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Voice-activated: how to connect with others in a virtual world 

April 4, 2025 • by Francesca Giulia Mereu, Maria Wilhelmsson in Leadership • 8 min read

According to a recent Stanford Report, video chat platforms such as Zoom have design flaws that exhaust the human mind and body. So, how can can you ensure you have a warm,...

Are you using disequilibrium to capture the value of digital tools?

April 4, 2025 • by Michael R. Wade in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

Michael R Wade gets tips on driving transformation at scale from Hamilton Mann, a top executive at leading French aerospace, defense, and cybersecurity company Thales....

Tariff wars: how business leaders can survive

April 3, 2025 • by Arturo Bris in Finance • 5 min read

US President Donald Trump's brazen assault on the global trade order will disrupt international capital flows, affecting everything from supply chains to labor mobility. Here's a checklist for reconsidering corporate strategy....

America’s tariff shock: Why trade deficits now mean penalties, not ‘unfair policies’

April 3, 2025 • by Simon J. Evenett in Geopolitics • 7 min read

The United States has finally abandoned traditional trade diplomacy in favor of a formula-based tariff regime that penalizes bilateral trade surpluses. For firms with cross-border supply chains, the implications extend far beyond...

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Trust is like a dance. Learn the steps to be a better leader

April 3, 2025 • by Ben Bryant in Audio articles • 12 min read

To waltz smoothly through office life, we need to balance vulnerability and honest feedback. And it’s perfectly fine to step on someone’s toes occasionally....

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Management myth-busters: We do ESG – we don’t need to measure impact

April 3, 2025 • by Sonja Haut in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

Many companies still believe that compliance with ESG criteria is sufficient to keep regulators and investors happy and ensure business sustainability. Not so, says Sonja Haut, who identifies seven ways in which...

Stroke by stroke: how rowing shapes resilient leaders

April 2, 2025 • by Heather Cairns-Lee in Leadership • 7 min read

Katrina Edmunds’ return to rowing shows how sport builds resilience, teamwork, and leadership—lessons that drive success in business and life....

Collective, not corrective action: how to engage men in DE&I

April 2, 2025 • by Mark Freed in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

Workplace inclusion benefits everyone – and the organization. Mark Freed identifies five actionable steps to move away from a blame-centric approach towards a more collaborative and inclusive strategy that makes men allies.   ...

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How systems – and you – can fight back against omnipotent leaders

April 1, 2025 • by Vanina Farber in Leadership • 9 min read

Systems crack – from mass mobilization and quiet refusal to non-compliance, pressure finds its way in....

Do you know the environmental cost of GenAI and how to mitigate against it?

April 1, 2025 • by Tomoko Yokoi in Brain Circuits • 4 min read

CEOs now expect GenAI to transform their businesses – but many underestimate its environmental cost. Take this short quiz to test your knowledge of the environmental impact of GenAI, and read on...

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Big brother or a brave new world? How to avoid AI dystopia

March 31, 2025 • by Michael Yaziji in Artificial Intelligence • 7 min read

AI carries the threat of bringing to life the chilling visions of Orwell and Huxley. We must work hard to fight against the convergence of micro-surveillance and digital inertia....

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Is your board a high performer? The four pillars of good governance

March 31, 2025 • by Didier Cossin in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

The corporate world is littered with high-profile failures of governance. We all have ideas about good governance, but few people can evaluate their own board in these terms. Didier Cossin explains what...

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Watch this space: how to make the business of space your business

March 28, 2025 • by Jim Pulcrano, Matthew C Weinzierl, Brendan Rosseau in I by IMD Book Club • 7 min read

Authors of Space to Grow, Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau, tell IMD's Jim Pulcrano that one of the central aims of their book is to inspire industries, businesses and individuals...

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Rethinking the default: how ‘Lifepreneurs’ are reshaping business and society

March 28, 2025 • by Vanina Farber in Innovation • 7 min read

Women’s financial security, career progression, and personal safety have long been shaped by systems that overlook their realities. 'Lifepreneurs' – entrepreneurs who innovate from lived experience – are challenging these defaults....

How to lead without authority: 7 lessons from times of crisis

March 28, 2025 • by Mary Meaney Haynes in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

Leadership comes in many forms, from the boardrooms of global corporations to grassroots efforts in highly challenging circumstances. Mary Meaney Haynes shares lessons from leading a humanitarian effort for Ukrainian refugees –...