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    Meet your Program Directors

    Meet your Program Directors

    Program Directors

    Our Faculty members are recognized world authorities in their fields. Dividing their time between teaching, research, and working with international companies, they remain on top of the latest management trends. You can expect timely, innovative learning activities, materials, and content in all IMD programs.

    Albrecht Enders

    Professor of Strategy and Innovation

    His major research, teaching and consulting interests are in the areas of managing discontinuous change and top team strategy development processes.

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    Michael D. Watkins

    Professor of Leadership and Organizational Change

    He has spent the last two decades working with leaders as they transition to new roles, build their teams, and transform their organizations. In 2023, Watkins was inducted into the Thinkers50 Management Hall of Fame, which recognizes remarkable contributions to the realm of management concepts and ideas spanning many years.

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    Contributing Faculty
    Jennifer Jordan

    Social psychologist and Professor of Leadership & Organizational Behavior

    Her teaching, research, and consulting focus on the areas of digital leadership, ethics, influence, and power. Professor Jordan has received specialized training and certifications in lie-and truthfulness-detection and conflict resolution within organizations.

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    Latest publications
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    The new CEO’s guide to crisis management

    As baby-boomer CEOs retire, a new wave of leaders is taking over. These new CEOs are full of fresh ideas and perspectives. However, many inevitably will face their first time leading a large organization through a crisis.

    By Konrad Lenniger and Michael D. Watkins
    28 November 2023
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    Decisions about the future of AI shouldn’t be made by “dark personalities”

    Traits such as overconfidence and narcissism, which may lead tech leaders to make bold decisions and take risks in the pursuit of growth, are dangerous in the context of artificial intelligence.

    By Michael D. Watkins
    22 November 2023
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    Big shoes to fill: How to succeed a brilliant leader

    Executives winning promotion must navigate their transition with a balance of humility, respect for legacy, and a vision for the future.

    By Michael D. Watkins
    17 November 2023
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    Test hypotheses, don’t make assumptions when taking a new role

    Leadership transitions are pivotal moments in any leader’s career. As you step into a new role, the initial days are a valuable opportunity to lay the foundation for the future.

    By Millán Alvarez-Miranda, Peter Fennah and Michael D. Watkins
    31 October 2023
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