IMD Annual Report 2021

65 Faculty and Research

Focus: CEO development

The job of the CEO is one of the most challenging roles in the 21st century. Demand for greater transparency and accountability, and the impact of globalization and socio-political trends, mean CEOs are scrutinized bymultiple stakeholders around theworld. In this context, professional and personal development is key. With ProfessorofLeadershipandOrganizationBenBryant, IMDexplores ways to support CEOs, senior executives and their organizations and creates the right conditions for business leaders to optimize learning though dialogue, narrative and experimentation.

Programs Throughout 2021, IMD continued to promote personal learning and development among CEOs and other top executives, nurturing a “CEO Coaching Initiative” that offers tailored support for the unique challenges that CEO roles present. This initiative has been expanded across IMD’s faculty, building on previous consulting and research related to executive team dynamics. Curated by Professor Bryant, IMD offered customized development journeys to 10 CEOs, starting with “reflection” interviews to understand the way business leaders execute their role, and the dynamics that this provokes with different people. It included in-depth coaching sessions to explore the deeper causes of behaviors, focusing on CEO’s scripts and routines. It also looked at the uncomfortable aspects of the CEO role – to identify them, understand them and accept or change them. The team will work with more than 20 executive teams, supported by a range of faculty, in 2022.

Highlights

CEO development journeys

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executive teams for 2022

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