Leaders Unplugged
Leaders Unplugged is real talk with the impactful. Candid, honest, actionable – and fresh from behind the scenes. Presented by IMD in collaboration with Remote Daily. Hosted by IMD’s president, David Bach and Felix Zeltner.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 10
- Years Active
- 2025
From wake-up call to global coalition: How Maersk is pushing shipping toward net zero
How Maersk is rewriting the rules of shipping decarbonization – through collaboration, purpose, and placing big bets on the fuels of the future.
What happens when one of the world’s largest shipping c…
“It’s time for a complete reset” – Maria Vassalou on the future of investing
Global rules are being rewritten. Pictet’s Maria Vassalou joins David Bach to discuss BRICS, AI, aging societies – and why leaders must rethink everything they thought they knew.
As global trade rules…
Why Democracies Die – and What Business Leaders Must Do
Harvard’s Daniel Ziblatt explores how democracies fail and why business leaders must act now before it’s too late.
“Democracy is a system of competition: not harmony, but contest... When that competit…
“We were so scared of our IPO”: Leaders Unplugged with former On-CEO Marc Maurer
Marc Maurer didn’t build ON by playing it safe. In this live conversation with IMD’s Alyson Meister, the outgoing Co-CEO explains why betting on purpose, rejecting hype, and ignoring the industry pla…
From the classroom to the boardroom – why do IMD alumni lead differently?
Three alumni. Three decades. One question: What makes IMD’s leadership journey so lasting?
What do a former Olympic basketball player, a Japanese strategist in London, and a Swiss energy executive ha…
How do deans lead when the world turns upside down?
Global deans on leading through turbulence — and why optimism, not certainty, is the real power in today’s business education.
In today’s episode, IMD President David Bach discusses how the rapid glob…
David Bach: Why we all benefit from America’s top universities
In the latest episode, IMD President David Bach explains the vital importance of the partnership between the US government and the elite research universities, what we can learn from the vibrancy of …
Episode 3: David Bach with Stuart DeCew and Geraldine Matchett
Welcome to the third episode of Leaders Unplugged, presented by IMD, and hosted by IMD's president David Bach, together with Remote Daily's founder Felix Zeltner.
Leaders Unplugged is real talk with …
Episode 2: David Bach and UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti
Welcome to the second episode of Leaders Unplugged, a bi-weekly podcast by IMD, hosted by IMD President David Bach with Felix Zeltner. In this wide-ranging chat, David goes from the global to the per…
Welcome to Leaders Unplugged!
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Leaders Unplugged, presented by IMD and hosted by IMD President David Bach and Felix Zeltner. To kick things off, David and Felix discuss the key learnings from Da…