CEOs make tough decisions all day every day. But one task even hard-charging leaders often find difficult is having a tough talk with an employee. Whether performance-related, an ethical issue, or a major change in company policy discussing anything challenging is an art and a science. Conversations can feel like...

Becoming CEO is a significant change. It is a role, unlike another one where there is no real training ground to get ready. In fact, this comes as a shock for most CEOs, as much for those internally promoted as externally recruited, and for all the CEOs  I interviewed for...

Imagine a future where financial institutions are as agile as tech startups, as innovative as Silicon Valley giants, and as customer-centric as top-tier retail brands. This concept would be a transformational shift for the financial sector. Venture capitalist Hilt Tatum IV, CEO of Dale Ventures Group of Companies, champions this vision....

Which country has the best education system in the world? Not everybody is fortunate enough to be born in a country with the best education system. Some countries may not allow an individual to realize their full potential in their field of study. Some students have excelled in their local...

According to the 2024 edition of the CEOWORLD magazine Health Care Index, Taiwan has been ranked as the country with the best healthcare system in the world. This index ranks 110 countries based on various factors that contribute to overall health. Two other Asian countries, South Korea (second place) and...

UBS Group AG's CEO, Sergio Ermotti, earned 14.4 million Swiss francs (equivalent to $15.90 million) in 2023, making him the highest-paid executive among leading European banks last year. In April 2023, he returned to UBS to lead the multi-year project of the emergency takeover of Credit Suisse. Prior to this,...

The compensation received by CEOs of major financial firms in 2023 ranged from around $25 million to $35 million, with some experiencing an increase in pay and others a decrease. The disclosures of these payments provide insight into how bank boards' compensation committees made pay decisions at the end of...

According to the 2024 Global Happiness Report, a comprehensive survey on global happiness levels released in January by CEOWORLD magazine, Finland and Denmark are the happiest countries, while Eswatini and Lesotho are the unhappiest. However, before you consider moving to Northern Europe, you might want to know more about how...

In this report, we will discuss the largest economies in EUROPE measured by nominal GDP. As of 2024, Germany has the largest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in EUROPE, valued at $4.42 trillion. the United Kingdom follows with $3.33 trillion, while France ranks third-highest on the continent with an estimated GDP of...