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.

Gloria Steinem Taught Us How to Walk Forward Without Her

Entrepreneur Stacey Boyd, who knew and collaborated with Gloria Steinem, reflects on the organizing principles behind Steinem’s extraordinary life and legacy. Boyd considers what Steinem’s leadership can teach business leaders and philanthropists about listening and building the infrastructure for movements to outlast any one person.

By Stacey Boyd

The University of Toronto’s Alumni Are Everywhere in the A.I. Boom

Geoffrey Hinton’s research ecosystem helped turn the University of Toronto into a breeding ground for the founders and technologies driving today’s A.I. race.

By Rachel Curry

Google DeepMind’s 3 Founders Are Now Shaping A.I. From Very Different Posts

Hassabis Once united by DeepMind’s AGI mission, Demis Hassabis, Mustafa Suleyman and Shane Legg are now pursuing distinctly different futures for A.I.

By Rachel Curry

Chanel CEO Leena Nair on Keeping Luxury Human in the A.I. Era

By Kate Wieczorek

For John Ternus, Apple’s Next “A.I. Breakthrough” Should Be the Company Itself

By Ayush Sharma

Craig Tiley Takes Over the USTA With Bigger Plans for the U.S. Open

By Shaili Singh

When Everyone Has the Same A.I., Leadership Becomes the Moat

By Dane Hudson

As Summer Davos Debates Innovation, Purpose Is the Bigger Story

By Sarah Rozenthuler and Jennie McLaughlin

Apple’s New CEO John Ternus Faces Test Leading Former Rivals and Senior Peers

By Sissi Cao

The Exec Behind Anthropic’s Revenue Surge Unpacks the A.I. Giant’s ‘Secret Sauce’

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Apple Turns 50: the 7 CEOs Who Built It and Who Comes Next

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

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

By Paul Sloane

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

By Zoë Arden

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

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

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