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1 week ago | imd.org | David Bach |Richard Baldwin |Simon J Evenett

Geopolitics has returned to the top of international business concerns, exacerbated by Donald Trump’s return to the White House. The President’s on-again, off-again confrontational trade policy is a case in point. “Liberation Day” on 2 April will be hard to forget. Despite its intensity and relevance for business leaders, geopolitics’ re-emergence is widely misunderstood and treated as a continuation of traditional political or country risk. That is a mistake.

1 month ago | imd.org | Shelley Zalis

Trust isn’t just a leadership buzzword – it’s everything. It fuels relationships, powers performance, and creates cultures where people and businesses thrive. Yet today, we are living in a crisis of trust. According to the 2025 Edelman Trust Barometer:61% of people globally believe institutions serve the few, not the many. Trust in government and media is plummeting, and even business – the most trusted institution – is slipping. Trust in employers has fallen from 78% in 2018 to 73% today.

1 month ago | imd.org | Michael Watkins |Chris Donkin

1. Your partner proposes spending more time together now. You reply:a. Yes! I’ve already booked us on a three-month cruise with your extended family. b. Good idea – let’s have weekly brunch brainstorms. c. Do you mean together together, or just at home at the same time? 2. Your adult child casually mentions moving back home “for a few months”. Your internal reaction is:a. Great! We can hang out in a way we haven’t done for years. b.

1 month ago | imd.org | Jay Clark

AI Maturity in Financial Services is key to gaining a competitive edge. IMD’s AI Maturity Index shows how strategic AI implementation drives success.

1 month ago | imd.org | Sunita Sehmi

  The challengeSarah is a senior manager at a global pharmaceutical company. She performs this role with outstanding efficiency and expertise. Recently, however, Sarah has started to feel overwhelmed by workplace demands and struggles to communicate and assert her ideas effectively with colleagues and direct reports.