Marleen Dieleman

Jun 4, 2024 | imd.org | Alyson Meister |Amit M. Joshi |Marleen Dieleman |Sophie Bacq

A murmuration of starlings sprints across the sky, swooping suddenly before swiftly rearranging themselves back into formation. The flock has no leader, yet the birds instinctively know when to turn, honing into the signals of the seven birds closest to them so they can move as one.

Apr 16, 2024 | imd.org | Amit M. Joshi |Marleen Dieleman |Alyson Meister |Sophie Bacq

Before the hype around generative AI, Alibaba had applied traditional AI and machine learning in marketing for the longest time. Tell us about that journey. Chris Tung: At Alibaba, we don’t believe AI is helping the business; we believe AI is the business. We’ve been integrating AI and machine learning to define the best shopping experience for shoppers.

Apr 10, 2024 | imd.org | Alfredo De Massis |Marleen Dieleman |Peter Vogel

There are many different ways in which leaders can draw on the history of their firm to advance their present-day interests in it. But complications arise when middle managers – who may care to varying degrees about the firm’s past – have different interpretations of it, not to mention different visions of the future.

Mar 13, 2024 | imd.org | Peter Vogel |Marleen Dieleman |Simon Minder

The longest corporate takeover battle in the history of Switzerland pitted Sika, a domestic chemical manufacturer, against Saint-Gobain, a French conglomerate. The seed of this dispute wasn’t a clash between competitors, but rather the loss of trust between the business’s family owners and its non-family leaders. Sika was a very successful family-controlled firm from 1910 until the 1990s, when the Burkard family gave up the reins of the company and stepped back from operational leadership.

Feb 28, 2024 | imd.org | Richard Roi |Tania Lennon |Tomoko Yokoi |Marleen Dieleman

 In January, the abrupt announcement of Philipp Rickenbacher’s departure as CEO of Julius Baer sent shockwaves through the corporate world. A sharp 52% fall in annual profits linked to the Swiss wealth manager’s exposure to the crisis-hit Signa property group, plunged Julius Baer into a leadership crisis, leaving the company without a clear successor.