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Misinformation is an unwieldy beast, but we need to stop being blasé about it

1 April 2022 • by José Caballero, Christos Cabolis in Business • 6 min read

Recent events have highlighted that consumers must now take an interest in checking the reliability of their providers...

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The origins of customer-centricity with Seán Meehan

31 March 2022 in Business • 1 min read • Podcast available

Professor Sean Meehan, the Dean of Faculty at IMD, discusses what makes a customer focussed company...

How to pick an A-team

30 March 2022 • by Michael D. Watkins in Business • 2 min read

There are seven critical questions you need to ask yourself as you are selecting the top team to lead your company....

How consumers perceive “fair” price hikes

29 March 2022 • by Stefan Michel in Business • 2 min read

Raising prices in times of inflation, even when necessary, can be a bit tricky. It's important to understand how your customers will react....

Questions to ask yourself as money gets tighter

23 March 2022 • by Karl Schmedders in Business • 2 min read

The ultra-cheap money of past years has caused some corporates to develop some bad habits. Check where you stand with these questions....

How to protect your supply chain

22 March 2022 • by Carlos Cordon in Business • 2 min read

It’s important to understand when and how to protect your supply chain. Firms should forensically exam their whole chain to find weak links....

How to change the way you think for innovation and sustainability

14 March 2022 • by Patrick Reinmoeller in Business • 2 min read

Understanding how profitability and sustainability work together is the critical factor that will define successful businesses for the rest of this century. ...

Is your company strategically rigid?

11 March 2022 • by Stéphane J. G. Girod in Business • 3 min read

Organizations know they need to be agile, but it is easy to get comfortable when you experience some success. You must break this cycle....

Panic buying will worsen supply chain disruption from the war in Ukraine

8 March 2022 • by Carlos Cordon in Business • 4 min read

Responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by overstocking and double-ordering supplies risks creating unnecessary disruption, says Professor Carlos Cordon. ...

How to welcome outlier ideas into your company

7 March 2022 • by Stéphane J. G. Girod in Business • 3 min read

Many companies have lots of good ideas circulating but cannot implement them because of structures and politics....

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