Leadership

How world’s most powerful and successful business leaders navigate challenges, shape corporate culture and leave lasting legacies. Insightful, in-depth analysis that goes beyond surface-level achievements. Profiles that explore these leaders’ strategic thinking, decision-making processes and the innovations driving their companies’ success. Critical examinations of their leadership styles, impact on global markets and influence on industry trends. Data-driven insights combine with thoughtful commentary in this essential resource for understanding the dynamics of top-tier leadership in the global business landscape. Read more about Business.

How the World’s Top Companies Use Experimentation to Outlearn Uncertainty

Paul Sloane, a longtime authority on innovation and lateral thinking, examines how companies such as Airbnb, Booking.com, Amazon and Google use experimentation to thrive in unpredictable markets. Sloane argues that disciplined experimentation—not certainty or prediction—has become the defining leadership skill for navigating volatility and unlocking unexpected solutions.

By Paul Sloane

In an A.I.-Driven World, Storytelling Is Becoming Leadership’s Most Critical Skill

Zoë Arden, a fellow at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and author of Story-Centred Leadership, examines why storytelling is rapidly becoming one of the most critical leadership skills as organizations move toward 2026. Arden argues that in an era shaped by A.I.-driven communication, hybrid work and growing trust deficits, leaders who can create meaning through narrative will be best positioned to build credibility, align stakeholders and guide organizations through uncertainty.

By Zoë Arden

Why A.I. Creates the Illusion of Courage—and the Risk of Reputational Ruin

Christopher O.H. Williams, a former Fortune 500 executive and board director with leadership experience spanning Nike, Adidas, Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers, examines why A.I. will expose the absence of judgment that many roles have long concealed. Williams argues that as technology accelerates action, human courage must be redefined not as speed or confidence, but as deliberation, accountability and ownership.

By Christopher O.H. Williams

A.I. Won’t Eliminate Managers, But It Will Redefine Leadership

By Dominic Ashley-Timms

The Next Big Transformation Strategy: Rediscovering Your Existing Assets

By Anne Katrine Carlsson Sejr

Lululemon CEO Calvin McDonald Steps Down as Founder Decries Brand’s ‘Loss of Cool’

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

11 Executives Steering Warner Bros. Discovery’s Crown Jewel Media Assets

By Rachel Curry

When Positivity Turns Toxic: How Cultures That Silence Dissent Lose Their Edge

By Steven D’Souza

The Confidence Trap: How Companies Misjudge Talent—and Lose Their Best Leaders

By Ginka Toegel

11 Executives Driving Anthropic’s Meteoric Rise in the A.I. Boom

By Rachel Curry

The Emotional Intelligence Gap That Brought Down Julius Caesar

By Paul Vanderbroeck

Can Shared Leadership Fix the Overloaded CEO Role?

By Sara Daw

Tim Cook’s Retirement Looms as His $4T Reinvention of Apple Defines His Legacy

By Rachel Curry

The Geopolitical Boardroom: Why Directors Must Learn to Navigate a Fragmenting World

By Thomas Keil and Marianna Zangrillo

Inside the Trust Recession: What’s Driving the Crisis in Modern Leadership

By Ravi Rajani

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon to Retire After a 40-Year Career at the Retail Giant

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Job Hugging: The HR Buzzword That Reveals a Deeper Productivity Crisis

By Dr. David Oxley and Dr. Helmut Schuster

Starbucks’ Red Cup Day Kicks Off the Holidays Amid CEO Brian Niccol’s Turnaround Plan

By Rachel Curry

Tesla Cybertruck Setbacks Mount as Top Engineers Announce Departures

By Abigail Bassett

What’s in Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Package?

By Sissi Cao

The Only Certainty Is Uncertainty: Why a Culture of Innovation Will Be Critical in 2026

By Barbara Salopek

Nextdoor CEO Nirav Tolia’s Plan to Reboot the Neighborhood App: Interview

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Why the Most Important A.I. Investment CEOs Can Make Is in People

By Phil Friedman

The Cost of Mistaking Plans for Strategy in an Uncertain Economy

By Charlie Curson

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