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Research: The Long Arc of LeadershipSusan Goldsworthy and Anthony Venus · June 2026What leaders believe matters most in leadership today, the forces reshaping the role, and the long-term consequences of the choices leaders make for their organisations, their people and the world beyond them. Presented at IMD’s Orchestrating Winning Performance programme.Read the research

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Liminal SpacesAnthony VenusWhat happens between endings and beginnings, when established identities, assumptions and ways of leading no longer fit, but what comes next has yet to emerge.Read the essay

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