Sarena Lin

Sep 11, 2024 | imd.org | Sarena Lin |Tania Lennon

Deep expertise has long been seen as important for supporting progression to more senior roles. Research has shown that expertise is linked to sustained superior performance and innovation, helping leaders to create value through exploiting current organizational capabilities and exploring opportunities for new sources of revenue.

May 6, 2024 | imd.org | Jim Pulcrano |Howard Yu |Sarena Lin |Carlos Cordon

Whether brewed in an espresso machine, cafetière or Turkish cezve, coffee has always been more than just a drink. Over the centuries, humans have drunk coffee not purely for the taste, but also for medicinal, ritual and social reasons. In 17th-century Britain, the coffee houses were known as “penny universities,” as customers came together to debate the science, politics and literature of the day. In 2022, the trend was still on an upward trajectory, with global sales of .

May 3, 2024 | imd.org | Jennifer Jordan |Howard Yu |Sarena Lin

The challenges around belonging and what can be done about it were at the heart of the discussion yesterday when I shared a platform at the St. Gallen Symposium with Sofia Appelgren, founder of Mitt Livs Val Foundation, and the social enterprise Mitt Liv AB and Clara Richter, founder of Women with Impact, an organization providing a voice for women by showcasing the positive impact they have on society. The theme of this year’s St. Gallen Symposium is Confronting Scarcity.

May 2, 2024 | imd.org | Sarena Lin

In the age of data, when algorithms are revolutionizing operations, marketing, finance, and decision-making, what part – if any – should human intuition play? Join Patrick Reinmoeller, Professor of Strategy and Innovation at IMD, in discussion with Gerd Gigerenzer, author of The Intelligence of Intuition, in an I by IMD Book Club webinar, to find out.

May 2, 2024 | imd.org | Sarena Lin |Howard Yu |Zhike Lei |Jialu Shan

In recent years there has been an explosion of Chief Transformation Officer (CTO) appointments, as organizations grapple with an accelerated rate of disruption – from Black Swan events like the COVID-19 pandemic and the related disruption to rising geopolitical tension, fast-moving technological innovation, and evolving employee and customer expectations.