CEO Agenda

The latest Gallup data presents a stark reality for business leaders: employee engagement has plummeted to its lowest level in a decade, with only 31% of workers actively engaged in their roles. Among those under 35, the decline is even more pronounced. The question is not merely why this is...

Corporate America stands at a crossroads. On one hand, they provide jobs and drive incredible innovation. On the other, their leaders engage in alarming excesses. For instance, executive pay has gone from 20 times the average worker’s pay in the 1970s to over 300 times as much today.  This issue...

Dentsu Group Inc., the Japanese advertising holding company, has released its FY2024 Consolidated Financial Results, reporting a 5.7% year-on-year increase in net revenues. Organic growth remained largely unchanged at -0.1% year-on-year, aligning with the company’s November 2024 guidance. However, a steady quarterly improvement was observed throughout the year, culminating in...

Elon Musk, the world’s richest person and a central figure in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) race, has announced plans to release what he described as the most advanced AI model yet—Grok 3. In a post on X, the South African-born billionaire hinted that the upcoming model would be the most...

Global Lithium Resources has appointed Dianmin Chen as its new CEO following the resignation of its executive chairman and a shareholder-approved board overhaul. The new leadership aims to advance the development of the company’s key lithium project in Western Australia. Former executive chairman Ron Mitchell had previously appealed to regulators,...

In a bold move reminiscent of Steve Jobs’ approach to simplification, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has announced a major restructuring of the company’s AI product lineup. OpenAI plans to merge its diverse collection of models into a single unified system, streamlining its offerings and making AI more accessible. The decision...

From 17th-century powdered wigs to 1970s bell-bottoms and peace signs to goat yoga, fashion plays a meaningful role in human culture and economy. It can express joy or anger, individuality or collective power. Just as quickly, though, one-off fashions can fade away, and the spotlight of social attention wanders on....

The rapid acceleration of digital transformation has reached a critical juncture, with business process transformation emerging as the top priority for C-suite leaders in Ireland. According to PwC’s analysis of the 2025 CEO Survey data, 43% of companies plan to make significant or very significant investments in process transformation over...

Luxury conglomerate Kering, the parent company of Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, and Bottega Veneta, has reaffirmed its commitment to keeping production in Europe despite trade tensions. Addressing concerns over potential tariffs imposed by former U.S. President Donald Trump, the company stated that it had no intention of shifting manufacturing to...

Lucid Motors CEO and CTO Peter Rawlinson has outlined his vision for the company’s future, emphasizing a shift toward technology licensing rather than full-scale car production. He expressed a preference for a 20-80 split, with 20% of the business dedicated to manufacturing vehicles and the remaining 80% focused on licensing...