The IMD Alumni Club of France is very pleased to invite you to an exceptional conference and dinner hosting Bettina Buechel Professor of Strategy & Organization at IMD , on Thursday December 12th at 19:30 at les Salons de l'Hôtel des Arts et Métiers 9bis Avenue d'Iéna, 75016 Paris

During this dinner, Bettina Buechel will share her views on the trending topic:

"Strategic and Operational Agily is key in successful organizations "

Agility seems like the holy grail nowadays for many organizations. Both youngsters as well as CEOs talk about it. What can we learn from organizations that embrace strategic agility not only operational agility? And how do the two interrelate and differ? Strategic agility entails the capacity to learn and then shift resources – including cash, talent and managerial attention – quickly and effectively. It involves carefully sequencing strategic initiatives to allow for execution to be broken down in a way that knowledge can be continuously accrued, while the flexibility to adjust the path is maintained as learning occurs. Paramount to an agile way of working is the concept of “fail fast, learn faster.” 

Biography
Bettina Büchel has been Professor of Strategy and Organization at IMD since 2000. Her current research topics include strategy implementation, new business development, strategic alliances and change management. She has led both public programs, such as Orchestrating Winning Performance and Strategies for Leadership, and custom programs for companies such as AGC, Allianz, Commerzbank, Evonik, Hempel, Nestlé, Nilfisk-Advance, Ooredoo, Orkla, Outotec and Tetra Pak on developing strategic priorities, implementing strategic initiatives and managing change. More recently, her work has focused on leading strategic transformation programs, working closely with CEOs to help build capabilities to drive strategic priorities.
In addition to her work with multinational companies, she is currently an angel investor and works with venture capital firms to evaluate and invest in start-ups to help accelerate and scale these ventures. 
Professor Büchel is of German origin and a Swiss national. She received a bachelor of economics and public administration from the University of Constance, Germany; a Masters of Human Resources and Industrial Relations from Rutgers University, USA and a PhD from the University of Geneva, Switzerland. 
Professor Büchel has also published books on smarter strategy execution, facilitating change, organizational learning, comparative human resources management, joint venture management and communication technology-enabled knowledge organizations. Her academic articles have appeared in leading journals such as the Journal of Management Studies, Journal of World Business and Sloan Management Review