I by IMD - 12 Sep 2024
UNLOCK YOUR WINNING POTENTIAL
We are ruled by behavior patterns learned in childhood. Discover how to tame your ‘inner child’ and become a better leader.
Limit choice and get out of your comfort zone to boost creativity, advises the innovative musician and producer.
Find out how an integrated approach to strategic decision-making can help you make better-informed choices.
My life as a rookie ... exploring a world full of hidden potential
Human potential
Too many employees are denied the chance to show their true capabilities. Binna Kandola suggests ways companies can combat a culture of bias.
Long-trusted ways of developing leadership talent are outmoded, argue Tania Lennon and Misiek Piskorski. Is it time for a radical rethink?
We are all at the mercy of behaviors ingrained from childhood. Nik Kinley and Shlomo Ben-Hur offer practical steps to help you identify and overcome emotions.
Reimagining how we think about skills and untapped sources of talent will help to avoid a dystopian future of work, argues Cynthia Hansen.
A deeper understanding of expertise can transform how you define, assess, and develop the talent your organization needs, writes Lara Carty.
Organizations place too much emphasis on ‘high potential’ leadership talent at the expense of people who deliver value in other ways, argues Peter Attfield.
Uzma Waseem offers guidance on how employers can clear the obstacles to creating a genuinely inclusive and productive environment for the neurodivergent.
Do you have the skill to build a ‘genius team’? In our series Brain Circuits, Merete Wedell-Wedellsborg has devised a test to check your credentials.
Older workers have much to offer but don’t always get the chance to show it, writes Michael Skapinker. Mixed-generation teams could help.
[In good company]
In our regular ‘The I reader’ column, Howard Yu recommends six books to help you realize your full potential.
Shelley Zalis says it’s time to retire the word ‘empowerment’ so women can tap into their innate power.
To develop your career, is breadth or depth of experience more important? Ric Roi and Tania Lennon sift the evidence.
Is your career rocket-propelled, or will it never achieve lift-off? Check out our visual guide to find out.
[Coaching corner] Most of us have an inner demon that says we are not good enough, but that’s not necessarily bad, say Séverine Jourdain and Nathalie Ducrot.
[Well-being] Susan Goldsworthy and Alyson Meister explore how controlled breathing techniques can help manage stress and enhance focus.
[Sustainability] Smarter regulation is required to nudge luxury brands into a more sustainable future, industry experts tell Stéphane J G Girod.
[Leadership] Jennifer Jordan explores decision-making in the ‘gray zone’, which includes finding solutions that may be right for some but wrong for others.
[Governance] In ‘A Board's Eye View,’ Axel P. Lehmann writes that knowing when to get involved and learning to master one's emotions are essential skills when your company is in crisis.
[The forecaster] Companies needing a turnaround in fortunes should take inspiration from Ford’s 2008 rescue mission led by Alan Mulally, writes Howard Yu.
[In conversation] Visionary musician Brian Eno tells Didier Bonnet why imposing time constraints and putting people in unfamiliar situations can lead to unexpected innovations.
[In depth] Albrecht Enders, Ajay Kohli, Andreas König, and Arnaud Chevallier present the Strategy Stack, a new way to make better-informed strategic choices.
[Leadership] Pierluigi Collina, one of the world’s most respected football referees, tells Didier Bonnet how he used big-match nerves to make quick decisions.
[Afterword] In the first of a regular column, newly appointed IMD President David Bach sets out his vision.
Imaginary jobs at fake firms: living in an age of illusion
Adaptability, ambidexterity, and agility
Adaptability, ambidexterity, and agility
ADAPTABILITY IN PRACTICE
FOUR FACTORS FOR SUSTAINED SUCCESS
HOW TO CULTIVATE TALENT
How to build a genius team
TANIA LENNON
MISIEK PISKORSKI
A launchpad for potential leaders
TALENT MARKERS
Hard work
Personality traits
Political acumen
Ambition and career drive
A launchpad for potential leaders
Experience
The Dark Triad
Emotional intelligence
Mid-range explorer
High-flying rocket
Short-haul shuttle
Support and accountability: empowering neurodivergent workers to succeed
To become a better leader, learn to master emotions hardwired from childhood
Potential reads to help you be a better leader
PRINCIPLES: LIFE AND WORK / RAY DALIO
ELON MUSK / WALTER ISAACSON
THE ONE THING / GARY KELLER (WITH JAY PAPASAN)
QUIT / ANNIE DUKE
THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE / STEPHEN R COVEY
Saplings at my garden center are no match for mature specimens
Cut out bias to unlock your team’s full potential across the spectrum
Cut out bias to unlock your team’s full potential across the spectrum
Mend the broken pipeline to keep the talent supply owing freely
REALIZING THE POTENTIAL OF THE UNDERSERVED: YOUTH@RISK
Ask the experts to help you widen the talent pool
Breadth or depth of experience: which should you prioritize?
Potential or performance? We should value and reward both
Here’s a wizard idea: set free your inner Dorothy
Brian Eno and the art of imposing boundaries in a world without limits
The Strategy Stack
5 re ections on strategic decision-making
STRATEGY STACK: A KEY TO UNLOCK EXISTING FRAMEWORKS
AN ESSENTIAL READING GUIDE
Inside the ‘gray zone’: how to lead when no one is right
Ford's pick-me-up: how car giant saved itself from the scrapyard
Ref’s rules of the game for quick decision-making
Ref’s rules of the game for quick decision-making
Four über eective ways to steer your way out of a crisis
How to make your ‘imposter’ monster a trusted friend
HOW TO DEAL WITH YOUR IMPOSTER SYNDROME
How breathwork can lead to better work
PRACTICAL BREATHWORK EXERCISES FOR EXECUTIVES
Herding the fashion crowd to greener pastures
THE BATTLE OVER DE-GROWTH
COMPANIES EXCEL AT LOBBYING REGULATORS
Responsible leadership
To create impact for the impactful … that is the mission
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