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Human Resources How CHROs can communicate with impact: Lessons from a reformed marketer Published July 18, 2025 in Human Resources • 6 min read DownloadSave L’Oréal North America’s CHRO Stephanie Kramer tells...
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Breakthroughs that reshape business models can feel sudden, but they are rarely random. Innovation happens when you reframe challenges and opportunities, says Stefan Michel. The good news? You can learn to reframe....
As companies jostle for sustainability leadership, these competitive rivalries are proving unexpectedly powerful in accelerating environmental action, while strategic collaborations can amplify the impact....
AI and sustainability are transforming the business landscape. In their new book, Michael Wade and Konstantinos Trantopoulos introduce the concept of twin transformation – a leadership imperative for companies seeking to remain...
Some leaders are prone to micromanaging, but a perfectionist approach can cause problems for yourself and your direct reports. Answer the following questions to check whether you’re micromanaging, and read on for...
The traditional e-commerce model is on its last legs. In a disrupted luxury landscape, brand leaders are shifting focus to unified commerce, hyper-personalization, and deeper digital storytelling to completely reinvent the customer...
In a data-driven world, intuitive intelligence is a powerful skill that enables you to act decisively in uncertainty. Heather Cairns-Lee and Eugene Sadler-Smith explain the concept and how to cultivate it to enhance your...
Donald Trump’s tariff tactics offer a bold case study in game theory in negotiations. By setting the rules early, limiting options, and projecting power through credible threats, his approach shows how negotiations...
June 2, 2025 • by David Bach, Felix Zeltner in Leaders Unplugged • 2 min read • 
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Leadership Honesty and courage: building on the cornerstones of trust by George Kohlrieser Published 17 April 2025 in Leadership • 5 min read DownloadSave Trust is the bedrock of effective leadership. It...
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Companies often fall into the trap of equating a cool-looking innovation lab with value-creating innovation output, investing in trendy office spaces, speaking in buzzwords, and hiring charismatic innovation leaders. However, these surface-level...
Companies like Nestlé, Toyota, and Intel drive innovation by systematically nurturing curiosity, creating diverse teams, balancing autonomy with visibility, and embracing external partnerships....
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In this podcast series from IMD and its Venture Asset Management Initiative, experts explore the dynamic realm of venture capital. Where innovation meets investment, and ideas transform into thriving enterprises.
In the early 1900s, Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, E = mc², reshaped our understanding of the universe and changed the world as we knew it. The Theory of Equality™, E = FQ²,...
Women often step back from their careers because caring responsibilities usually fall on them by default, thanks to outdated societal norms....
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Climate finance is the hottest topic on the table when it comes to doing something tangible about climate change. We urgently need to propagate the “hows” around investing in positive values....
Mars CEO Poul Weihrauch shares how family ownership enables long-term thinking, purpose-driven leadership, and sustainable growth across generations....
Loh Chin Hua, CEO of Keppel, tells Jean-François Manzoni how bold restructuring, strategic discipline, and a long-term vision transformed an industrial conglomerate into a global asset manager...
Haier's CEO Zhou Yunjie explains how the company's innovative "RenDanHeYi" model empowers employees, drives global growth, and adapts to market changes....
Tolaram, the Singapore-headquartered family business, has global interests in logistics, consumer goods, and technology. Family members Mohan Vaswani and Sajen Aswani discuss the company’s values-based system of meritocracy, the family’s move to...
Historian-turned-business-professor Martin Gutmann talks to IMD’s Howard Yu....
Cynthia Hansen of the Adecco Group’s global Innovation Foundation speaks to Richard Edelman, CEO of Edelman, the global communications company, about trust and uncertainty in society and business....
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Global deans Catherine Duggan and Darren Dahl on leading through turbulence — and why optimism, not certainty, is the real power in today’s business education....
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