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Florence Gaub on reading the future: War, weak signals, and wild scenarios
June 11, 2026 • by David Bach in Leaders Unplugged • 
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NATO futurist Florence Gaub on war, weak signals, Gen Z, and why leaders need not only foresight, but also science fiction to future-proof their organizations...
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Jake Sullivan on power, production, and the remaking of the global order
Former U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on why the post-Cold War world is over – and who is shaping the new rules of global business
Podcast Series
CEO Dialogue
Jean-François Manzoni, President of IMD, hosts frank discussions with CEOs of companies including Nestlé, AstraZeneca and many more.
Leaner, cleaner, faster, stronger: How ABB is reshaping an engineering icon for the future
How Hindustan Unilever is winning over India’s middle class
Why Novo Nordisk’s CEO has learned to trust his gut feeling
ACWA Power’s Marco Arcelli: ‘I’m the Chief Facilitating Officer’
Henkel’s Carsten Knobel: A CEO who sticks to his strategy
Antoine de Saint-Affrique
Should I Fly
In a rapidly warming, post-pandemic world, Jim Pulcrano and Patrick Reinmoeller set out to answer one simple question: Should I fly?
The Interview
With great power comes great responsibility. Leaders of organizations from Alvanon to Zurich Zoo share insights on their own journeys.
It is a strength, not a weakness to say ‘I don’t know’
The Interview: Didier Cossin on high-performance boards
ACE Founders, with Ian Charles Stewart and François Randin
‘Cognitive’ technology and smart thinking: redefining city living
How AI gives Taobao’s one billion customers the personal touch
Reframing the role of anxiety in leadership
Management under the microscope
With the help of some of the world’s leading academics and executives, Professor Michael Wade turns six “accepted truths” on their heads.
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Generative AI: Who will win the race for industry domination?
October 19, 2023 • by Michael R. Wade, Amit Joshi in Podcasts • 2 min read • 
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Mike and Amit discuss which of the tech giants will one day dominate generative AI...
ShareWorkplaces can help normalize mental illness. Here’s how
October 19, 2023 in Podcasts • 6 min read • Podcast available
This three-pronged approach, inspired by some of India’s most successful female entrepreneurs, can help compensate for government failure on a global level when it comes to mental health....