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Balancing empathy with authority: Setting boundaries doesn’t make you an unethical leader

A driven entrepreneur learns to balance ambition with empathy, overcoming perfectionism to lead effectively, set boundaries, and empower her team.

Coaching Leadership
By Chloé Christopoulos
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Balancing empathy with authority: Setting boundaries doesn’t make you an unethical leader
By Chloé Christopoulos
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A driven entrepreneur learns to balance ambition with empathy, overcoming perfectionism to lead effectively, set boundaries, and empower her team.
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Is your workforce strategy skills-powered?

A skills-first approach is emerging as the future of workforce strategy. Jeff Schwartz and Mike Worthington identify the key questions to consider and explain how it’s done.

Strategy Talent Management
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Is your workforce strategy skills-powered?
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A skills-first approach is emerging as the future of workforce strategy. Jeff Schwartz and Mike Worthington identify the key questions to consider and explain how it’s done.
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Bridging the divide: Why digital inclusion can’t wait

Digital inclusion cannot wait. Over 300 million people still lack mobile network access, deepening inequality as AI transforms economies.

Communication
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Bridging the divide: Why digital inclusion can’t wait
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Digital inclusion cannot wait. Over 300 million people still lack mobile network access, deepening inequality as AI transforms economies.
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The looming AI risk – Automating middle management

Many managerial problems are not optimization issues – they center on ethics and judgment and cannot be adjudicated by machines.

By Faisal Hoque, Pranay Sanklecha and Paul Scade
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The looming AI risk – Automating middle management
By Faisal Hoque Pranay Sanklecha and Paul Scade
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Many managerial problems are not optimization issues – they center on ethics and judgment and cannot be adjudicated by machines.
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US poison pills and the limits of dual engagement by its trading partners

Recent US-Cambodia and US-Malaysia trade agreements include ‘poison pills’ echoing an earlier precedent, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). For trading partners navigating intensifying US-China geopolitical rivalry, these provisions complicate hedging strategies. In practice, the bite of these provisions may be less than their formal…

Geopolitics
By Simon J. Evenett
in Journal of World Trade
April 2026, vol. 60, no. 1, pp. 189-212, https://doi.org/10.54648/trad2026008
US poison pills and the limits of dual engagement by its trading partners
By Simon J. Evenett
in Journal of World Trade April 2026, vol. 60, no. 1, pp. 189-212, https://doi.org/10.54648/trad2026008
Summary
Recent US-Cambodia and US-Malaysia trade agreements include ‘poison pills’ echoing an earlier precedent, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). For trading partners navigating intensifying US-China geopolitical rivalry, these provisions complicate hedging strategies. In practice, the bite of these provisions may be less than their formal…
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Women’s leadership in sports management

María Soledad Bernachea shares how women’s leadership in sports management can use sport and education to build talent and social impact locally.

Leadership
By María Soledad Bernachea
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Women’s leadership in sports management
By María Soledad Bernachea
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María Soledad Bernachea shares how women’s leadership in sports management can use sport and education to build talent and social impact locally.
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Corporate statecraft – The passport to global success

In a fracturing world, corporate statecraft helps leaders adapt identity by market, strengthen trust, ease regulation, and improve access.

Geopolitics
By Marcus Burke and Trent Ross
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Corporate statecraft – The passport to global success
By Marcus Burke and Trent Ross
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In a fracturing world, corporate statecraft helps leaders adapt identity by market, strengthen trust, ease regulation, and improve access.
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Are you mired in meeting madness?

What used to be quick exchanges have become scheduled calls, and leaders and teams find themselves juggling double- or triple-bookings.

Communication Leadership
By Dorotea Brandin
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Are you mired in meeting madness?
By Dorotea Brandin
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What used to be quick exchanges have become scheduled calls, and leaders and teams find themselves juggling double- or triple-bookings.
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Are you mired in meeting madness?

Since COVID-19, one trend has silently taken over the way we work. What used to be quick exchanges have become scheduled calls, and leaders and teams find themselves juggling double- or triple-bookings. Use the Remote Communication Matrix to restore clarity and reclaim thinking time.

Communication
By Dorotea Brandin
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31 March 2026
Are you mired in meeting madness?
By Dorotea Brandin
in I by IMD Brain Circuits 31 March 2026
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Since COVID-19, one trend has silently taken over the way we work. What used to be quick exchanges have become scheduled calls, and leaders and teams find themselves juggling double- or triple-bookings. Use the Remote Communication Matrix to restore clarity and reclaim thinking time.
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Should you still invest? – How meaningful are record highs?

For long-term investors, the relevant question is not whether markets are at record levels today, but whether they are likely to be higher years from now.

Finance
By Mischa Riedo and Karl Schmedders
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Should you still invest? – How meaningful are record highs?
By Mischa Riedo and Karl Schmedders
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For long-term investors, the relevant question is not whether markets are at record levels today, but whether they are likely to be higher years from now.
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How to raise financially capable children

Teach kids to earn, save, budget, and invest. A parenting guide to financial literacy, money habits, saving, spending, and raising financially confident children.

Finance
By Peter Vogel and Mara Catherine Harvey
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How to raise financially capable children
By Peter Vogel and Mara Catherine Harvey
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Teach kids to earn, save, budget, and invest. A parenting guide to financial literacy, money habits, saving, spending, and raising financially confident children.
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Inside the hidden job market: how senior executives gain traction

Senior executives can unlock the hidden job market by using relationships, focus and credibility to pursue leadership roles with more energy.

Talent Management
By Diana Ritchie
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Inside the hidden job market: how senior executives gain traction
By Diana Ritchie
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Senior executives can unlock the hidden job market by using relationships, focus and credibility to pursue leadership roles with more energy.
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AXA’s 2026 people priorities: AI, mental health, and learning

AXA CHRO Sandrine Girszyn outlines three people priorities for 2026: AI adoption, employee mental health, and building a continuous learning mindset.

Human Resources Strategy
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AXA’s 2026 people priorities: AI, mental health, and learning

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AXA CHRO Sandrine Girszyn outlines three people priorities for 2026: AI adoption, employee mental health, and building a continuous learning mindset.
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Quantum computing cybersecurity risk – Are we ready?

Quantum computing could break current encryption. Businesses must adopt post-quantum cryptography now to protect sensitive data from future cyber threats.

Corporate Governance Technology Management
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Quantum computing cybersecurity risk – Are we ready?
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Quantum computing could break current encryption. Businesses must adopt post-quantum cryptography now to protect sensitive data from future cyber threats.
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Competitive identity: Your hidden lever in a transition

Considering a career transition? Begin by identifying your unique values and strengths. Sophi Hazi and Arturo Pasquel guide you through the process.

Leadership
By Sophie Hazi and Arturo Pasquel
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Competitive identity: Your hidden lever in a transition
By Sophie Hazi and Arturo Pasquel
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Summary
Considering a career transition? Begin by identifying your unique values and strengths. Sophi Hazi and Arturo Pasquel guide you through the process.
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