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Putting digital at the heart of business transformation

The business potential of transformational technologies like IoT (Internet of things), artificial intelligence and robotics, is enormous but how do you separate the hype from the reality? For...

The learning Chief Executive: head of Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore on ‘servant leadership’

When Quah Ley Hoon was offered a scholarship by the Singaporean government to study an MBA, she grasped the opportunity with both hands. As a self-confessed Francophile who earned her MA in...

How and why business travel is helping the sector recover from the COVID crisis

Travel’s journey back to health After 18 months of industry disruption, the travel industry is seeing the green shoots of recovery. But the journey back to health will demand agility...

Focus on people and culture for digital transformation at scale

By Didier Bonnet, Michael R. Wade

IMD Global Family Business Center wins the Family Firm Institute International Award

The IMD Global Family Business Center (GFBC) has been bestowed with the distinguished International Award from the Family Firm Institute (FFI). The FFI Committee unanimously agreed on the choice of...

Escape the shackles of a fixed mindset to unleash growth

By Heather Cairns-Lee, Jennifer Jordan

Transformation to sustainability requires listening from leaders

After years of scepticism and resistance, the sustainability message now permeates corporate boardrooms and leadership teams, amid global concerns about climate change, food security and countless...

How companies and talent can gain from a shared purpose

By Alyson Meister, David Bach

J.M. Huber Corporation wins 2020 IMD-Pictet Sustainability in Family Business Award

With sustainability rapidly becoming business critical as a licence to operate, the IMD-Pictet Sustainability in Family Business Award acknowledges and motivates family-owned enterprises that strive...

Fulfilling Africa’s promise – first Kwera graduates focus on sustainability

Wongani Chisati and Kennedy Black are celebrating their achievements. The two young Malawians graduated this spring, having had their studies funded by Kwera, an educational social enterprise set up...

Europe dominates, China rises, and the US remains stable in 2021 World Competitiveness Ranking

Switzerland has come top for the first time in the 33-year history of IMD’s World Competitiveness Ranking, in a year that reflected the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on economic competitiveness...

How diversifying its asset portfolio revitalized one company’s teams and business

By Robert Hooijberg

What happened when AIA – the largest pan-Asian life insurance group – decided that its long-standing investment function was in need of a transformation?

EMBAs inspired to spark a recycling circular economy

As the world devours more and more plastic packaging, many economies are struggling to keep up with the waste, with devastating effects on the planet. Part of the solution for a more sustainable way...

IMD’s Lausanne campus served as Coronavirus safe haven for one Chinese MBA participant

In December 2019, Haichen Liu had many plans for her year in Lausanne. As a keen salsa fan, she had pinned to her wall a schedule of dance events dotted around Europe over the course of the next...

Five social innovation and sustainability leaders feature at IMD’s All MBA Alumni Event

The elea Center for Social Innovation announced the three winners of the second annual IMD–elea Social Impact Recognition at the IMD All MBA Alumni Event today. Alumni, judges and nominees gathered...

Today’s EMBA graduates ‘must leave economic, ecological and social systems stronger’

Courage and resilience distinguish the EMBA Class of April 2021, and these traits have allowed them to pursue their challenging program through 14 months of uncertainty wrought by the pandemic. As...

“Look to the past to understand who you are in the present,” says Marija Tomeska, Valedictorian of IMD’s April 2021 EMBA cohort

Marija Tomeska – voted Valedictorian of the IMD EMBA April 2021 cohort by faculty and peers – is the very definition of loyal. Uninterested in the superficial, but a fan of deep human...

How COVID-19 is spurring innovation in South Africa

Fresh from the success of  COBRA  (Covid Business Rescue Assistance), Adam Craker has turned to SAtion, a public private initiative to ease and accelerate South Africa’s digital future.    Building...

Julia Binder Joins IMD Faculty

IMD Business School is pleased to announce that Julia Binder will join the school’s campus in Lausanne, Switzerland on September 1st, 2021 as Professor of Sustainable Innovation and...

Challenging mindsets to inspire impact

By Vanina Farber

Thirty-eight startups declared triumphant in IMD Startup Competition

The IMD Startup Competition, now in its 23rd year, has served as the vehicle for twenty ventures to work with IMD’s full-time MBA students in 2021. In addition, 18 startups have been successful...

How cohesive giving inspires greater impact and stronger families

By Peter Vogel, Malgorzata Kurak

‘IMD’s EMBA Program helped me become a more mindful and reflective leader,’ says alumnus Roger Wattenhofer

Roger Wattenhofer was voted Valedictorian of the IMD EMBA  December  2020 class by faculty and peers.  Before pursuing his  EMBA ,  he   held senior  finance and  management positions  for  public...

Tomorrow’s business leaders must learn to reflect as generous winners and graceful losers

Determination, flexibility and perseverance are the hallmark attributes of IMD’s EMBA Class of December 2020.Thrust into a world of uncertainty when the pandemic hit, the graduates made the move...

Metaco: Why you should stop hiding your crypto under the mattress 

Digital assets come in many forms - payment tokens, securities tokens, utility tokens and smart contracts, for example. How is the ecosystem around digital assets evolving? The hype and suspicion...

Why India is poised to become a world leader in healthcare innovation

There is no question that this has been an abysmal year for India – as well as the rest of the world – in terms of health metrics. However, according to two of the country’s leaders in epidemiology...

Get to know: Robert Hooijberg

What are you working on at the moment? I’m working on how to align strategy and culture – too many companies artificially separate the two, to their detriment. Strategy is what to do and culture is...

The power of education to transform lives and business

There are many things that can make a difference in one’s path to success in entrepreneurship and business, but few rival the power of education and the exchange of diverse ideas. For example...

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...