How to build powerful alliances
To be influential in complex organizations, you must be able to navigate stakeholder environments and build alliances in support of your objectives. There are key strategies involved in becoming an expert at...
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There's a $4tn opportunity on the table but women will get less than 1%. Is this the best we can do?
Female-owned businesses secure only a fraction of procurement contracts globally. It’s time to challenge the status quo by addressing systemic barriers and fostering inclusive practices. ...
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Do you use a good question mix?
2 August 2022 • by Arnaud Chevallier, Frédéric Dalsace in Leadership • 3 min read
Most leaders know to ask a lot of questions, but they don’t necessarily ask all the right types of questions. It’s important to understand if you are asking questions that will elicit...
The CEO guide to Cybersecurity, with IMD professor Oyku Isik
21 July 2022 in Leadership • 1 min read • 
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Öykü Işık helps businesses to tackle cybersecurity and data privacy. In this episode of ManagementCast she tells listeners what threats to look out for and why...
Why Big Brother should not be watching you at work
15 July 2022 • by Ali Aslan Gümüsay, Sonja Köhne, Thomas Schildhauer, Martin Krzywdzinski, Hendrik Send in Leadership • 11 min read
The future of work remains hybrid. But tracking every keystroke, mouse movement and email is not the best way to manage the more fluid boundaries, argue Ali Aslan Gümüsay, Sonja Köhne, Thomas...
This activity could give you the strategic edge you’ve been seeking
15 July 2022 in Leadership • 3 min read
If we told you there was a magic elixir that would help you improve your fitness, think clearer, make better strategic decisions, lose weight, and level out your moods, would you want...
Jessica Tan
13 July 2022 in Leadership • 1 min read • Podcast available
Ping An Co-CEO Jessica Tan tells IMD President Jean-François Manzoni how a Chinese insurance company was transformed into a tech giant...
Have you fallen into one of these leadership traps?
13 July 2022 in Leadership • 3 min read
Building on prior research on the topic, we have identified six traps that leaders can fall into in turbulent times. Often these traps are hidden, so leaders don’t realize when they are...
The paradox of power: to serve myself or others?
12 July 2022 • by George Kohlrieser in Leadership • 5 min read
Leaders must strike the right balance between their own needs and the needs of others....
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