Christian Poensgen

Aug 1, 2023 | imd.org | Malgorzata Smulowitz |Christian Poensgen |Amit M. Joshi |Jialu Shan

At IMD, we have spent years studying family philanthropy, interviewing 70 philanthropic families across 30 continents to publish our report, Navigating your family’s philanthropic future across generations. Our study shows how philanthropy can be a powerful and positive force for the wider family enterprise system. But the report doesn’t just hold information for families; many lessons can be applied to private and public organizations across the globe.

Jul 25, 2023 | imd.org | Christian Poensgen

We’ve all been there: you have a lot of work on your plate, but you find yourself doing other things: the ones that are easier than what you really need to do such as cleaning off your desk or computer. Yet, to get out of a motivational trough, that’s precisely the opposite of what you should do. What to doWhen you find yourself procrastinating, start with doing something unrelated that’s even harder than what you’re trying to do. In other words, do something tangential that sucks.