Today's Leadership Pulse
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang pledges $150B annual investment in Taiwan to cement AI leadership
Jensen Huang announced Nvidia will invest about $150 billion each year in Taiwan and launch a $5 trillion headquarters project by 2030, creating roughly 4,000 high‑skill jobs and deepening ties with TSMC. The plan positions the island as the epicentre of the AI revolution.
Also developing:
- KFF founder‑CEO Drew Altman to retire after three decades, succeeded by senior executives
- Brex co‑founder Henrique Dubugras demands 8 am‑10 pm, seven‑day workweeks for AI‑native team, sparking labor tension
- Wix CEO Avishai Abrahami warns of potential layoffs affecting 1,000 staff as company restructures
Media Federation of Australia Appoints New Chair and Deputy Chair
The Media Federation of Australia (MFA) has named WPP Media ANZ CEO Aimee Buchanan as its new chair, with Spark Foundry ANZ CEO Imogen Hewitt stepping in as deputy chair. Both leaders replace long‑time chairs Mark Coad and Virginia Hyland after six years on the MFA board. The board also welcomed Dentsu’s Chris Ernst to fill the vacancy left by Fiona Johnston. Together they will steer the federation’s strategic direction and champion a stronger, more inclusive Australian media industry.
Founders Overwhelmed? Overcommitment, Not Poor Time Management
65% of founders report feeling overwhelmed regularly. You’re not bad at time management. You’re overcommitted. Here’s a 5-step fix: https://t.co/NSN09jpDaQ
Why Marcello Genovese Believes the Best Product Leaders Throw Away What They Built
Product strategist Marcello Genovese argues that top product leaders must be willing to discard years of work and rebuild from scratch. He cites the sunk‑cost fallacy and feature bloat as common traps that erode product‑market fit. With AI‑driven development tools...
People
Disney’s incoming chief executive Josh D’Amaro has appointed Paul Roeder as senior EVP and chief communications officer, effective next Thursday. Roeder, a 25‑year Disney veteran, will direct worldwide communications, public‑relations strategy, media relations, executive messaging, editorial oversight, employee engagement and...
Barb Appoints Caroline Baxter as CEO
Barb, the UK’s joint‑industry audience measurement body, announced Caroline Baxter as its new chief executive. Baxter, who joined Barb in 2022 and was promoted to COO in 2024, will steer the firm through a new wave of innovation for linear,...
Stop Rescuing Your Team: How to Ask for Help and Make Everything Better
The article warns that high‑performing leaders often rescue their teams by taking on work that should be shared, which unintentionally suppresses team growth. It outlines a four‑step framework: make workload visible, clarify ownership, replace rescue with explicit agreements, and tolerate...
The Toxic Mix of Absence and Micromanagement
There is the boss who swings from completely absent to micro-management and I don't think we talk enough about what that hybrid creates.
Healthcare Executives Must Adapt Decision Strategies as Crises Converge
At the 2026 HIMSS Global Health Conference, former VA deputy CIO Nathan Tierney warned that traditional leadership playbooks are failing amid intersecting financial pressures, workforce instability, cyber risks, and rapid tech change. He highlighted how executives often substitute endless meetings,...
Playboy Just Named Its First Openly Gay Editor-in-Chief. He Wants to Change the Brand’s Pornographic Reputation Amid a ‘Sex Recession’
Playboy announced Phillip Picardi as its chief brand officer and editor‑in‑chief, making him the first openly gay leader of the iconic men’s lifestyle brand. The appointment follows a broader editorial overhaul that includes a revived print edition, a Substack newsletter,...
Audio Academy Mentoring Scheme Reveals 2026 Cohort
Audio Academy has announced its 2026 Mentoring Programme cohort, comprising 22 mid‑career professionals from across the UK radio and audio sector. The six‑month scheme pairs each mentee with a senior industry mentor, offering one‑to‑one guidance, seminars and leadership training. Supported...
Early‑Morning Hustle Hurts Doctors: Embrace Natural Energy Peaks
The 4:00 a.m. executive wake up call is a productivity myth, and it is actively driving physician burnout. As healthcare leaders and professionals, we often feel pressured to be online before dawn just to keep up with the inbox. But what...
Online Workshop: Leading Through Relentless Change
FIPP is hosting a 60‑minute online workshop titled “Leading through relentless change” on 24 March at 3 pm GMT, aimed at media leaders grappling with platform shifts, AI disruption, restructures and low employee engagement. Speakers Mary Langan and Chris Kerwin, both seasoned executives from...
KPMG Offers Staff ‘Outsize’ Cash Prizes for AI Innovation
KPMG has launched the AI Spark Innovation program for its U.S. advisory division, offering cash prizes that exceed typical year‑end bonuses. The awards target consultants who demonstrate tangible AI‑driven solutions, with a particular emphasis on junior staff. By tying payouts...
Hospice Executive Director Cathy Wozniak: Providers Must Remain Vigilant
Cathy Wozniak retired after more than three decades leading hospice organizations, most recently as executive director of Hospice & Palliative Care of Martha’s Vineyard. She guided the agency through Medicare certification, expanded pediatric grief counseling, and maintained a 120‑day average...
AI Is Ruining Your Leadership Because You Keep Making This Mistake
The article warns that most founders treat AI as a delegated, siloed project, which yields pilots and dashboards but no real operational lift. By placing AI under a single department, companies create parallel tracks that increase coordination costs and decision...
How Gap Is Trying to Get Its Cool Back
Gap Inc. is leveraging its 1990s heritage to revive brand relevance, spotlighting iconic archive imagery while launching a fresh, music‑video‑style campaign. The new ad features Katseye, a Gen Z girl group, designed for short‑form platforms like TikTok. Within days, teens began...
Why NYC Schools Invested in Coaching for Staff Outside the Classroom
New York City’s Department of Education launched a district‑wide executive coaching program for central‑office staff, partnering with BetterUp to offer both human and AI‑driven sessions. The initiative, introduced after pandemic‑induced uncertainty, aims to build agency, agility and clarity among employees...
AGCO Names a Chief Digital and Information Officer
AGCO Corp. has appointed Jena Holtberg‑Benge as its chief digital and information officer, effective March 16. The promotion expands her remit from leading the after‑sales parts division to directing the company’s global digital, data, and IT strategy, including cybersecurity and enterprise...
3. Barbara Casadei, MD, DPhil, on Taking Risks and Shifting Focus
Renowned cardiologist Barbara Casadei, MD, DPhil, discusses her recent appointment as Editor‑in‑Chief of JAMA Cardiology on the Hearts & Minds podcast. She reflects on how taking calculated risks has shaped her career trajectory and informs her new editorial vision. Casadei...
EXCLUSIVE: FreightWaves: Rail Merger Critics Should ‘Quit Looking Backward’ – Union Pacific CEO
Union Pacific CEO urged detractors of the pending UP‑NS merger to stop dwelling on past rail consolidations and look ahead to the benefits of a combined network. The merger, filed with the Surface Transportation Board, seeks to create America’s first...
AI-Driven Layoffs: CEOs Cutting 20‑40% Staff Now
I get at least one text a week from a CEO planning to cut staff. Not small companies. $20M, $200M, $400M businesses. Block just cut 40% of its workforce — 4,000 people. Gone. Harry Stebbings from 20VC is saying the same thing: at...
Less Than Half of Employees Trust Their Leaders. Here’s How to Be Different.
Less than half of employees trust senior leaders, a gap that hampers performance and change readiness. The article outlines five concrete actions—showing up in person, embracing transparency, holding regular 1:1s, living core values, and granting autonomy—to rebuild trust. The author...
Practical UX Leadership: Influence Without Unlimited Resources
So I've been running workshops for Smashing Magazine for a while now, and each time I put one together I ask myself whether I'm actually teaching the right things or just covering the topics I find interesting. (Probably a bit...
TruScore Launches AI Capabilities for Its 360 Feedback Platform to Accelerate Leader Development
TruScore has added three AI‑powered features—AI Feedback Insights, AI Executive Summaries, and AI Comment Summaries—to its 360‑degree feedback platform. The tools automatically analyze quantitative scores and open‑ended comments, delivering concise themes, strengths, blind‑spot alerts, and development priorities. Built on a...
NBCUniversal Promotes Gus O’Brien to Lead International Networks and DTC
NBCUniversal Media Group promoted Gus O’Brien to president of International Networks and Direct‑to‑Consumer, effective April 1, succeeding veteran Ken Bettsteller who moves to an advisory role. O’Brien previously served as managing director for Latin America, overseeing joint ventures and the launch...
Mullen Hospitality Management Names Javier Coll President
Mullen Hospitality Management has appointed Javier Coll as president to spearhead its third‑party management and luxury beach‑resort development strategy. Coll brings more than three decades of international hospitality, investment and brand partnership experience, most recently as global head of growth...
Coaching Expectation Misfires: Managers Lack Time, Incentive
It was about 10-15 years ago I started hearing about managers needing to be coaches/mentors in tech. Outliers aside, this was a terrible expectation to set up. Managers rarely have the skillset/time for this and even if they do, there are too...
Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks Seeks 'Exit Velocity' For Pharma's Future
Eli Lilly’s chief executive David Ricks announced a strategic push to sustain the company’s recent $1 trillion revenue milestone by accelerating AI‑driven drug discovery and manufacturing. He highlighted a new partnership with Nvidia to embed generative‑AI models across the R&D pipeline, aiming...
First Names Revealed for Thinkers50 London Summit
Thinkers50 has announced the first speakers for its 2026 London Summit, scheduled for 2 November at the historic Guildhall. The lineup includes #1 ranked thinker Paul Polman, along with Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli, Liz Wiseman, Jesper Brodin and Rahaf Harfoush. The summit’s theme, “Leading in a Fragmented World,”...
Medtronic Elevates Sean Haag to President of ENT
Medtronic has promoted Sean Haag from interim to permanent president of its ear, nose and throat (ENT) business. Haag, who joined Medtronic twenty years ago and most recently oversaw marketing and clinical for the AiBLE system, has been credited with...
Chubb Names Seshadri Iyer to Lead Global Operations, Technology & Digital Transformation
Chubb announced that Seshadri Iyer will assume the role of Executive Vice President, Operations, Technology and Digital Transformation on 6 April 2026, succeeding retiring veteran Julie Dillman. Iyer arrives from Boston Consulting Group after nearly two decades, most recently serving as North...
Ascension Hospital in Kansas Taps New President
Patrick Avila has been named president of Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan, Kansas, effective April 20, succeeding interim leader Drew Talbott. Avila arrives with more than 25 years of healthcare leadership, most recently as CEO of Northeast Regional Medical...
Emotional Intelligence Is Essential for ERM Leadership
KeyBank CRO Mo Ramani says emotional intelligence is as vital as analytical skill for modern risk leaders. He argues EQ drives transparent communication, stronger collaboration, and better decision‑making across the enterprise. Ramani also stresses that risk executives must act both...
Choosing the Right Leadership: External vs Internal Candidates for C-Suite Success
Choosing between internal and external C‑suite candidates hinges on trade‑offs between cultural continuity and fresh insight. Internal hires offer faster, cheaper transitions and reinforce employee motivation, while external hires expand the talent pool, introduce new perspectives, and can drive transformative...
Why Saying No Is the Most Strategic Thing A Leader Can Do Right Now
The article argues that modern leaders must master the art of saying no to protect scarce resources of time, energy, and focus. It cites Warren Buffett’s disciplined refusal strategy and McKinsey research showing only 52% of executives spend most of...
Strategies to Address Leadership Talent Gaps
Leadership capability is emerging as a critical enterprise‑level risk, according to a new McKinsey thought paper. The study argues traditional development models are insufficient and recommends building a "leadership factory" that continuously produces future‑ready leaders. For CROs and ERM leaders,...
Coloplast Names Former J&J Executive Gavin Wood as CEO
Coloplast announced that former Johnson & Johnson executive Gavin Wood will assume the role of chief executive officer on May 1, ending a ten‑month search for a permanent leader. Wood arrives after serving as J&J’s group chairman for MedTech across Europe,...
Praise Publicly, Criticize Privately: Protect Your Managerial Seat
This is why you need to learn how to "manage up". I personally follow one rule: praise in public, criticize in private. If I have something good to say, I say it in front of the whole team. If I...
Prioritize One Goal Weekly, Ditch Multitasking
I used to think multitasking was my superpower. Until I found out that multitasking is unresolved prioritization. If everything is urgent, nothing is ranked correctly. Instead, just pick one primary objective for the week. Everything else supports it or waits.
Arvind Announces Resignation of Textiles MD Susheel Kaul
Arvind Limited announced that Managing Director and President of Textiles, Susheel Kaul, will resign effective March 9, 2026, citing personal reasons. Kaul, a veteran of the Indian textile sector, oversaw denim, woven and advanced‑material operations and helped cement Arvind’s position among top...
Stop the “No” Problem, Reclaim Your Time
You don’t have a time problem. You have a “no” problem. When you can’t say no, others run your life. Resentment builds. Relationships suffer. Friction prevails.
New Edition Explores Transformation System Behind Deming's 14 Points
📘 My favorite leadership read this week. What’s on your list? 💡 A new edition of a book that details the system of transformation underlying the 14 Points for Management presented in Deming's Out of the Crisis. Helpful resource: 🔗 https://t.co/QPlT94qhvC https://t.co/vl4JdTPmtM
How Robert Goddard’s Self-Reliance Crashed His Rocket Dreams
On March 16, 1926 Robert Goddard launched the world’s first liquid‑fuel rocket, lifting 12.5 meters before crashing after 2.5 seconds. Despite early successes and funding from the Guggenheim family and the Smithsonian, Goddard’s distrust of collaboration kept his work isolated. The...
Scaling Up: From 10 ICs to 10 Managers
If you don't have this problem, you're falling behind: OH: "I used to manage 10 IC engineers. Now I manage 10 engineers that each manage 10 agents. So now I'm a manager of managers... I've had to build an entire pipeline...
Barry Diller Blames Ten Years of Paramount Mismanagement
Barry Diller says in interview with Graham Bensinger that Paramount was mismanaged for ten years. https://t.co/5f66zaehm7 via @YouTube
RULES
In this episode, the host—a veteran war journalist and former anthropologist—explores the three fundamental types of rules that govern human societies: survival rules, power rules, and divine rules. Drawing on harrowing personal experiences from Afghanistan, the Niger Delta, and Sierra...
Relentless Innovation Drives Growth and Operational Excellence
Bom Kim sounds an awful lot like Bezos: “Relentless innovation fuels not only growth, but also continuous improvements in our processes and margins. We have always believed that customer experience and operational excellence can advance hand in hand.” $CPNG
AI Determines Who Advances or Gets Replaced
AI is reshaping which leaders get hired, promoted, or replaced. Are you telling a powerful AI impact story about your work? #AI #Career https://t.co/mIefOcbMM8
35 Years Strong: A Journey of Growth, Gratitude, and Future Ambitions
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) marks its CEO's 35‑year tenure, highlighting a transformation from a modest office to a global association. The organization now operates across Europe, Asia, and North America, with new chapters in London, conferences in Tokyo...
5 Ways to Strengthen Restaurant Culture as a General Manager
General managers are the architects of restaurant culture, shaping daily operations beyond the front‑of‑house service. Kyle Brown outlines five practical pillars—strict punctuality, comprehensive pre‑service communication, unwavering standards, supportive systems like tip pooling, and hands‑on cross‑training—to embed trust and consistency. By...