The EFMD business magazine

Strategy Lives in the Tensions that Leadership Teams must Learn to Steward

The 2026 Excellence in Practice Awards highlight how learning and development can drive measurable, sustainable organisational change. Drawing on more...

RioInspire: Building a Global Pipeline of First Nations Talent

Seco Tools partnered with Hult Ashridge Executive Education to build the organisational capacity needed for sustained transformation. Rather than treating...

From Project to Enterprise Leader: How Novo Nordisk Rebuilt its Development Organisation’s Leadership Model

RioInspire is Rio Tinto’s global First Nations talent development programme, co-designed with AGSM @ UNSW Business School to accelerate Indigenous...

The Digital Fortress: How a ‘Triple-Helix’ Partnership Dismantled the SME Cyber Embarrassment Barrier

Novo Nordisk’s success with its blockbuster molecules Ozempic and Wegovy transformed the organisation’s operating model. Whereas before it was tightly...

How Sanofi Moved AI from Strategy to Everyday Leadership

Through a collaborative partnership between Keele Business School, Hixon Group, and the North Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce, the Staffordshire Cyber...

Re-Imagine Tiger: Creating a pipeline of strategic leadership and cultural change

Sanofi turned an ambitious vision, to become the first biopharma company powered by AI at scale, into a leadership-driven transformation....

Supercharging Prosperity Through Connectivity

Tiger Brands understood that to succeed in a highly regulated and cost-sensitive fast-moving consumer goods sector, it needed more than...

Standard Bank Retail Executive Programme: A Journey of Discovery, Innovation & Growth

Helios Towers partnered with Cranfield to make leadership development a core enabler of its pan-African growth strategy. As rapid expansion...

When Learning Becomes a Growth Engine

Standard Bank’s Retail Executive Programme, developed with GIBS, prepares junior to mid-level retail banking executives to lead in a rapidly...

Dignity by Design: How Thammasat Business School Connected Learning, Livelihoods and Opportunity in Thailand’s Silver Economy

Tech Mahindra partnered with INSEAD Executive Education to create Velocity, a customised leadership and commercial acceleration programme designed to strengthen...

Excellence in Practice Awards 2025 Introduction

The Talat Phlu Silver Skills Initiative, supported by Thammasat Business School, connects the knowledge and experience of older workers in...

Empowering Tomorrow’s Leaders: A Focus on Early Career Talent Development

In the 2025 edition of the Excellence in Practice Awards, we received 50 applications, showcasing remarkable diversity in content and...

B-Epic: Building Bridges Between Youth, Companies, and the Future of Work

The Tata Group’s Blue Mint Programme, delivered with London Business School, is redefining early career leadership in India’s rapidly changing...

Building Resilient Leaders in a Time of Crisis: The Case of Credit Agricole Ukraine and KROK Business School

Brazil is confronted with two interdependent challenges: the shortage of job opportunities for young people and the persistent difficulty companies...

Rewiring a Telco Workforce from Within: The Zain–IE University Master in Digital Transformation

Amid the war in Ukraine, Credit Agricole and KROK Business School launched the 2024 Managerial School, a bold leadership programme...

Unlocking Africa’s Trade Potential from Within

Zain Group, in partnership with IE University, launched a groundbreaking digital transformation Master's programme to upskill over 8,000 employees in...

TLPD: A Movement for Change

Africa’s trade development is shifting, with homegrown solutions taking precedence over imported models. The Certificate of Trade Finance in Africa...

Excellence in Practice 2024 Introduction

The T Level Professional Development (TLPD) Leadership Programme, commissioned by the Education and Training Foundation and delivered in partnership with...

Securitas’ 5-year Transformation Ushers the Security Industry into a New Era

As in previous years, this year’s batch of Excellence in Practice cases has once again showcased a fascinating array of...

Kier Group and Cranfield – a winning combination

In 2018, Magnus Ahlqvist became CEO of Securitas AB, facing challenges in the security industry. Partnering with IMD Business School,...

Innovative Training at ERG: A Comprehensive Approach to Improving the Professional Skills of Heavy-Duty Vehicle Drivers

Responding to a crisis in the construction industry and recognising a shortfall in their leadership pipeline, Kier engaged Cranfield to...

Lessons from Bayer’s Upskilling at Scale Programme

Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), a diversified mining and metals company, established the ERG Corporate University to support business management, environmental...

Open Strategy and Collaborative Practices to Tackle a Street-Dwelling Situation: The Case of FDC & Canto Da Rua Partnership

Bayer Group, in collaboration with IMD Business School, launched an innovative online leadership development programme to transform its performance management...

How Does a Company Help Change a Nation?

Canto da Rua, a Brazilian social organisation, developed a collective strategy in partnership with Fundação Dom Cabral to aid the...

Navigate your Way to Leadership – a Leadership Development Programme to Uplift Leadership Capability for Every Employee

Abu Dhabi's Vision 2030 aims to transition from oil and gas to a knowledge-based economy. ADQ, the sovereign wealth fund,...

Fostering Internationalisation and Innovation: The TÜV SÜD Global Expert Development Programme

Amid Australia’s bushfires and COVID-19 lockdowns, Woodside Energy navigated societal and economic changes while addressing climate change concerns. To meet...

Entrepreneurial Excellence and Innovation: The QuantumShift Programme

TÜV SÜD's internationalisation and growing portfolio required technical experts with the ability to work in international contexts. To build the...

Skillset, Toolkit, Mindset for Working Journalists: The Digital News Academy

QuantumShift, a pioneering initiative by KPMG Private Enterprise and Ivey Business School, has significantly influenced Canada’s entrepreneurial landscape over the...