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The IMD Podcast Network brings you fresh insights and thought leadership on the evolving world of management and business. Each episode features conversations with global experts, industry leaders, and IMD faculty who share their perspectives on leadership, innovation, strategy, and the challenges shaping organizations today. Whether you’re an executive, entrepreneur, or lifelong learner, our goal is to provide practical knowledge and inspiration that you can apply directly to your professional journey
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Why sustainability lies at the heart of leadership
Business resilience depends on recognizing the true costs of profit and changing how leaders measure success. In this interview with Florian Hoos, Professor of Sustainability and Accounting at IMD, Swiss business leader and environmentalist
Bertrand Piccard: Why leaders should stop trying to convince people
In this episode, Swiss explorer and psychiatrist Bertrand Piccard joins IMD MBA candidate Kartik Ashta to discuss why resistance is often a signal to change approach rather than push harder. Drawing on his record-breaking adventures and pio
How does Lamberto Frescobaldi future-proof a 700-year-old business?
How do you lead a company when you are not its ultimate owner, but the custodian of a centuries-old legacy? Lamberto Frescobaldi represents the 30th generation of one of Italy’s most enduring wine families. His answer is uncompromising: inh
Can David Loew turn Ipsen into pharma’s next giant?
Ipsen CEO David Loew unpacks six years of radical transformation that enabled a mid-sized, family-controlled biopharma company to take on the biggest competitors in the industry. Our Guest: David Loew, CEO, Ipsen David Loew has served as CE
Ralph Hamers, are ‘tech companies with a banking license’ the future of finance?
Former ING and UBS CEO Ralph Hamers joins IMD’s Murat Tarakci to unpack how he led “banking’s biggest digital transformation” – and why AI may redefine financial advice. Drawing on his experience at two of the biggest banks in the world, Ha
Niels Christiansen, how did LEGO regain momentum?
What does it take to lead one of the world’s most loved brands — and still admit it had become too slow, too complex, and too hard to move? In this CEO Dialogue, LEGO CEO Niels Christiansen discusses with IMD’s Jean-François Manzoni how he
How do you reinvent what family legacy means, Chef Pam?
What does it take to inherit a family legacy without becoming trapped by it? In this episode of I by IMD, Marleen Dieleman speaks with Chef Pam, the visionary behind Potong, a 120-year-old family pharmacy in Bangkok’s Chinatown which she tr
Ann Perrins, what can executives learn from a Formula One team?
Ann Perrins on rebuilding Atlassian Williams F1 through talent, culture, psychological safety – and the long road back to winning. What does it really take to rebuild a Formula One team from the inside out? In this episode of I by IMD podca
Slawomir Krupa, how can a 160-year-old bank reinvent itself?
What does it take to restore confidence in a 160-year-old bank that investors had stopped believing in? In this episode, IMD’s Jean-François Manzoni speaks with Societe Generale CEO Slawomir Krupa about rebuilding a major institution from t
Katarina Bonde: Are you scaling, or just burning cash?
Scaling a company is not about chasing headlines. It’s about proving customers care. In this episode of I by IMD, Katarina Bonde shares hard-earned lessons from decades in venture-backed tech, board leadership, and global scale-ups. She cha
Endress+Hauser: How to future-proof a 70-year-old market leader
What does it take to build a company that lasts generations — not just quarters? In this episode, Endress+Hauser’s Supervisory Board President Matthias Altendorf discusses with IMD professor Goutam Challagala how to integrate sustainability
Holcim’s Ram Muthu: Can circular construction scale?
Construction is one of the biggest carbon emitters – and cement sits at the center of it. In this episode of Inside the Transition, IMD's Julia Binder and Knut Haanaes speak with Holcim’s Head of Operational Excellence Ram Muthu about what
Inside the transition with Pictet’s Marie-Laure Schaufelberger
In this episode of Inside the Transition, IMD’s Julia Binder and Knut Haanaes welcome Marie-Laure Schaufelberger, Chief Sustainability Officer of Pictet Group, to explore the role of finance in driving the energy transition. Schaufelberger
What comes next for international development
In a moment of upheaval for international development, Katherine Milligan of the Graduate Institute and Carlos Álvarez Pereira, Secretary General of the Club of Rome, argue that hope – not fear – must guide what comes next. In 2025, the int
Caspar Herzberg on how ‘radical collaboration’ can unlock trapped value
Could an ecosystem-led approach to disparate industrial information technology systems build more resilient and efficient global supply chains? Caspar Herzberg, CEO of industrial software company AVEVA, argues that breaking down data silos
Zhike Lei & Marcus Schindler on exploration and purpose at Novo Nordisk
In this episode, IMD Professor Zhike Lei speaks with Marcus Schindler, the former head of Novo Nordisk’s R&D operation, about driving innovation through transformation. Schindler reveals his journey is defined by “exploration” and details h
Zhike Lei & Marcus Schindler on exploration and purpose at Novo Nordisk
In this episode, IMD Professor Zhike Lei speaks with Marcus Schindler, the former head of Novo Nordisk's R&D operation, about driving innovation through transformation. Marcus reveals his journey is defined by "exploration" and details how
Inside the transition: Bottlenecks and strategic choices
In the second episode of IMD’s sustainability series, Julia Binder and Knut Haanaes welcome Kunal Chandra, the Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer at RWE. Chandra, an IMD alumnus, oversees one of Europe's largest clean energy investment
The real story of AI’s rise from winters to workplaces
AI has leapt from obscurity to ubiquity, reshaping work and society. But its flaws run deep, forcing leaders to balance its promise with its dangerous limitations. From the frosty skepticism of AI’s early winters to the blazing hype of toda
Europe’s irreplaceable innovator: ASML’s CEO on powering the digital future
Christophe Fouquet, CEO of ASML, tells Jean-François Manzoni how the world’s only EUV lithography machine maker became Europe’s most indispensable company – and what comes next. Few companies can claim to sit at the center of modern technol
Olympian insights: Leadership meets elite sports
Oliver Zeidler is an Olympian who has successfully reinvented himself. After missing out on the Rio 2016 games as a swimmer, he switched sports to become a World Champion rower just three years later. In conversation with IMD’s Susan Goldsw
What if Europe’s biggest risk isn’t war – but running out of power?
This week we feature a recent episode of IMD's sister podcast, Leaders Unplugged. IMD President David Bach sits down with Henrik Andersen, CEO of Vestas, for a raw conversation on Europe’s energy transition and the courage leaders need to n
From Wuhan to the boardroom: Dan Luo’s journey to impact
This week, we bring you a powerful conversation from OWP Singapore, IMD’s flagship five-day program focused on orchestrating winning performance. In this fireside chat, Professor Omar Toulan sits down with Dan Luo, IMD MBA alumna (Class of
Benefits by design: Novonesis CEO’s strategy for sustainable growth
In conversation with IMD's Jean-François Manzoni, Novonesis CEO Ester Baiget discusses how the Danish biosolutions powerhouse uses advanced tech and its ‘library of strengths’ to transform food production and laundry processes. Novonesis is
Inside the transition: The outlook for COP 30 and the road ahead
The energy transition isn't coming. It's already here. From boardrooms to trading floors, from tech labs to oil rigs, the shift toward clean energy is reshaping how business gets done. On "Inside the Transition," hosts Julia Binder and Knut
AI unlocked: How LLMs will make experts out of everyone
Mike Wade and Amit Joshi welcome their colleague José Parra Moyano, Professor of Digital Strategy at IMD and contributor to their book GAIN. Jose shares his perspective on how Generative AI is not just an efficiency tool but a powerful ena
Supply chains: How GenAI has gone from disappointment to game-changer
In this episode of Mike and Amit Talk Tech, on the IMD Podcast network, our hosts discuss the transformative role of generative AI in supply chains. Joining the show is Professor Carlos Cordon, an IMD expert with over 30 years of experience
Leaner, cleaner, faster, stronger: How ABB is reshaping an engineering icon for the future
In this episode of the CEO Dialogue series, Jean-François Manzoni speaks with Morten Wierod, President and CEO of ABB, about how one of the world’s great engineering companies is transforming itself for the road ahead. With 110,000 employee
GenAI and healthcare with Achim Plueckebaum
On the IMD Podcast network, Mike Wade and Amit Joshi speak about the future of health, with Achim Plueckebaum, a contributor to their latest book GAIN. As a senior executive with decades of experience in the life sciences industry, Plueckeb
Uncertainty and Enterprise: Amar Bhidé on Risk, Imagination, and Innovation
IMD Dean of Faculty and Research Stefan Michel sits down with Amar Bhidé - Emeritus Professor at Tufts University, and a founding member of the Center on Capitalism and Society at Columbia. Drawing on insights from his latest book, Uncertai
