Busting Merger and Acquisitions Myths: 4 steps to success

Finance Busting the myths of M&A: 4 steps to success by Patrick Reinmoeller Published 11 June 2025 in Finance • 8 min read DownloadSave Many mergers and acquisitions are destined to disappoint because companies are hanging on to outdated theories. Our research suggests novel ways to achieve lasting success for both parties to the agreement….

How can AI enable your business strategy? 

Artificial intelligence is perhaps the most far-reaching technology ever created. Google’s AI business strategist Gopi Kallayil recommends asking yourself three key questions regarding your business strategy and identifies three AI capabilities you need to make it happen.

How to conduct your team to perform a masterpiece 

Comedian and conductor Rainer Hersch says managers striving to lead high-performance teams can find inspiration in the concert hall.

‘If you’re not sure if you should do it, do it’: Marc Maurer shares On’s story

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Ref rules: How to make good decisions under pressure 

Leaders regularly need to make decisions under intense pressure. Pierluigi Collina, one of the world’s most respected football referees, reveals how to make the best choices possible in the heat of the moment.

The great trade hack: how Trump’s tariffs are rewriting the rules for global business 

Trump’s tariff shock didn’t just disrupt trade: it hacked the system. Richard Baldwin explains what it means for global business and why protectionism is here to stay.

Anchored, alert, and agile: how Keppel CEO engineered a change in fortune

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

AI maturity in consumer goods: Lessons from the most successful firms  

Leading consumer goods companies are strategically embracing AI across their entire value chains, creating unprecedented business capabilities and market differentiation. IMD’s AI Maturity Index reveals the strategies that separate AI innovators from followers, write Tomoko Yokoi and Michael Wade.

More than a makeover: how L’Oréal aims to make sustainability glamorous

Dr. Kiri Trier, the beauty giant’s regional sustainability chief, explains her drive to change customer habits and make cutting waste, refilling, and recycling part of their daily bathroom routine.

Twin Transformation: How to stop treating AI and sustainability as separate challenges

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 competitive, resilient, and relevant. Rather than a traditional textbook, it’s written as a business novel to mirror the real world, with characters, backstories, and a narrative with ups and downs, twists and turns, victories and setbacks.

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