CEO Agenda

In today’s business landscape, CEOs are shifting away from carefully polished public personas and embracing more authentic, relatable identities. This approach aims to build stronger connections with employees, customers, and other critical audiences. As the personal brands of CEOs and founders become increasingly intertwined with their companies' reputations, authenticity is...

A significant shift in workplace trends is on the horizon, as nearly 80% of CEOs believe that employees currently on hybrid schedules will be back in the office full-time by 2027. This insight comes from KPMG's 2024 CEO Outlook Survey, which gathered responses from 400 top U.S. business leaders on...

CEO Forums create a safe space for organizational leaders to be open and vulnerable with one another about their business and their lives. Rather than showcase their highlight reel (as everyone does on social media), they choose to be real – to talk about their struggles and aspirations, where confidentiality...

A 2024 survey by consumer data company CivicScience revealed that 71% of more than 2,400 respondents who handle their own travel arrangements find the process at least somewhat stressful. The figure is even higher among parents with children and teenagers, the survey noted. Trip planning often involves navigating through a...

As Starbucks faces declining sales and shifts towards a more digital business model, the company's new CEO, Brian Niccol, has unveiled a plan to steer the brand back to its roots. His strategy? Comfortable chairs and a return to the traditional coffeehouse atmosphere that made Starbucks a community hub. On...

In a significant move following its acquisition of file-sharing platform WeTransfer, Italian app developer Bending Spoons has announced plans to reduce the company's workforce by a staggering 75%. This major restructuring was confirmed by CEO Luca Ferrari, who shared the news in a statement released on Sunday. Ferrari explained that...

In 2024, Diana Basto took over as CEO of Alianza Educativa, one of Colombia's leading educational foundations. By June, under her visionary leadership, one of the foundation's schools had been nominated for the prestigious T4 Prize for the Best School in the World. Then, in July, none other than the...

Introduction to Quantum Mechanics and Computing: Quantum mechanics, a foundational theory in physics, describes the behavior of particles at the smallest scales, where classical physics fails to provide adequate explanations. Among its many profound implications, quantum mechanics has opened the door to a revolutionary approach to computation: quantum computing. Unlike classical...

We all know the stereotype: an inventor toiling away in a garret, or a garage, or a lab, alone. Even today we often imagine inventors work solitarily for years experimenting and trying and failing and finally something works, and then before you know it, as if by magic, their new...

RJ Scaringe, CEO of Rivian, made it clear that he never intended for his electric vehicle company to become another Tesla. Speaking on a podcast on Monday, Scaringe reflected on the differences between his company and Elon Musk's automotive giant. Although Tesla remains a dominant force in the EV market,...