Today's Leadership Pulse
Google CEO Sundar Pichai says CEO role is simple, AI will handle decisions
Sundar Pichai told The Verge that being a CEO is "not that complicated" and that AI agents will soon make many routine decisions, freeing leaders to focus on strategy. He noted that Google engineers are shifting from manual coding to directing AI‑driven product teams, reflecting a broader change in how leadership operates.
SPJIMR Dean Varun Nagaraj Appointed to AACSB Board of Directors
Dean Varun Nagaraj of SPJIMR has been appointed to the AACSB Board of Directors, marking the first time an Indian business school is represented on the 110‑year‑old board. He will serve a three‑year term beginning July 1 2026 and will represent the Asia Pacific region. The appointment highlights SPJIMR’s Triple Crown accreditation and its focus on wise innovation and societal impact. AACSB’s leadership praised the milestone as a step toward greater global diversity.
Raghu Malpani Promoted to Lead Product & Technology
When I brought Raghu to UiPath two years ago, I wasn't just hiring a technology leader. I was betting on a builder. Someone who could walk into a global engineering organization, earn the trust of teams across three continents, and...
Meta Aims to Be a $9 Trillion Stock, New Executive Pay Package Shows. It’s Trying to Out-Tesla Tesla.
Meta Platforms announced a new executive compensation plan that links pay to achieving a $9 trillion market capitalization by 2031. The package is designed to accelerate the company’s AI talent acquisition and development. By tying incentives to AI milestones, Meta signals...
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Cisco Appoints Shane Heraty as VP of MEA-TRC
Cisco announced that Shane Heraty will assume the role of vice‑president and general manager for its Middle East, Africa, Türkiye, Romania and CIS (MEA‑TRC) region on May 1 2026. Heraty brings three decades of technology experience, including more than 20 years at Cisco...
Track Record and Stability Key to Insurers' Manager Selection
Insurers are tightening manager selection criteria, emphasizing long‑term track records and team continuity. Executives from HSBC Life, YF Life and Barings say that stable investment teams, aligned compensation structures, and proven risk‑adjusted performance across market cycles separate true partners from the...
Clear Decision Authority, Not More People, Speeds Projects
I’ve seen teams try to “go faster” on a website rebuild by throwing more people at it. It rarely works. Speed usually comes from one boring thing. Decisions that get made on time. If you want a faster project, I’d look at these...
Choose Management for Coaching, Not Just Career Climbing
One of the biggest mistakes you can make in your career is getting into management "just because." Too many people think the only way up is a linear path from IC to manager to director to VP. Becoming a manager is a...
Tubi CEO Anjali Sud Shares How to Navigate the Trickiest Leadership Choices
Anjali Sud, CEO of streaming platform Tubi, discussed how leaders can navigate the toughest choices, from balancing risk with innovation to managing uncertainty in a rapidly evolving market. She highlighted the importance of leveraging the creator economy and an ad‑supported...
Inside Reddit: Steve Huffman Gets Candid About Leading the Internet’s Wildest Community
Reddit co‑founder Steve Huffman, now chief executive, sat down with Fast Company to discuss the leadership principles that have guided the platform’s evolution. He highlighted how early experiences as a junior programmer taught him humility and a problem‑solving mindset, and...
The Truth About Being a CEO, According to Alex Cooper
Fast Company’s "The Truth About Leadership" series spotlights Alex Cooper, the former Call Her Daddy host who founded wellness brand Unwell and now serves as its CEO. In a candid video, Cooper strips away corporate buzzwords to describe the day‑to‑day...
Google’s CEO Shares His Leadership Philosophy in an AI World
Google CEO Sundar Pichai outlined his leadership philosophy as the company deepens its AI push. He stresses a dual focus on rapid innovation and responsible, ethical deployment of machine learning. Pichai highlighted internal governance, cross‑team collaboration, and user‑centric design as...
The Hidden Cost of First-Time CEOs
A Korn Ferry analysis shows companies that appoint first‑time CEOs generate far lower stock returns than those led by veteran CEOs. First‑time CEOs delivered an average 16.3% annual return versus 36.3% for experienced leaders, while firms that kept their CEOs...
Business Leaders in Asia-Pacific Build Resilience Through AI and Regional Trade
Asia‑Pacific C‑suite leaders are embracing a "resilience paradox" as revenue growth expectations dip to 67% while business confidence climbs to 41%. Executives are prioritising human capital and disciplined AI adoption to buffer against geopolitical turbulence. Investment in talent remains strong,...
Raajeev Saaxena Joins Ashoka Buildcon as CHRO
Ashoka Buildcon appointed Raajeev Saaxena as chief human resources officer, effective March 2026, to steer its people agenda across highways, rail, power and city‑gas businesses. Saaxena brings more than three decades of HR leadership in infrastructure, logistics and pharmaceuticals, most recently...
The Recalibration: A CEO-to-CEO Letter on How to Think About the Rest of 2026
In a candid CEO‑to‑CEO letter, Rafat Ali warns that the core assumptions underpinning 2026 travel‑industry plans—stable Gulf hubs, falling fuel costs, and a rebound in Chinese outbound travel—have been upended by geopolitical turmoil, soaring energy prices, and regulatory shifts. The...
JumpCloud Hires Shianne Sampson to Lead Global Growth Strategy
JumpCloud has appointed Shianne Sampson as chief revenue officer to steer global revenue growth and expand its enterprise footprint. Sampson brings over 20 years of SaaS leadership, most recently as CRO at Eventbrite, and prior roles at New Relic, Zenefits,...
GoDonate Brings in Non-Execs to Boost Leadership Team
goDonate has strengthened its board by appointing payments veteran Scott Gray and digital‑commerce leader Vanessa Cartwright as non‑executive directors. Gray brings over 25 years of expertise in payment technology and regular‑giving strategies, while Cartwright adds deep AI and e‑commerce experience....
UM UK Names PHD's Sarah Nugent as CEO
UM UK announced that Sarah Nugent, PhD, will take over as chief executive officer, succeeding Kara Osborne who departed in October 2025. Nugent’s appointment was confirmed in a press release earlier this week. The leadership change comes as UM UK...
5 Keys to Employee Listening That Drives Real Change
Employee listening programs are proliferating, yet most firms fail to turn feedback into action. While roughly 75% of organizations collect employee input quarterly, only 15% maintain a consistent cycle of listening and follow‑up, and just 25% tie those programs to...
The Youngest-Ever Female Fortune 500 CEO Is Reinventing the Largest Medicaid Insurer Amid Funding Cuts and Rising Costs
Sarah London has become the youngest-ever female CEO of a Fortune 500 company, taking the helm of Centene, the nation’s largest Medicaid insurer. She is steering the firm through steep federal Medicaid cuts and rising health‑care costs by trimming non‑core...
Defeat Negativity
The article reframes negativity as an explanatory habit, contrasting pessimistic (permanent, personal, pervasive) and optimistic (temporary, specific, changeable) lenses. It presents five practical steps for leaders to shift from self‑defeating narratives to constructive optimism, anchored by the ABCDE method. Action...
Stephen Catlin Steps Down as Chairman of Convex Group Board
Stephen Catlin will step down as Chairman of Convex Group Limited but will stay on the board as a director and assume the honorary title of Founder and Life President. In his new role he will continue providing strategic counsel,...
Epic Games Cuts over 1,000 Jobs as Fortnite Engagement Slumps
Epic Games said it will lay off over 1,000 employees and target $500 million in cost savings after a sharp decline in Fortnite activity. CEO Tim Sweeney warned the cuts are needed to align spending with earnings, marking the company's second...
HSBC Names Jack Yang CFO for Asia and Middle East Amid Leadership Overhaul
HSBC Holdings has appointed Jack Yang as chief financial officer for its Asia and Middle East businesses, part of a broader leadership reshuffle led by CEO Georges Elhedery. Yang, a 2009 HSBC veteran, replaces Ming Lau, who left for Manulife...
Xbox Gets New CEO Asha Sharma, Eyes Cheaper Game Pass and Netflix Bundle
Microsoft has installed Asha Sharma as the new head of Xbox, replacing longtime leader Phil Spencer. Sharma’s first moves include scrubbing the controversial "This Is An Xbox" campaign and exploring lower‑priced Game Pass tiers and a potential Netflix bundle, signaling...
Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro Confronts Early Setbacks as OpenAI Deal Collapses
Disney’s newly appointed chief executive, Josh D’Amaro, is grappling with two high‑profile setbacks in his first week: OpenAI abruptly terminated its Sora video‑AI tool, ending a $1 billion agreement with Disney, and a planned Fortnite collaboration with Epic Games has stalled...
Epic Games Cuts 20% of Workforce, Laying Off 82 Seattle Staff Amid Fortnite Slump
Epic Games is slashing 20% of its global workforce, including 82 positions in its Seattle office, after a prolonged decline in Fortnite engagement. CEO Tim Sweeney said the cuts, combined with $500 million in operational savings, are meant to stabilize the...
Liberty Specialty Markets Adds Kevin Demmon as Property Divisional Director
Liberty Specialty Markets, a unit of Liberty Mutual, has created a new Property Divisional Director position and appointed Kevin Demmon, effective March 19, 2026. Based in London, Demmon will report to Chief Underwriting Officer Henry Nelson and oversee the UK...
Canadian Lawmakers Blast Air Canada CEO After He Posted English-Only Video Update On Fatal Crash
Air Canada chief executive Michael Rousseau posted a three‑minute video about the fatal AC‑8646 crash that was delivered almost entirely in English, with only a French greeting and subtitles. The incident, which claimed the life of French‑speaking Captain Antoine Forest,...
Shane Heraty to Spearhead Cisco’s AI Infrastructure Push in MEA–TRC
Cisco has named Shane Heraty as Vice President and General Manager for its Middle East, Africa, Türkiye, Romania and CIS region, effective May 1. Heraty will drive Cisco’s AI infrastructure, security and workplace modernization strategy across a market of over 1.5 billion...
The Humiliation Cycle: How Leaders Accidentally Weaponize Their Competition Against Them
Stack ranking, popularized in the 1980s by CEOs like Jack Welch, forces employees into top, middle, and bottom tiers, with the lowest group often dismissed. Despite extensive research showing it harms morale and productivity, many leaders cling to the practice,...
Closing the AI Transformation Gap: From Adoption to Impact
Don't miss my latest #livestream at 12 noon today - "The AI Transformation Gap: Why Most Businesses Are Getting It Wrong" 📅 Date: Today, 25th March 🕒 Time: 12:00 GMT, 07:00 EST, 04:00 PST, 17:30 IST LinkedIn > https://lnkd.in/gsq28F2 Twitter...
CoreWeave's CEO Says Being 'Nerdy' Helped It Pivot From Crypto Into a $43 Billion AI Company
CoreWeave pivoted from a crypto‑mining operation to an AI‑focused GPU provider, now valued at $43.6 billion. CEO Michael Intrator credits the company’s "nerdy" background for its deep GPU expertise that enabled a rapid shift after the 2022 ChatGPT surge. Growth is...
Impatience Isn’t a Growth Strategy—It’s a Brand Risk
The article warns that leaders’ impatience fuels rushed decisions, which first appear as poor customer experiences and erode brand trust. Research shows longer queue times extend service interactions, increasing costs and damaging goodwill, as illustrated by Comcast’s 3.5‑hour cancellation call....
Wait, That’s My Job | How AI Exposed the Organizational Immune System Nobody Wanted to Talk About
The article argues that generative AI is reshaping organizational dynamics by enabling a single employee to complete work that once required multi‑person committees, triggering a new "That's my job" resistance. It identifies five archetypal personas—Kingdom Keeper, Deep Expert, AI Evangelist...
Globe CEO Carl Cruz Champions AI‑Enabled Customer Innovation and Organizational Transformation at MWC 2026
Globe Telecom’s CEO Carl Cruz announced the company’s AI‑driven transformation at MWC 2026, highlighting its appointment of the Philippines’ first Chief AI Officer and the launch of an AI Innovation Hub aligned with the GSMA Responsible AI Maturity Roadmap. The firm...
Abselion Appoints Dale Gordon as Chair
Abselion announced that Dale Gordon will serve as Chair of its Board of Directors, bringing over 30 years of life‑science executive experience. The appointment follows the recent launch of a U.S. subsidiary and aims to strengthen governance as the company...
Goodyear’s Abhishek Arora Resigns; Vishal Dhingra to Take Charge as Director-HR
Goodyear India announced that Vishal Dhingra will replace Abhishek Arora as director‑HR for South Asia effective 21 April 2026. Arora, who joined the tire manufacturer in 2024 after a two‑decade career at Carlsberg India, HJ Heinz, Maruti Suzuki and JCB India, will step...
STAT+: How an Outsider Crept Into Eli Lilly’s Top Ranks — and Plans to Drive Its Business Forward
Jacob Van Naarden, formerly COO of Loxo Oncology, joined Eli Lilly after its $8 billion cash acquisition of Loxo in 2018. He now serves as president of Lilly Oncology and head of business development, overseeing the company’s dealmaking and pipeline expansion. The purchase...
IWD Voices: Miki Shiraishi – ‘Change Must Start with the Consciousness and Actions of Executive Leadership’
Miki Shiraishi argues that Japan’s entrenched corporate mindset must be dismantled, beginning with the consciousness and actions of senior executives. She emphasizes that true workplace equity is not about uniformity but about enabling each individual to leverage their unique strengths....
Elon Musk Shows True Leadership by Reversing Policy
Kudos to @elonmusk and @nikitabier for reviewing their decision🧵👇. When people make fun of my admiration for Elon Musk - here is example No. 203,321 as to why I think Elon is the greatest business leader of our lifetime. Elon’s...
Kiran Mani Exits JioStar, Joins OpenAI to Lead APAC Expansion
Kiran Mani has left his role as CEO Digital at JioStar to become OpenAI’s Managing Director for the Asia‑Pacific region, starting in June. He will relocate to Singapore, OpenAI’s regional hub, and report to Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon. The...
Sunil Mittal to Retire as Chair of Airtel Africa in July
Sunil Bharti Mittal will retire as chair of Airtel Africa in July 2026, ending a seven‑year tenure that began with the company’s 2019 listing. Gopal Vittal, the executive vice‑chairman of Bharti Airtel and current GSMA chair, will succeed him as non‑executive...
Leapsome Accelerates US Growth: Appoints Two Executive Hires and Wins Notion as Customer
Leapsome announced two senior‑level hires—Jessica Zwaan as VP of People Strategy and Operations and Rebecca Corliss as VP of Marketing—to accelerate its North American expansion. The company also revealed that Notion, the AI‑driven productivity platform, has selected Leapsome to power...
Can New CEO Steer Global Center on Adaptation Back on Course?
The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) has appointed former Madagascar finance minister Rindra Rabarinirinarison as its new chief executive, tasking her with repairing a damaged reputation and securing urgent funding. The centre is confronting a serious financial shortfall after the...
Momentum ME Appoints David Paysant as Chief Growth & Commercial Officer
Momentum ME has appointed David Paysant as Chief Growth & Commercial Officer to drive regional scaling and new verticals. Paysant brings a track record of expanding agencies in Hong Kong, leading Publicis digital transformation in the Middle East, and doubling revenue...
The UAE CIO: From Technology Operator to Digital Value Architect
The United Arab Emirates is redefining the CIO role from a traditional IT operator to a strategic digital value architect. Driven by ambitious national AI‑first policies and massive sovereign cloud investments, CIOs now sit at the nexus of technology, strategy,...
Aon Names Cedillo Mejía CEO, Commercial Risk & Human Capital, Mexico, Caribbean & Central America
Aon announced that Julio Adolfo Cedillo Mejía will become CEO of Commercial Risk and Human Capital for Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America, effective May 1, 2026. The veteran has spent 22 years at Aon, most recently leading reinsurance operations...
Opinion: We All Know How ‘Low Fares’ Work but Ryanair’s Treatment of a Grieving Woman Was Cruel
Ryanair’s ultra‑low‑fare model has long been praised for price, but an incident involving a grieving woman highlighted a stark lack of empathy. The airline reportedly refused to accommodate her after a family tragedy, prompting criticism of CEO Michael O’Leary’s cost‑first...
I've Worked for Some Bad Bosses. Here's What I Look For Now.
Tech professionals often overlook warning signs in manager interviews, leading to toxic work environments. The article outlines three key signals: managers who blame departing staff, lack of clear performance criteria, and shifting, undocumented policies. It advises candidates to ask targeted...