Leadership
How to successfully exit a business
Why the way you leave a company can shape your legacy as much as your tenure.
February 6, 2026
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Sustainability is not just a buzz word but a core part of strategy, driving the transformation of business models and unlocking new growth opportunties. IMD and industry experts share actionable strategies and tools to shape a more sustainable and inclusive business future.
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Amid rising demand from customers, employees and investors, companies have moved sustainability to the top of their agendas. In Issue III, we explore how leaders are transforming their industries today to avoid disaster.
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Holcim’s Ram Muthu: Can circular construction scale?
Holcim’s Ram Muthu on circularity, EU regulation, and what it really takes to decarbonize cement at industrial scale.
January 27, 2026
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Leaders Unplugged
WEF Unplugged: Geopolitics, sustainability, and a look behind the scenes
Live from Davos: IMD’s Julia Binder and David Bach cut through the headlines on geopolitics, AI, energy – and competing visions for the international order.
January 23, 2026
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Geopolitics
Geopolitics dominates Davos: Values-based pragmatism as a blueprint for action
From Trump and transatlantic tensions to AI’s reality check and sustainability’s reinvention, Davos 2026 signals a shift toward values-based pragmatism.
January 23, 2026
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Competitiveness
South Korea’s innovation outputs are failing to translate into higher levels of competitiveness
South Korea continues to invest heavily in science and technology, yet a climate of entrepreneurial decline envelops it. What takeaways are there across the board for leaders in other economies?
January 16, 2026
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Financial Services (Industry)
The Ermotti succession: How UBS can transform a leadership transition into strategic advantage
CEO successions rarely fail because of poor selection – they fail in execution. As Sergio Ermotti prepares to step down, UBS has the opportunity to turn leadership transition from a risk-management exercise into a catalyst for strategic renewal.
January 15, 2026
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Brain Circuits:
Brain Circuits
Walk, don’t talk: How to survive culture warsÂ
Global brands expert Philip Thomas suggests simple ways for businesses to walk the tightrope between buzz and backlash in today’s divisive cultural and political landscape.
February 4, 2026
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Brain Circuits
How to create a skills-powered organization Â
As Standard Chartered’s Chief Strategy and Talent Officer, Tanuj Kapilashrami, oversaw a fundamental workforce transformation from a jobs-based to a skills-powered model. Here she shares five key steps to make the transition.
January 27, 2026
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Brain Circuits
How to identify conflict in your family firm Â
As in any conflict resolution, tackling problems in family firms begins by identifying where the problem originates and its precise nature. Go through the questions below to analyze where things are going wrong.
January 20, 2026
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Brain Circuits
How to read your risk barometer (for better decision-making under pressure)Â
Tired? Stressed? Important deadline looming? Your brain doesn’t just soldier on unchanged – it responds in ways you may not even notice. This means that your inner state is quietly influencing every decision you make. The good news is that you can use your personal “risk barometer” to gauge how you are feeling and to master your stress-response tendency using everyday situations.
December 18, 2025
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Brain Circuits
Is a lack of trust costing you? How a culture operating system separates winners from losers
Most companies approach culture like they’re trying to boil the ocean: vague values, inspiring speeches, and fingers crossed that something changes. Susanne May highlights the pitfalls of a lack of organizational trust and outlines four key steps to install a culture operating system that will give you a significant competitive advantage.
December 17, 2025
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Brain Circuits
Beware the silent fourth: Are you fawning your way through leadership?Â
We’re all familiar with fight, flight, or freeze stress responses. But clinical psychologist Ingrid Clayton identifies a fourth survival strategy lurking in your neural circuitry that most leadership training misses – and it might be sabotaging your effectiveness. Meet fawning: your brain stem’s people-pleasing panic button.
December 9, 2025
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Leading the Sustainable Business Transformation
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Industrial AI x Sustainability
A New Pace of Change
A new report explores how industrial AI is helping organizations realize their sustainability goals. With new data from over 200 senior executives and expert insights - from the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, ETH AI Center, TU Berlin and more - the report provides an in-depth analysis of the current and projected impact of industrial AI accelerating transformative change.
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