Leaders are often unaware of their value-critical stakeholders, inhibiting progress on strategic issues. The solution is to get rid of free riders and predators and build more involvement in the value-creation cycle by the stakeholders that matter. Here’s how it’s done.
Magdi Batato, a former Nestlé executive, has spent over three decades shaping global supply chains and operations in one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies. In his new role at IMD, he explains how supply chain leadership must evolve in an increasingly complex business environment.
Implementing sustainability programs is notoriously difficult. Here’s how to use a stakeholder-centered design-thinking approach to boost the chances of successful implementation.
Audemars Piguet CEO Ilaria Resta is placing circular leadership at the heart of her transformation strategy – bringing a bold, human-centered approach to one of Switzerland’s most storied watch brands, blending tradition with innovation, and reshaping luxury around empathy, empowerment, and enduring impact.
With the US Administration poised to introduce its steepest tariffs in over a century if negotiations to end a tariff war fail, companies across the Medtech and Luxury sectors could revisit protectionist strategies from the 1990s.
Writing reports that go unread, weekends wasted working on non-essential tasks, and unrealistic targets that can never be met. Top talent is being left exhausted and demoralized. Here are seven ways to restore morale and improve performance.
Women make more than 80% of purchasing decisions, but most brands struggle to reach, engage, and convert female customers. Do this short quiz to test your knowledge of marketing to women, and read on for tips on avoiding the pitfalls.
The 2025 IMD Global Supply Chain Survey reveals how senior executives across 20 industries rate their organization’s performance against 26 dimensions shaping supply chain management.
As corporate America adjusts to a shifting political environment under President Donald Trump, companies must rethink their approach to DEI. 
A good AI use case results from a ‘matching exercise’ where value is found at the intersection of data sets and business problems and opportunities. This can be hard to achieve, but these guidelines will help you ask the right questions and avoid common pitfalls.
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