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8 hours ago

We've entered a new era of risk for the modern CEO

Most CEOs are unprepared for crises like Taiwan Strait tensions due to a narrow focus on geoeconomic risks.

7 hours ago

A McKinsey senior partner who meets with Fortune 500 leaders explains why it's so hard to be a CEO right now

CEOs face increasing challenges, with critical issues on the management agenda rising significantly, leading to shorter tenures and heightened turnover.

fromApp Developer Magazine

fromForbes

2 hours ago

Workers Want Opportunities For Growth, Control More Than Pay Raises

Many workers prioritize well-being, control, growth, and belonging over salary increases.

Marketing

12 hours ago

Stop Using Business Jargon: 5 Ways Buzzwords Damage Job Performance

Fluent jargon and corporate speak correlate with weaker job performance and decision-making abilities.

#leadership

Productivity

fromMountaingoatsoftware

5 hours ago

Why Smart Teams Overcommit And How Leaders Make It Worse

Leaders should avoid pressuring teams into overcommitting, as teams often do this themselves due to their inherent optimism.

fromBusiness Matters

Law

Leadership Spotlight: Jason Sheasby

How Calling Out Problems Makes You the Most Trusted Leader

Effective leadership is defined by how problems are framed and handled, not by the intensity of the issues faced.

Marketing

Most Leaders Focus on Goals. They're Missing the Big Picture

How to Convince Your Boss They Need a Coach

Leaders receive less candid feedback as they rise, leading to potential blind spots and insulation from reality.

fromBig Think

The best leaders don't share traits. They do this instead.

Best leaders do not share common competencies; their effectiveness comes from diverse strengths and unique styles.

Productivity

fromMountaingoatsoftware

5 hours ago

Why Smart Teams Overcommit And How Leaders Make It Worse

Leaders should avoid pressuring teams into overcommitting, as teams often do this themselves due to their inherent optimism.

Law

fromBusiness Matters

Leadership Spotlight: Jason Sheasby

Jason Sheasby emphasizes clarity, team structure, and strategic focus in high-stakes trial work to achieve successful outcomes in complex disputes.

How Calling Out Problems Makes You the Most Trusted Leader

Effective leadership is defined by how problems are framed and handled, not by the intensity of the issues faced.

Marketing

Most Leaders Focus on Goals. They're Missing the Big Picture

Leaders must understand the broader context surrounding their plans to ensure successful outcomes.

How to Convince Your Boss They Need a Coach

Leaders receive less candid feedback as they rise, leading to potential blind spots and insulation from reality.

fromBig Think

The best leaders don't share traits. They do this instead.

Best leaders do not share common competencies; their effectiveness comes from diverse strengths and unique styles.

more#leadership

7 hours ago

The Hidden Demand for AI Inside Your Company

Many corporate gen AI programs fail, leading employees to use personal AI tools secretly.

Mental health

3 hours ago

Science Confirms How to Connect to Something Greater at Work

Spirituality in the workplace fosters connection and fulfillment, addressing disconnection and burnout among workers.

Reid Hoffman says leaders need to update their AI strategy. His advice: weekly check-ins.

Managers should experiment with AI tools across all business areas rather than treating it like a software update.

9 hours ago

Reid Hoffman says leaders need to update their AI strategy. His advice: weekly check-ins.

Executives must adapt their AI strategies to prioritize rapid experimentation across all business areas rather than traditional software rollout methods.

fromAol

9 hours ago

Reid Hoffman says leaders need to update their AI strategy. His advice: weekly check-ins.

Managers should experiment with AI tools across all business areas rather than treating it like a software update.

9 hours ago

Reid Hoffman says leaders need to update their AI strategy. His advice: weekly check-ins.

Executives must adapt their AI strategies to prioritize rapid experimentation across all business areas rather than traditional software rollout methods.

Why marketing is now the operating system for growth

Artificial intelligence is transforming marketing into a central growth engine, influencing brand perception for both humans and automated systems.

fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

Your Business Won't Scale Unless You Accept This Hard Truth

Leaders must delegate tasks to ensure business scalability and avoid being overqualified for daily operations.

Non-profit organizations

The Meaningful Reset: Designing Nonprofits to Survive Board-Staff Conflict | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

Nonprofit organizations face unique challenges due to emotional investment, leading to conflicts that require careful analysis and intentional resolution.

UX design

14 hours ago

5 signs your team isn't aligned even if they're all nodding

Illusion of alignment in teams leads to miscommunication and inefficiency, causing frustration and wasted energy.

Women

Why women still aren't reaching the top

Women lack equal opportunities for leadership despite having talent and ambition, with only 37% of leadership roles held by women.

#leadership-development

Online learning

Blended Learning For High-Impact Leadership Development In 2026

Blended learning, designed intentionally, creates high-impact leadership development that is scalable and effective in real-world applications.

Business intelligence

Why cutting leadership development now will cost you later

Organizations reducing leadership development during pressure risk operational failures as AI expands role complexity and decision demands on senior leaders.

Online learning

Blended Learning For High-Impact Leadership Development In 2026

Blended learning, designed intentionally, creates high-impact leadership development that is scalable and effective in real-world applications.

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Why cutting leadership development now will cost you later

Organizations reducing leadership development during pressure risk operational failures as AI expands role complexity and decision demands on senior leaders.

Social media marketing

Why Your Personal Brand Matters More Than Your Resume

Focus on one specific problem to define your personal brand and build a memorable reputation.

Stop Treating ESG Like a Costly Obligation - When Used Well, It Becomes a Growth Advantage

ESG identifies operational and financial risks, enhancing resilience and performance beyond mere compliance.

Education

Dyslexia doesn't disqualify leaders-it creates them

Dyslexia does not disqualify individuals from leadership; it can enhance their capabilities and contributions.

Deliverability

fromForbes

19 'Rules' Of B2B Email Etiquette: How To Achieve The Best Outcomes

Email etiquette is crucial for B2B marketers to build credibility and influence response rates.

Mindfulness

This Is How Silence Makes Work Meetings Meaningful

Teamwork improves with a balance of intentional talk and silences, fostering better decision-making and alignment among team members.

Media industry

fromBusiness Matters

Online Community Development

Alexia Poe: Building Clarity in High-Stakes

Effective communication is crucial in business and government, impacting progress and clarity.

Why Humanizing Your Mission Is the Key to Better Engagement

Emotional connection in video content is essential for engagement and conversions.

Exercise

Whoops, We Dyed Influencers Blue! But Now Our Business Is Bringing In $42 Million in Revenue

Clarke and Spalter built FORM, a lifestyle platform and activewear brand, achieving over 60,000 subscribers and $42 million in revenue since its 2020 launch.

fromSlate Magazine

2 hours ago

This Is an Essential Part of Modern Work. Our CEO Refuses to Do It.

A CEO's lack of industry knowledge and poor communication skills create significant challenges for her organization.

Marketing tech

fromDigiday

15 hours ago

Ad Tech Briefing: The Trade Desk's 'changing of the guard' and a 'sign of the times'

Independent ad tech companies face challenges as MiQ expands through acquisitions while The Trade Desk experiences significant executive departures.

22 hours ago

The Deals You Didn't Make Are Teaching You How to Win Next Time - Use This Framework to Make It Happen

Missed opportunities can provide valuable lessons if analyzed correctly.

#ai-governance

Custom AI Governance Services: The Missing Piece In Your L&D Strategy

Many L&D teams adopt AI tools without ensuring fairness, transparency, and accountability in their training programs.

Who in the C-Suite Should Own AI?

Organizational ownership of agentic AI systems remains unclear, with multiple executives claiming responsibility across technology, operations, finance, risk, human resources, and data domains.

Artificial intelligence

The boardroom is opening its doors to add a new member

Custom AI Governance Services: The Missing Piece In Your L&D Strategy

Many L&D teams adopt AI tools without ensuring fairness, transparency, and accountability in their training programs.

Who in the C-Suite Should Own AI?

Organizational ownership of agentic AI systems remains unclear, with multiple executives claiming responsibility across technology, operations, finance, risk, human resources, and data domains.

Artificial intelligence

The boardroom is opening its doors to add a new member

How to Turn Connections Into Strategic Partnerships That Scale

Strategic alliances require intention, genuine curiosity, and respect to evolve from casual connections into high-impact partnerships.

3 days ago

Ingersoll Rand CEO: here's how employee ownership helped drive more than 8x enterprise value growth | Fortune

The shift was apparent. People had a stake in the outcome, and they acted like it. Ideas flowed more freely, teams spotted and solved problems earlier, and employees took pride in identifying and implementing improvements.

Business

Fundraising

How giving starts progress and leadership scales it

Volatility and accountability are transforming philanthropy, requiring leadership to drive impactful change.

fromHyperallergic

Nine Lessons on My Path From Engagement to Leadership

Curiosity is foundational in the arts, as demonstrated by the Menil Collection's exhibition, which transformed a gallery into an education room through public programs.

Arts

Growth hacking

fromForbes

The Most Valuable Asset In Your Business Is One You Forgot You Own

Businesses often overlook leads labeled as 'dead,' which can be re-engaged to generate significant revenue.

Coca-Cola chairman calls work-life balance a 'weird phrase' and says success is down to survival-'kind of like Squid Game' | Fortune

Success in the C-suite often relies on persistence and navigating challenges rather than careful planning.

It Takes Two To Tango: Creating A Long-Lasting Relationship Between C-Suite And L&D

C-suite and L&D partnerships require alignment of expectations to ensure successful training development and business performance.

3 hours ago

Coca-Cola chairman calls work-life balance a 'weird phrase' and says success is down to survival-'kind of like Squid Game' | Fortune

Success in the C-suite often relies on persistence and navigating challenges rather than careful planning.

It Takes Two To Tango: Creating A Long-Lasting Relationship Between C-Suite And L&D

C-suite and L&D partnerships require alignment of expectations to ensure successful training development and business performance.

Entrepreneurship was never easy, but it doesn't need to be relentless

Entrepreneurs face overwhelming mental loads and financial pressures, impacting their ability to innovate and grow their businesses.

#ai

Brene Brown says CEOs are fighting the wrong AI battle | Fortune

Investing in human foundations like trust and culture is essential for AI tools to improve performance.

Careers

LinkedIn's Chief Economic Opportunity Officer on how to get ahead in the age of AI

Artificial intelligence

An IBM exec built an AI agent to prep for meetings and said it saved hours every week

Brene Brown says CEOs are fighting the wrong AI battle | Fortune

Investing in human foundations like trust and culture is essential for AI tools to improve performance.

LinkedIn's Chief Economic Opportunity Officer on how to get ahead in the age of AI

Human ingenuity allows software engineers to focus on unique human skills rather than competing with AI.

An IBM exec built an AI agent to prep for meetings and said it saved hours every week

Digital Dave, an AI agent, streamlines client meeting preparations, saving McCann and his team significant time and enhancing client engagement.

AI Governance Isn't a Barrier: It's Marketing's Growth Engine | Adspeak

AI is transforming marketing by enabling innovation through governance, clean data, and balancing automation with human creativity.

fromMail Online

The Gordon Gekko effect: Bosses actively FAVOUR manipulative employees

Manipulative employees are favored by bosses seeking personal advancement, despite potential long-term costs for organizations.

I grew up in a family of entrepreneurs. Here's what I had to unlearn to build a $1 billion business | Fortune

Family-business instincts can hinder global growth despite their strengths in resilience and financial discipline.

fromFood & Beverage Magazine

The Legacy Companies Announces New Leadership Team

The Legacy Companies is undergoing a transformation with new leadership and a focus on customer-centric operations.

Entry-level hiring is broken. These companies are completely reimagining it

Palantir launched a Meritocracy Fellowship to recruit young talent, emphasizing aptitude over experience and providing intensive training and mentorship.

Marketing tech

fromPPC Land

The CMO is losing control - Empathy Lab's blueprint to fight back

The Growth Operating System redefines marketing leaders as architects of enterprise growth in response to evolving consumer discovery infrastructure.

fromSilicon Canals

The person who always offers to drive, always picks the restaurant, always plans the trip is rarely the controlling one in the group. They're the one who learned early that if they didn't organize the connection, the connection simply wouldn't happen. - Silicon Canals

The organizer in a friend group often acts out of learned necessity to maintain connections, not from a desire for control or leadership.

An Entrepreneur's Guide to Succession Planning

Succession planning is essential for protecting business value, ensuring continuity, and securing the owner's financial future.

#cfo

Business

26% of CEOs think the greatest threat to their job security is their own CFO | Fortune

Here's how HR leaders can actually get a wellness program approved by their CFO | Fortune

CFOs require a solid business case for wellness programs, focusing on costs, tradeoffs, and measurable returns.

26% of CEOs think the greatest threat to their job security is their own CFO | Fortune

CEOs increasingly view CFOs as both essential partners and potential threats to their job security.

Here's how HR leaders can actually get a wellness program approved by their CFO | Fortune

CFOs require a solid business case for wellness programs, focusing on costs, tradeoffs, and measurable returns.

more#cfo

fromTheregister

Suits won't quit AI spending, even if they can't prove ROI

Most UK business leaders prioritize AI investment despite uncertain immediate returns, viewing it as a long-term strategic enabler.

5 Books That Will Help You Navigate Change and Stay Resilient at Work

Building resilient teams is essential in a rapidly changing labor market influenced by economic uncertainty and evolving workforce dynamics.

Leaning into this simple quality will make you a better boss

Most people believe they are better drivers and leaders than average, showcasing a common bias known as illusory superiority.

What the Best Private Equity-Backed CEOs Do Differently

More than 50% of CEOs in private equity-backed companies fail to meet expectations and are replaced during the investment period.

Marketing tech

fromExchangewire

Fifty Hires AudienceScan's Charlie Firebrace as Growth Director - ExchangeWire.com

Charlie Firebrace appointed as growth director at Fifty to support global expansion and enhance audience intelligence business.

Growth hacking

This Is the Type of Leadership You Can't Afford to Ignore

Evidence-based leadership transforms entrepreneurial vision into measurable strategies for sustainable innovation and sound capital allocation.

fromAbove the Law

Managing In The Age Of AI: Bring Back Walking Around - Above the Law

AI systems can make errors in decision-making that experienced humans would avoid, highlighting the need for better training and supervision in law.

Why Mentoring Matters

Mentorship is a vital relationship that benefits both mentors and mentees, enhancing personal and professional growth.

Growth hacking

The 7 Core Principles That Made Our Company a Market Leader

Seven leadership principles can drive business and personal growth, applicable across industries.

The middle manager cuts saving you millions today will cost you everything in 2028 | Fortune

Companies are eliminating middle managers for efficiency, but this disrupts leadership development and employee coaching, leading to long-term consequences.

Boards Need to Rethink How They Advise CEOs

Boards need to adapt discussions despite having experienced members, as CEOs struggle to prioritize amid disruption.

Why you're just one event away from quitting your job

Unexpected jolts can lead to impulsive job resignations, but deliberate responses can facilitate smarter career decisions.

3 days ago

This invisible career ceiling is holding women back

Chronic illness significantly impacts women's career potential, with many making difficult decisions to accommodate their autoimmune diseases.

Agile

7 leadership moves that matter before you step in front of your team

Effective leadership communication requires intentional message planning before creating slides, focusing on what the audience should think, feel, and do.

fromBusiness Insider

EY's talent chief says AI is changing the entire employee lifecycle, from talent development to promotions

EY is implementing individualized career paths with agile promotions and assessments to align roles with employee readiness and impact.

fromAbove the Law

Thinking About Hiring A Coach? Read This Before You Waste Your Money - Above the Law

The right mindset is crucial for benefiting from coaching; not all lawyers are suited for it.

fromSlate Magazine

I Stayed Loyal to One Company for Longer Than Most People Do. The Hard Part About Leaving Is Surprising Me.

Consider pursuing a new job opportunity despite feelings of loyalty and guilt towards the current employer.

When a Strong Performer Resists the System

Great managers enforce systems consistently, ensuring accountability and team cohesion, regardless of individual performance levels.

Business

The Value of Leadership Training

When a Strong Performer Resists the System

Great managers enforce systems consistently, ensuring accountability and team cohesion, regardless of individual performance levels.

Business

The Value of Leadership Training

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Social media marketing

fromInc

Building a CEO Personal Brand Is No Longer Optional. It's Strategic Leadership.

CEOs who build intentional personal brands on social media drive business growth, build trust, attract talent, and gain competitive advantage through authentic thought leadership.

When Executive Presence Backfires

Executive presence is essential for senior leaders, characterized by confidence and decisiveness, influencing career advancement and performance evaluations.

How to Stop Wasting Money on the Wrong Executive Coach

If you scroll through LinkedIn, it will look like everyone is an executive coach. That's not entirely wrong, as mass layoffs have led many leaders to hang out a shingle as a coach, even if just temporarily, until they find their next role. But let's be real: not all executive coaches are created equal. Sorting true executive coaches from self-proclaimed leadership experts can be difficult, particularly since AI has made it easier than ever for practitioners to rapidly produce polished marketing content that doesn't always reflect genuine expertise.

Business

fromSecuritymagazine

Succeeding A Legendary Leader

Succeeding a beloved leader in an organization presents unique challenges due to inherited reputations and expectations.

Forget the corporate ladder. This executive says a 'career lattice' got him to the C-suite | Fortune

Career advancement succeeds through lateral moves across diverse roles and industries rather than climbing a single ladder, building depth, range, and adaptability.

What Rising Through the Ranks to CEO Taught Me About Leadership at Any Scale

I've spent my career straddling the structured discipline of Fortune 500 companies and the entrepreneurial scrappiness of startups. Each side has its strengths. Startups move fast, fueled by creativity and urgency. Corporations scale big, built on systems and predictability. But the future of leadership belongs to those who can bridge the two; leaders who think like founders and lead like CEOs.

Startup companies

How to go from chief executive to chief envisioner

The CEO is responsible for refounding the company: preserving the founder's conviction and aligning it with the organization's culture and operating system.

How one leadership advisory firm measures a potential CEO's agility

When you're working on CEO succession, with the clients we serve, there's less of a debate about whether people are qualified. It's much more about: 'Can they scale; can they adapt; can they evolve?' This reflects the fundamental shift in how organizations evaluate leadership potential in uncertain times.

Careers

fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

The Benefits-and Challenges-of an Insider CEO

Promoting seasoned insiders to CEO typically yields stronger leadership due to superior understanding of the organization's culture, strategy, and stakeholders.

Leadership isn't a promotion. It's a practice (and most people still get it backwards). - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Because leadership today is no longer something you get. It is something you do, repeatedly, consciously, and it is often uncomfortable. Too many people still confuse leadership with promotion. A bigger role. A larger team. A seat at the table. Yet the most consistent leadership failures I observe have little to do with competence, and everything to do with behaviour.

Business