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Based on extensive research conducted in the past several years at the International Institute for Management Development in Switzerland (IMD), Leading the Sustainable Business Transformation: A Playbook from IMD helps readers understand why sustainability matters, what it involves, how it fits with corporate strategy and how to implement it acc…

In response to the increasing demands of today’s fast-paced, adverse environments, Care, Dare, Share: The Secure Base Coach was developed to help individuals, teams, and organizations thrive. This guide focuses on a transformative approach to coaching that emphasizes resilience, creativity, and adaptive thinking. The playbook provides practical …

Families are the most prevalent type of business owners in any global economy. But succeeding across generations is tricky, and only a few continue to prosper across generations. The Family Business Book is your comprehensive guide to building a strategy for your entrepreneurial family to prosper now and thrive across generations into the future…

In the newly revised second edition of High Performance Boards: A Practical Guide to Improving & Energizing your Governance, author Didier Cossin delivers an incisive and practical roadmap to board governance best-practices. Accessible to professionals from a variety of backgrounds, the book lays out the foundational and advanced concepts you’ll…

The IMD World Competitiveness Ranking (WCR) is a renowned tool for assessing the competitiveness of economies worldwide. This year, IMD’s World Competitiveness Center (WCC) has expanded its scope to include Ghana, Nigeria, and Puerto Rico. The incorporation of the former two is part of a deliberate strategy to incorporate more African economies …

This practical book will help you transform your business from a linear “take-make-waste” approach into one that is sustainable, circular, but also profitable, resilient, and competitive.

Where do your instincts come from and how can you improve them? Stretched by heavy workloads and facing ever more complex environments, leaders increasingly find themselves running on automatic and relying on their instincts. But depending on instincts is a bit like gambling, and as a result, stress levels, mistakes and failure rates are all on …

International bestselling author of The First 90 Days Michael D. Watkins presents an actionable new framework to help aspiring leaders learn to think strategically—a set of skills more necessary than ever in a world of constant change. Pattern recognition. Systems perspective. Mental agility. Structured problem-solving. Visioning. Political savv…

If you are currently working on a strategic initiative and don’t quite know what to do at this stage, this trusted companion provides you with a step by step guide for leading strategic initiatives by intertwining theoretical frameworks with practical tools. It provides you with guidance on which tools to use when. Embedded throughout the book a…

In today’s complex world, family offices play a pivotal role in safeguarding a family’s heritage and unity while preserving and growing generational wealth. As the world around us evolves, so too must family offices as they adapt to meet the changing needs of their families. The Family Office Navigator is your essential guide for establishing an…

Now in its 35th year, the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook continues to serve as a beacon for governments, businesses, and individuals as they seek to navigate the complex landscape of global competitiveness. Our annual assessment sheds light on the key factors that drive and shape the comparative data, providing valuable insights and benchmar…

How can legacy firms remain relevant in the digital era? In The Future of Competitive Strategy, strategic management expert Mohan Subramaniam explains how firms can leverage both their traditional strengths and the modern-day power of data and digital ecosystems to forge a new competitive strategy. Drawing on the experiences of a range of compan…