Know What's Happening in Leadership
Know What's Happening in Leadership
CEOs Turn Uncertainty into 90‑Day Action Plans
In volatile markets, leaders are urged to replace broad scenario analysis with a focused 90‑day plan that sets priority initiatives, trigger‑based decisions, and clear ownership across 30‑, 60‑ and 90‑day milestones, helping protect cash flow while pursuing selective growth.
PlanSource has earned Great Place to Work® certification for the fourth straight year, a distinction driven entirely by employee feedback. The survey revealed 95% of staff feel treated fairly regardless of race, gender or sexual orientation, while 87% cite strong camaraderie and a sense of community. Executives attribute the accolade to a culture built on trust, inclusion and continuous improvement, which they say fuels innovation and service excellence. The recognition reinforces PlanSource’s position as a leading benefits‑administration technology provider with a high‑engagement workforce.
In this episode, Dave interviews Marisol Bello, Executive Director of the Housing Narrative Lab, about her transition from a command‑and‑control style to a serve‑and‑support leadership approach. Marisol shares how the Coaching for Leaders Academy helped her develop practical habits—like pausing...
Ohio State University appointed Ravi Bellamkonda as president, bypassing a traditional national search after Ted Carter resigned amid scandal. The Board of Trustees unanimously approved the internal hire, citing Bellamkonda’s experience as executive vice president and provost. He will earn...
Vectoflow, a specialist in UAV flow‑measurement and air‑data systems, has named Stefanie Hach as Co‑CEO alongside co‑founder Dr. Christian Haigermoser. Hach, who joined as chief commercial officer in 2025, previously overhauled the go‑to‑market strategy and doubled order intake year‑over‑year. In...
Olympic triple‑gold medallist Bronte Campbell has transitioned from the pool to the boardroom as CEO of Earthletica, a sustainable active‑wear label. The brand, which avoids virgin plastics and PFAS chemicals, has already sold out its inaugural collection and generated over...
In this episode, Tim Van Meegham interviews Marty Baird, CEO of Robinson & Associates and creator of the RAD (Reveal, Ask, Do) method, which transforms traditional lecture‑style training into an engaging, Socratic‑based experience. Marty explains how low retention rates (3‑5%)...
The article highlights how brief, informal managerial advice can become a career‑defining compass for professionals. It showcases three senior HR leaders—Praveen Purohit, Vinod Rai, and Rajeev Singh—who credit simple lessons such as staying in a role to learn deeply, showing...
The Ask a Manager column answered four distinct workplace dilemmas: a remote employee appearing to juggle childcare during work hours, whether to provide a retirement cake for a disliked senior colleague, sharing photos of an aerial‑silks hobby, and coping with...
Grail announced that long‑time CEO Bob Ragusa will retire, handing the role to current president Josh Ofman. The transition follows a multi‑year succession plan designed to ensure leadership continuity. Ofman, who has overseen product launches and regulatory milestones, will assume...
We are trained to believe that outcomes are functions of inputs—that better data, more capital, or a stronger team leads predictably to success. But Swindoll's framing points to a variable we consistently undervalue: the response function. What happens to you is...
WPP Media announced Tina Chen as its new Chief Executive Officer for China, beginning a co‑CEO transition with outgoing leader Rupert McPetrie on March 30 that will run through June 30, 2026. Chen arrives from Shiseido China, where she oversaw a comprehensive digital transformation as...
You can't force a culture of speed. You can only hire for it. – Paid ads 90% automated – Onboarding 100% automated in two days – Influencer outreach went from 20 a month to 1k a day – PMs, designers, and...
A four‑year study of mid‑size Italian firm LARI shows that reframing leadership as a trust‑based, outcome‑oriented practice boosted its hybrid work performance. Researchers found that treating technology as a social infrastructure, rather than merely an operational tool, deepened collaboration. Led...
Your company isn’t losing jobs to AI. It’s losing jobs it never needed. AI is the excuse to do what bad leaders were too afraid to do: restructure orgs built on ego, not strategy. These companies don’t have a talent problem. They have a...
i invest in people for the long term. small teams that learn fast can now rival companies with hundreds of people. that’s what we’re building at @getjustpaid, daily iteration, daily launches, daily customer feedback. invest in your team. it always pays off.
The chief operating officer role is rapidly evolving from a traditional operational manager to a strategic partner that translates corporate vision into execution. McKinsey’s COO Excellence initiative reveals that 40% of CEOs appointed in 2024 previously served as COOs or...
The study by Minni et al. shows that exposure to foreign managers with progressive gender attitudes reduces the gender pay gap within teams by 4.9 percentage points, an 18% decline, without lowering men’s wages. Using rotation data from a large...
TELUS Chief Information Officer Hesham Fahmy outlined a multi‑year plan to embed a culture of innovation across the company’s technology organization. The strategy emphasizes rapid prototyping, cross‑functional squads, and a new internal venture fund to accelerate digital products. Fahmy highlighted...
Kim Kelleher has been elevated to President while retaining her Chief Commercial Officer role at AMC Networks. The board has been enlarged from eleven to twelve members, reinstating CEO Kristin Dolan as a Class B director. Recent senior‑leadership moves also...
Meta’s Reality Labs is piloting an ultra‑flat engineering org where a single manager oversees up to 50 engineers, relying on AI agents for status updates, meeting attendance, and one‑on‑one check‑ins. The experiment aligns with Zuckerberg’s “Year of Efficiency,” aiming to...
The article advocates a human‑centric organizational model that treats employees as whole people rather than interchangeable resources. It outlines core principles—dignity, autonomy, purpose, psychological safety, equity, wellbeing, clarity, learning, and empathy—and maps them to concrete design levers such as role...
Top CEOs spend about 72% of their workweek in meetings, leaving little time for strategic thinking. Research shows they allocate roughly 61% of their hours to face‑to‑face interactions and only 15% to advancing personal priorities. The article argues that this...
Most companies do not have an 𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆. They have AI activity. 📉 A few pilots. A few tools. A few excited teams. A few nervous executives. 😟 That 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆. Join us for a @WomenInGenAI executive conversation: 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲: What Leaders...
Foxborough, Massachusetts resolved a standoff over roughly $8 million in security costs for the 2026 World Cup, exposing a deeper governance failure rather than a simple budgeting issue. The town demanded upfront funding while organizers promised later payment, but no concrete...
Since assuming the chairmanship in July, billionaire Jack Cowin has steered Domino's Pizza Enterprises away from a growth‑at‑any‑cost playbook toward tighter cost control, menu innovation and digital upgrades. Early financial reports show improving margins, yet the stock remains under pressure...
You are in a crucial cross-functional sync. A colleague constantly interrupts and talks over you. HOW TO RECLAIM CONTROL:
The article argues that the most powerful communication skill leaders overlook is listening, not speaking. It explains that rushing to give answers often triggers defensiveness because people feel unheard. By pausing, extending listening, reflecting back, and asking an extra question,...
Manufacturers facing supply‑chain volatility and rising costs are redefining the CIO role to combine traditional IT oversight with direct responsibility for supply‑chain transformation. Modern supply‑chain CIOs must master emerging technologies such as AI, IoT, digital twins, and analytics while aligning...
CEO burnout often originates from decision ambiguity rather than long hours, as leaders carry the sole weight of interpreting a vague future. When a clear, written vision is established, it serves as a decision filter, aligning teams and reducing the...
After a wave of firings that cut roughly 3,000 positions—about a quarter of its staff—and ongoing funding reductions, the CDC remains leaderless, with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya named interim director while also overseeing the NIH. The agency also grapples with the...
Microsoft announced a leadership reshuffle in its Experience + Devices division, with Executive Vice President Rajesh Jha set to retire mid‑year. Jeff Teper will be promoted to EVP, while Sumit Chauhan and Kirk Koenigsbauer are elevated to presidents. The reorganization...
You are a manager now. Being liked is secondary to being respected. Sometimes being a leader means being the villain. THE HARSH REALITY:
Two months after a parliamentary capability review, the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet released an action plan signed by Secretary Steven Kennedy. The plan outlines three core priorities: empowering the PM&C workforce, delivering results through collaboration, and strengthening operations...
FlightPath3D announced a senior leadership expansion and a major operational upgrade in Irvine, California. The company now counts over 5,000 commercial and 1,500 business or government aircraft using its immersive inflight map platform. New hires include a Vice President for...
Matt Brittin, who headed Google’s Europe, Middle East and Africa for a decade, is reportedly the frontrunner to replace Tim Davie as the BBC’s next director general. His potential appointment would mark the latest example of a big‑tech executive moving...
The article outlines four practical steps for leaders to stop avoiding conflict and give effective feedback. It urges managers to drop the “butt‑sandwich” approach, treat feedback as a professional matter, speak directly without soft‑shoeing, and lead by example with candor....
Swiss luxury watchmaker TAG Heuer announced that Béatrice Goasglas will assume the role of chief executive officer on May 1, 2026. Goasglas, who joined the brand in 2018 and has held senior positions across digital, Asia‑Pacific and the Americas, is...
This is Jeff Bezos’s favorite book. He’s been rereading it for 25 years straight, and it inspired his most famous decision-making model. Here are the 7 lessons from "The Remains of the Day" that helped him build his $200B+ Amazon empire:
An employee’s casual practice of numerology is causing discomfort among team members who view it as pseudoscience. The article advises managers to handle the issue privately, focusing on the behavior’s impact rather than the belief itself. It recommends open‑ended dialogue,...
Some decisions are best made after acquiring more information; some are best made immediately. Just as you need to constantly sort the big from the small when you are synthesizing what’s going on, you need to constantly evaluate the marginal...
When management says: "We value people who burn the midnight oil." They are glorifying the hustle. Staying late is treated as the ultimate sign of commitment. THE REALITY AND HOW TO PUSH BACK:
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe: "The next 10 years will be the most important period in human history." The full interview: 2:45 Rivian’s big 2026 moment 4:23 The origin of Rivian 6:25 The pivot that changed Rivian 7:21 Rivian’s core mission 9:06 Obsessing over details 9:57 Why R2...
Everyone’s asking the wrong question about AI and jobs. The issue isn’t what AI will replace. It’s how leaders will redesign work so humans and AI create outcomes neither could achieve alone. Companies that use AI to cut costs may...
Underrated life skill: Redesigning your role. Want to remove yourself from your business? Redesign your CEO role. List everything you touch in a week. Circle what truly requires judgment. Systemize and delegate the rest. Your new job = upholding standards...
NEWS: USAGM's @KariLake is to have a new boss. Trump nominated State Dept official Sarah Rogers as CEO of Voice of America's parent USAGM. If confirmed she'd hold both roles. Lake had been leading agency but US judge ruled she did...
News: Shantanu Narayen, who has served as CEO of Adobe for eighteen years, has decided to step down and will transition from his position as CEO after a successor has been appointed. Board has appointed Frank Calderon as chair to...
#CIOChat Q3: Algorithmic management raises real leadership questions: fairness, transparency, escalation paths, and accountability when the system makes a bad call. What guardrails or governance models are you putting in place so algorithms guide work without undermining trust? https://t.co/PL1IMUxQJf
The Relatability Pivot: The End of the Corporate Megaphone by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/15YdrlJIIo @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesTips #SalesLeader #Salesforce #Leadership #PublicRelations #PR #Marketing #MarketingSuccess #MarketingStrategy #MarketingTips
“As a manager/leader, you must consistently focus significant #leadership attention & capital on the organizational development of your team/org. Otherwise, performance capability & success will always be transient.” — https://t.co/NGK6CN9pNW #management #workplaceeffectiveness https://t.co/SMMdZpcAEj
RT @JoeContrera As a leader, what are your people observing about you that's shaping your team culture in a negative way? Is it possible you might be leaning towards the back end of a horse? Here are 9 signs you might...
