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    Meet your Program Directors

    Meet your Program Directors

    Program Directors

    Our Faculty members are recognized world authorities in their fields. Dividing their time between teaching, research and working with international companies, they remain on top of the latest management trends. You can expect timely, innovative learning activities, materials, and content in all IMD programs.

    Albrecht Enders
    Professor of Strategy and Innovation

    His major research, teaching and consulting interests are in the areas of managing discontinuous change and top team strategy development processes.

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    Michael D. Watkins
    Professor of Leadership and Organizational Change

    He has spent the last two decades working with leaders as they transition to new roles, build their teams, and transform their organizations.

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    Contributing Faculty
    Jennifer Jordan
    Social psychologist and Professor of Leadership & Organizational Behavior

    Her teaching, research, and consulting focus on the areas of digital leadership, ethics, influence, and power. Professor Jordan has received specialized training and certifications in lie-and truthfulness-detection and conflict resolution within organizations.

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    Latest publications
    Article
    The ins and outs of good breathing and better communication

    Vocal leadership consultant Robin De Haas explains to Albrecht Enders how executives can achieve greater influence and avoid miscommunication by learning to coordinate the muscles involved in breathing and creating sounds.

    By Albrecht Enders
    21 April 2023
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    Article
    The AI-amplified organization: Preparing for the large language model revolution

    Business leaders should prepare now to benefit from the next wave of AI.

    By Michael D. Watkins
    18 April 2023
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    Article
    Beware the AI indoctrination engines

    Chatbots have the clear potential to influence people towards dangerous beliefs and behaviors. How can we mitigate the risk to ensure they deliver benefits to society, not harm?

    By Michael D. Watkins
    24 March 2023
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    Article
    AI-enabled executives: How ChatGPT will sharpen strategic thinking

    Combinations of executives and purpose-built AI systems will soon work together to enhance decision making, problem solving and strategy formulation

    By Michael D. Watkins
    30 January 2023
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