So, you think you’ve built an ecosystem…

July 28, 2026 in Leadership • 3 min read

Many organizations think they have created an ecosystem, but fall well short. Answer the questions below to check whether your “ecosystem” is sustainable in the long term....

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Don’t fall in love with your product: Lessons from an 800-year-old family business

July 28, 2026 • by Alfredo De Massis in Leadership • 7 min read

The Frescobaldi formula: humility, reinvention, and stewardship across 30 generations - how to sustain a family business in changing times....

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In the age of AI we need magicians, not managers

July 27, 2026 • by William Fischer in Leadership • 8 min read

As knowledge rapidly loses its shelf life, leadership is no longer about what leaders know, but what they can make possible. The answer lies in “magic-making”, not technical mastery. ...

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What competitiveness requires now

July 24, 2026 • by David Bach in Leadership • 7 min read

How can leaders stay competitive amid geopolitical uncertainty? David Bach explores resilience, AI, energy security, trust and European reform...

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You have the data. So why is inclusion lagging?

July 24, 2026 • by Robert Vilkelis in Leadership • 9 min read

If your metrics don’t distinguish between the “D” and the “I” in DE&I, your efforts to become more inclusive will likely fail. Here’s how to use your existing data to get inclusion...

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Why “business partnering” is no longer enough for CFOs

July 23, 2026 • by I by IMD in Leadership • 5 min read

Explore the evolving role of CFOs as strategic enablers, emphasizing value-driven decisions and advanced finance strategies for modern organizations....

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Most corporate events fail. Here’s why

July 22, 2026 • by Alfredo De Massis, Vittoria Magrelli , Christof Rissbacher in Leadership • 7 min read

How to plan an event your employees won’t stop talking about and what the Wings for Life World Run teaches us about organizational culture....

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The great reversal: How to survive in the China pressure cooker

July 21, 2026 • by Winter Nie, Yunfei Feng, Marco Gadola in Leadership • 16 min read

Homegrown brands are overtaking once prestigious multinationals in China. Winter Nie, Yunfei Feng, and Marco Gadola offer three pathways for global players to respond....

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Get on base: Buy runs not reputations

July 17, 2026 • by I by IMD in Leadership • 2 min read

Strategic leadership insight from Moneyball: stop paying for reputations and buy runs by valuing on-base potential and data-driven decision making....

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Why chairs must act to broker board-CEO relations

July 17, 2026 • by Randall S. Peterson in Leadership • 8 min read

With CEOs facing unprecedented demand for information and constant updates, chairs need to step in urgently to prevent management from becoming overloaded....

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