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Democrats’ US midterm victory could reshape tariffs, AI regulation and corporate scrutiny. IMD experts explain what business leaders should watch.

Corporate Governance Leadership Geopolitics

By David Bach, Richard Baldwin, Tim Quigley and Arturo Bris

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What does it take for a CHRO to become CEO?

Why is the move from CHRO to CEO so rare?

Corporate Governance Leadership Strategy Talent Management

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How much judgment has your board already ceded to AI?

Boards are governing the use of technology for the organization but not monitoring their own use of it and risk ceding too much control of board decisions to AI.

Do your leadership programs lack micro-experiments?

Bridge insight and behavior: discover how micro-experiments turn leadership learning into lasting change through small, real-world tests.

Culture Leadership Organizational Behavior Organizational Learning

By Chloé Christopoulos and Michael Watkins

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Do your leadership programs lack micro-experiments?

Move from insight to action with micro-experiments: a proven approach to turn leadership development into verifiable behavioral change.

Leadership Coaching

By Chloé Christopoulos and Michael D. Watkins

in I by IMD Brain Circuits

5 November 2026

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What CEOs don’t hear and why it matters

What employees tell a CEO is settled long before it’s spoken, by anxieties about safety and standing.

Communication Leadership Organizational Behavior

By Anand Narasimhan

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The CHRO six-pack for AI implementations

Master AI rollout with CHRO leadership: honesty, transparency, and safe experimentation to boost adoption and trust.

Culture Human Resources Strategy Implementation

By Amit Joshi

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The CHRO six-pack for AI implementations

CHROs, assemble: six practical moves to master honest AI adoption, win staff buy-in, and keep transparency, upskilling, and safety at heart.

By Amit M. Joshi

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4 November 2026

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What does it really take to compete in China?

David Bach discusses how Chinese automotive companies compete through speed, innovation, collaboration, and industrial policy, with insights from VOYISL CEO Brian YinJen Chen.

Four data-strategy moves to create competitive advantage

Outpace rivals with four essential data-strategy steps: assemble proprietary knowledge, expand data partnerships, automate governance, and harness model errors.

Data Analytics Strategy

By Misiek Piskorski

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Four data-strategy moves to create competitive advantage

Unlock competitive edge via four data-strategy moves: consolidate your knowledge, collaborate data clean rooms, deploy agents for data quality, and use error data.

Strategy

By Mikolaj Jan Piskorski

in I by IMD Brain Circuits

3 November 2026

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Trias Algorithmica: Why leaders must separate the powers of AI

Explore why AI governance and accountability require separating decision-making powers, strengthening oversight, and protecting corporate checks and balances.

Corporate Governance

By Hamilton Mann

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Boards need conflict to make better decisions. Here’s what holds them back.

For boards to be productive, board members and CEOs need to be able to engage in robust debate. As Gavin Fernandez, an independent director in five sectors ranging from aviation to social enterprise, notes “Pressures on board members are increasing. Liability is increasing, the pace of change is increasing. The big message is agility and the key…

Board

By Zhike Lei, Anand Narasimhan, Jean-François Manzoni and Jean-Louis Barsoux

in HBR.org

2 November 2026

Boards need conflict to make better decisions. Here’s what holds them back.

By Zhike Lei Anand Narasimhan Jean-François Manzoni and Jean-Louis Barsoux
in HBR.org 2 November 2026

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For boards to be productive, board members and CEOs need to be able to engage in robust debate. As Gavin Fernandez, an independent director in five sectors ranging from aviation to social enterprise, notes “Pressures on board members are increasing. Liability is increasing, the pace of change is increasing. The big message is agility and the key…

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Is your leadership identity still working?

Knowing when and how to adapt your operating mode as a leader is critical to sustained success in volatile and changing times.

Leadership

By Andrea Petrone

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Luxury’s growth problem: Can rarity and sustainability restore its appeal?

Earlier this year at Milan Fashion Week, Alessandro Sartori, artistic director of luxury menswear brand Zegna, presented a collection inspired by “a family closet,” emphasizing the emotional value of clothes passed down from grandfathers to grandsons. This idea served as a reminder to Zegna’s customers that they can have their clothes repaired i…

Luxury Sustainability

By Stéphane J. G. Girod

in Observer

30 October 2026

Luxury’s growth problem: Can rarity and sustainability restore its appeal?

By Stéphane J. G. Girod
in Observer 30 October 2026

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Earlier this year at Milan Fashion Week, Alessandro Sartori, artistic director of luxury menswear brand Zegna, presented a collection inspired by “a family closet,” emphasizing the emotional value of clothes passed down from grandfathers to grandsons. This idea served as a reminder to Zegna’s customers that they can have their clothes repaired i…