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How to grow a family-owned investment portfolio

Making the transition from selling a family-owned business to growing a family-owned investment portfolio requires a long-term commitment, writes IMD's Peter Lorange

Three paradoxes luxury brands face in the digital era

Luxury brands can maintain exclusivity by extending into the digital world and using consumer insights to personalise interactions, writes IMD's Hannes Gurzki

How to stop worrying about employee mental health

You can turn your worry about your employees’ mental health into constructive action when you learn what to watch for and when to act, write Alyson Meister, Kathleen M. Pike and Daryl Tol

Learning from local start-ups: how to innovate in China

There are several ways Western multinationals can leverage the innovation capabilities of China’s start-up ecosystem, write Erik Walenza-Slabe, Yunfei Feng and Mark Greeven

The bullwhip effect in supply chains and how to prevent it

The bullwhip effect has been wreaking havoc on supply chains for decades, but a new approach to improve incentives, transparency and communications has emerged, write Ralf Seifert and Olov Isaksson

NFTs are not a gimmick. They could radically transform your business

The token economy could transform your company, turning on its head the concepts you currently have of business model, customer, shareholder, supplier and user, writes IMD's Arturo Bris

Six steps to building effective teams fast

Newly appointed CEOs and senior leaders must concentrate their energy on getting the right people in place quickly, as failure to build an effective team fast will have serious consequences, writes IMD's Michael Watkins

Is the world ready for the invasion of the digital nomads?

Both companies and countries need to adapt their policies to accommodate and attract this new breed of worker, writes IMD Business School's Arturo Bris

Employees behaving badly: how high CEO pay can encourage wider wrongdoing

Research suggests that CEO stock option schemes combined with a large pay gap can encourage and motivate lower-ranking employees to commit illegal behavior

Coach your people to switch from 'survive' to 'thrive' mode

Understanding what motivates your people can help you connect with your staff and prevent them from becoming disengaged as they contend with the uncertainty wrought by the pandemic, write IMD's Michael Watkins and Brenda Steinberg

Localisation: where effective supply chain management meets smart politics

With global threats from COVID to trade tensions exposing companies to costly disruptions, leaders should be thinking about supply chain resilience and regionalisation, write Salvatore Cantale and David Bach

The top 5 communication pitfalls to avoid during a CEO transition

There are five considerations when it comes to developing an effective plan for maximising communication during CEO transitions, write Donna Teach and Michael Watkins

When managing change in the virtual world, less is definitely more

It’s always been tough for CEOs to drive through new ways of working, and the virtual office has added to the challenge. But there are solutions, write Ask Agger and Jennifer Jordan

The essential elements to successful negotiation and dispute resolution

Focusing on post-negotiation outcomes and aiming for consensus increase the chances of successful dispute resolution, write Suzanne C. De Janasz, Michael Watkins, Christopher Zintel and Susan Stehli

Want the best performance and productivity? Take a rest

Executives can learn how to optimise productivity and performance by studying the training routines of Olympic athletes, write IMD Business School's Susan Goldsworthy and Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff

From audio apps to food delivery, picking winners in era of change

Keeping a fluid mindset is vital as we steer a course towards a post-pandemic business landscape. IMD Business School's Howard Yu identifies four trends that are likely to outlast COVID-19

Amazon’s prime movers face a tricky transition

Jeff Bezos will find the move from CEO to Chairman of the Board far from easy. IMD Business School's Didier Cossin and Michael Watkins provide advice on avoiding the pitfalls

Fuse soft skills and digital for customer centricity on steroids

Companies must blend soft skills such as empathy, humility and audacity with digital innovation to achieve true customer centricity, write IMD Business School's Didier Bonnet, Katharina Lange and Frédéric Dalsace

Digital automation: reaping the benefits requires careful planning and processes

Careful planning and processes are required to manage the speed, resources, sponsor commitment and change activities associated with technology implementations, writes IMD Business School's Bettina Büchel

Six leadership myths debunked during the pandemic

Many beliefs about leadership, people and work have evaporated before our eyes over the past 18 months, and some of these beliefs have been held for so long that they became myths, writes IMD Business School's Susan Goldsworthy

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