CEO perspectives
How do the best CEOs think and act? What wisdom can they share? Explore a special collection of CEO perspectives that touches topics ranging from setting the direction to managing personal effectiveness.
Interview
A culture of conviction: An interview on organizational transformation with the former CEO of Société Générale
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Frédéric Oudéa reflects on the importance of culture to leadership and decision making as he hands off Société Générale to his successor.
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Miro’s Andrey Khusid: Product-led growth in tech and beyond
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The entrepreneurial leader of the fast-growing visual collaboration platform talks about the importance of experimentation and...
Podcast
Voices of CEO excellence: Merck’s Ken Frazier
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The former CEO and executive chairman of the pharmaceutical company offers candid reflections on how crises tested his commitment...
Interview
Listen with your head and heart: How Mars anchors on principles and people
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Poul Weihrauch, CEO of Mars, Incorporated, on prioritizing what matters and preparing for the challenges of tomorrow.
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Coherent’s Chuck Mattera on growing a $5 billion company
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II-VI was founded 50 years ago as a specialized materials company. Today, as Coherent, it has technology platforms in multiple...
Podcast
Disruption for good: Talking with Forage’s CEO Ofek Lavian
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An e-commerce veteran brings payments industry tech to the business of food assistance for low- and no-income people, promising...
Interview - Learn to Leap
Growing a global tech unicorn: Five key insights from Infobip
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The CEO and cofounder of Infobip shares how the company has used small, mission-based teams and a positive growth mindset to...
Podcast
Mitigating climate change with venture capital: A conversation with Wavemaker Impact’s Steve Melhuish
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The founding partner of a Southeast Asian venture capital fund explains his company’s global ambitions to create economic...
Interview
A fruit company plants seeds of growth through geographic expansion
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Alk Brand, CEO of Westfalia Fruit—a global avocado company—outlines strategies for consumer goods companies to achieve...
Interview
Opening doors for women leaders: An interview with Caroline Feeney
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As executive vice president and CEO of US businesses at Prudential, Caroline Feeney has found success by staying true to herself and helping others to climb the ladder.
Interview
Author Talks: How people-first leadership can make the sky the limit
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Oscar Munoz shares leadership lessons on organizational transformation.
Podcast
Constructing the tech future: Porsche Digital spearheads talent attraction
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What’s the best way to attract tech talent? (Hint: it’s not just compensation…) Mattias Ulbrich, CEO of Porsche...
Interview - Learn to Leap: Green Business Building Edition
Bringing a digital platform to the home heating services market: Lessons from thermondo
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The founder and CEO of thermondo discusses how he launched and scaled a fully integrated home heating services company in Germany,...
Podcast
Carving out new territory in lending: A conversation with Pagaya CEO Gal Krubiner
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Pagaya cofounder Gal Krubiner talks about making “life-changing” financial products available to more people, and...
Interview
Agile insurance: Lessons from leaders of Greek insurer Interamerican
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Interamerican demonstrates how Southern European insurers can launch a successful agile transformation within their own cultural...
Interview
All remote from day one: How GitLab thrives
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Sid Sijbrandij, cofounder and CEO of GitLab Inc., on how the organization builds a cohesive culture and helps its team members...
Interview
Author Talks: Netta Jenkins asks, ‘Is there a seat at the table?’
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Aerodei CEO Netta Jenkins explains why shortfalls in inclusion efforts can impact your company’s bottom line, and what...
Podcast
Voices of CEO excellence: Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman
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The chairman, CEO, and cofounder of the global investment management firm traces his journey as a business leader, financial...
Interview
In the boardroom with Alison Watkins: CEOs, boards, and leading through crisis
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Alison Watkins, who is a board member of CSL, the Reserve Bank of Australia, and Wesfarmers, believes that there is growing alignment—and a healthier balance—between CEOs and board members.
Interview
An interview on building organizational resilience: A board-level priority in today’s challenging times
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Boards of directors play an important role in helping companies navigate economic uncertainty. Collaboration among CEOs, boards,...
Podcast
The role of the board in preparing for extraordinary risk
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Risks that threaten a company’s existence require unique interventions from the board.
Podcast
Boards and the cloud
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A shift to the cloud requires boards to weigh numerous implications, from the technology infrastructure to cybersecurity.
Podcast
Boards, talent, and culture
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Boards need to ensure that management walks the talk on culture and values.
Podcast
The role of boards in fostering resilience
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The lessons learned from the current crisis can help corporate boards make the organizations they serve stronger.
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Author Talks: Dambisa Moyo on how boards can work better
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In her new book, Dambisa Moyo explores the role of corporate boards in the 21st century and how they need to adapt to greater...
Podcast
Boards and decision making
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What the pandemic has taught board directors about high-consequence, low-probability decisions.
Podcast
The board’s role during crisis and beyond
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Three seasoned board directors discuss the role boards are playing in guiding their companies toward recovery from the COVID-19...
Interview
Building purpose-led businesses: An interview with Ingrid Johnson
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For Ingrid Johnson, president of Sun Life Asia, helping clients achieve financial security starts with building businesses under a common purpose.
Interview
Patagonia shows how turning a profit doesn’t have to cost the Earth
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Yvon Chouinard, founder of outdoor apparel retailer Patagonia, reflects on how companies can be responsible for the planet and...
Interview - Learn to Leap: Green Business Building Edition
A new approach to impact investing from entrepreneur and venture capitalist Fabian Heilemann
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The CEO and cofounder of AENU discusses his transition to impact investing and how new structures for impact funds can prioritize...
Interview
A business of its times: Haier’s self-evolving organization
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Huagang Li, senior vice president of Haier Group and CEO of Haier Smart Home, on using the company’s organizational model to...
Interview
Leading with purpose: An interview with Everest’s Juan C. Andrade
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Everest CEO Juan C. Andrade discusses how to be a proactive insurer and the mindset required to succeed despite and amid the...
Interview - McKinsey Health Institute
Leading with compassion: Prioritizing workplace mental health
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Mental-health advocate Poppy Jaman identifies strategies companies could employ to improve the health and well-being of their...
Podcast
Charles Lowrey on putting purpose at the heart of Prudential Financial’s transformation
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The chairman and CEO of Prudential Financial talks about what it takes to keep a transformation on track.
Interview - Learn to Leap: Green Business Building Edition
Launching net-zero businesses: Lessons from a digital leader
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Many companies are hustling to start low-carbon businesses. Ram Ramachander works at the speed of a start-up and with the backing...
Interview
Author Talks: Tomorrow’s capitalist is socially conscious
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Fortune Media’s Alan Murray says stakeholder capitalism is here to stay.
Interview
Author Talks: IBM’s Ginni Rometty on leading with ‘good power’
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Ginni Rometty shares her strategies for managing conflict, finding growth in discomfort, and remaining grounded in ambition to make you proud of not only what you do, but how you do it.
Interview - Learn to Leap: Green Business Building Edition
Transforming cutting-edge science into a business: Lessons from C1
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C1’s cofounder and CEO discusses the challenges he overcame in transitioning from “classical” internet businesses...
Interview
‘Before skill set comes mindset’: FairPrice CEO on breakthrough leadership
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Vipul Chawla, group CEO of Singapore’s largest supermarket chain, discusses why—and how—he prioritizes culture, purpose, and...
Podcast
Leading with authenticity: A conversation with Bill George
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The Harvard Business School professor and former CEO of Medtronic explains how young leaders can find their “true north.”...
Interview
Resiliency and leadership in uncertain times: An interview with Splunk’s CEO
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Splunk CEO Gary Steele explains how digitization is elevating the topic of resilience to the boardroom and shares his thoughts...
Interview - McKinsey Health Institute
‘Stay grounded, stay humble’: Sanofi CEO Paul Hudson
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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the first non-French leaders of the pharmaceutical company Sanofi explains cultural...
Interview - McKinsey Health Institute
‘Be brave, not perfect,’ says mental health advocate Poppy Jaman
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Poppy Jaman, CEO of the MindForward Alliance, shares her journey with mental health challenges and disorders, and discusses the...
Interview - McKinsey Health Institute
COVID-19: A catalyst to cancel burnout culture?
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Thrive Global Founder and CEO Arianna Huffington was attuned to the deleterious effects of burnout culture long before COVID-19...
Interview
Author Talks: How to build a damn good business
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Business guidance can hinge on an assumption of existing financial access, making the advice irrelevant to budding entrepreneurs...
Interview
John Chambers: ‘Breaking away during the tough times is when the next generation of great companies gets formed’
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Now a venture capitalist, the former CEO of Cisco Systems stresses the need for speed and agility in turbulent times.
Interview
Lessons in leadership: Leaning into ambiguity
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Judith Persichilli was confirmed as New Jersey’s commissioner of health shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic. She recently...
Interview
Meeting a crisis head-on: How CEO Anna Bligh embraces uncertainty
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Anna Bligh, who formerly served as premier of Queensland, is no stranger to crisis. She explains how tough times can be an opportunity...
Interview
How Volkswagen board member Hiltrud Werner finds resilience
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Resilience is top of mind for Hiltrud Werner in her role as a member of Volkswagen’s board of management as COVID-19, new...
Interview
Aon CEO Greg Case: Resilience protects, but it also promotes growth
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As CEO of a company whose raison d’être is helping firms make better decisions, Greg Case has wide-ranging knowledge...
Interview
What resilience means to Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar
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For Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar, resilience requires diverse perspectives, local solutions, playbooks to help anticipate the unexpected,...
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How CEO Alain Bejjani, an emerging-markets leader, models resilience
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To manage through the pandemic, the CEO of Dubai-based Majid Al Futtaim has leaned on servant leadership, multistakeholder engagement,...
Article
Steady state: Prioritising stability in a volatile market
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How Santos CEO Kevin Gallagher led a comprehensive reform of the Australian energy company’s operating model.
Podcast
The 21st-century corporation: A conversation with Brian Chesky of Airbnb
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Airbnb’s CEO discusses how a company that flirted with demise during the pandemic turned its business around.