffing firm and a leading marketing media company had built a number of strong online portals that provided information across diverse verticals such as real...

IMD and EPFL announce TransformTECH, a new joint program for creating business value through artificial intelligence, robotics and IoT

IMD business school and EPFL announced today a collaboration to establish TransformTECH. The new program, which is scheduled to begin in January 2018, will focus on how business leaders can...

L’IMD et l’EPFL présentent ‘TransformTECH’, un nouveau programme commun de formation sur la création de débouchés commerciaux grâce à l’intelligence artificielle, la robotique et l’Internet des Objets

L’IMD et l’EPFL ont annoncé aujourd’hui le lancement de leur nouveau programme commun: TransformTECH. Ce programme, dont le démarrage est prévu pour janvier 2018, aura pour objectif principal...

Remembering the first IMD MBA class

Finnish entrepreneur, Jan M Koivurinta and Australian Private Equity guru, Greg Minton, took a trip down memory lane together, visiting friends around the world and catching up with IMD where...

Remembering the first IMD MBA class

Finnish entrepreneur, Jan M Koivurinta and Australian Private Equity guru, Greg Minton, took a trip down memory lane together, visiting friends around the world and catching up with IMD where...

IMD President Jean-François Manzoni at the St. Petersburg International Forum 2017

This month IMD president Jean-François Manzoni joins CEOs, global business leaders and decision and policy makers at the St. Petersburg International Forum 2017 organized under the auspices of...

An inside look at the 2017 World Competitiveness Rankings

The world’s most competitive countries continue to jostle for the top positions in the 2017 IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook, as the USA is pushed out of the top three.