The Best Leaders Embrace the Role of Supporting Character
Paul Graham’s 2024 essay warned that "founder mode" encourages leaders to act as the main character, a trend that has spread across Silicon Valley. This mindset fuels naïve realism, lowering trust, performance, and manager engagement. Researchers show that humility, curiosity checks, and a supporting‑character approach restore team health and boost job satisfaction. As AI amplifies self‑centered bias, leaders must pivot to serving others to stay effective.
Data Shows How HR Can Manage Politics in the Workplace
Recent data highlights the growing challenge HR faces in managing political conversations at work. A 2024 Gallup survey shows 45% of U.S. employees discussed politics with a coworker in the past month, while 68% feel uncomfortable doing so. Employees often...
The Real Gap Between Cybersecurity and Finance
Chief Information Security Officer Brian Blakley argues that CISOs and CFOs manage the same enterprise risk but speak different languages. The CISO’s technical focus on threats and controls often fails to translate into the financial impact that CFOs need for...
Tanya Matthews Named GM at The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver
The Westin Bayshore in Vancouver has appointed Tanya Matthews as general manager. Matthews, a Vancouver native with more than 25 years of luxury‑hotel leadership, joins after a long tenure at Fairmont where she oversaw regional sales and operations for a...
Coinbase Slashes Headcount, Sees "Fleets of Agents" Instead
Coinbase announced it will lay off roughly 14% of its staff—over 690 employees—as it pivots toward AI‑driven development. CEO Brian Armstrong said AI now lets engineers ship weeks‑long projects in days, prompting a shift to "AI‑native" talent that can manage...
Spirit Airlines Collapse Blamed on ‘Poor Management,’ According to Reports
Spirit Airlines abruptly ceased operations on May 3, ending a 34‑year run and affecting roughly 17,000 employees. The shutdown followed two Chapter 11 filings, a failed $500 million government bailout, and a blocked JetBlue merger, but analysts point to chronic mismanagement...
Duncan Painter Quits Omnicom for Tech CEO Role
Duncan Painter has resigned as chief executive of Omnicom, ending a tenure of less than three years. His departure comes shortly after Omnicom completed the $1.2 billion sale of its data‑technology unit Flywheel in 2023. Painter is set to become chief...
MTN Appoints Andrew Savage as Executive: Global Sourcing and Supply Chain
MTN Group, Africa’s largest mobile operator, appointed Andrew Savage as Executive, Global Sourcing and Supply Chain effective May 1, 2026. Savage brings more than 20 years of global procurement experience, most recently leading MTN’s Procurement Excellence function. His mandate includes building a resilient, agile,...
What Sets Successful Recruitment Firms Apart?
Recruitment firms that prioritize trust, technology, talent development, and solid business foundations outperform competitors. Transparent communication builds client and candidate confidence, while data‑driven tools streamline hiring without compromising quality. Investing in continuous recruiter training and regular tech‑stack audits ensures teams...
A Jittery CEO Crowd at Milken Looks Abroad for Growth—And Answers
At the Milken Institute Global Conference, CEOs signaled a clear pivot toward emerging markets, citing Pakistan’s data‑driven growth and Bangladesh’s large, female‑rich workforce as new investment frontiers. Brookfield Asset Management announced a doubled commitment to the Middle East, while VEON’s...
New Microsoft Study: Leaders, Not Workers, Are Responsible for Successful AI Integration
Microsoft’s latest Work Trend Index, based on surveys of 20,000 AI‑using workers across ten countries and billions of Microsoft 365 signals, finds that AI’s true value emerges when leaders redesign work rather than merely add tools. While 58% of employees...
Tomas Vondra: How Are Committers Selected?
PostgreSQL’s committer selection is an informal, annual process that has shifted from a small core‑team committee to the broader group of roughly 30 existing committers. Candidates are evaluated on years of substantial code contributions, maintenance responsibilities, and community mentorship, with...
Stila Cosmetics Taps Former Estée Lauder Companies Executive as CEO
Stila Cosmetics has named former Estée Lauder Companies executive Daniel Annese as its new CEO, succeeding Michelle Kluz who is moving to lead Australian health‑tech firm DBG Health. Annese arrives after Stila reported 16 straight months of comparable sales growth and a more...
5 Ways High-Performing Teams Stay Calm when Everything’s on Fire
When markets swing and workloads explode, most teams double down on meetings, longer hours, and frantic updates, mistaking activity for control. High‑performing teams break this cycle by embedding repeatable habits that cut through chaos. The first habit is establishing a...
Why GTA₩6't Launch on PC: 'Consoles Are Our Core Customers, We Must Deliver the Best Experience'
Take‑Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick confirmed that Grand Theft Auto 6 will launch on November 19, 2026 exclusively for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, with no PC release date announced. The decision follows Rockstar's long‑standing console‑first philosophy, emphasizing service to its core console audience....
Otto Aerospace Appoints New CEO as Laminar Flow Jet Program Enters Execution Phase
Otto Aerospace named Scott Drennan as its new president and CEO, replacing Paul Touw as the company transitions the Phantom 3500 laminar‑flow business jet from design to execution. Drennan, formerly president and COO, led the jet’s preliminary design review and recent...
MetricStream Appoints Neha Srivastava as SVP-HR
MetricStream announced the appointment of Neha Srivastava as senior vice president of Human Resources, tasked with leading the global HR function. Srivastava will drive talent strategy, organisational effectiveness and culture as the GRC software firm scales its operations. She brings...
EuroAtlantic Airways Appoints Former airBaltic Executive as CEO
Lisbon‑based wet‑lease and charter carrier euroAtlantic Airways announced Pauls Calitis, former airBaltic COO and interim CEO, as its new chief executive effective May 18, replacing Stewart Higginson who becomes non‑executive chairman. Calitis brings experience in fleet modernization and ACMI expansion, aligning...
10 Practical Ways Healthcare Leaders Can Reduce Staff Burnout
Physician burnout remains high, with 43.2% reporting symptoms in 2025, a modest improvement from 53% in 2024. The article frames burnout as a financial risk, linking turnover to higher travel‑staff costs, lower patient scores, and shrinking margins. It offers a...
From Gen Z to Baby Boomers: Managing the Most Age-Diverse Workforce in History
The UK now hosts four distinct generations at work as older employees stay employed and apprenticeships surge. Employment for ages 50‑64 rose to 71.6%, while apprenticeship starts jumped 11.9% to 226,620, with nearly a quarter under‑19. HR leaders like Gi...
Seven Steps to Leverage Mentoring as a Strategic Advantage
Mentoring is emerging as a low‑cost, high‑impact tool for organizations seeking to maximize internal talent. Recent surveys show 77% of L&D practitioners consider formal mentoring essential, yet 35% cite budget constraints and 47% point to time and engagement challenges. The...
Executive Courage: The Leadership Virtue No One Wants to Practise
Executive courage is the ability to make tough, often unpopular decisions despite risk, uncertainty, or opposition. The concept, rooted in Aristotle’s virtue ethics, has become a corporate buzzword but is frequently reduced to low‑risk posturing. For HR leaders, courage is...
CB Hot Suit Takes: Andrew Siwka, Founder and Managing Partner, The Royals
Andrew Siwka, founder and managing partner of The Royals, sat down for Campaign Brief’s Hot Suit Takes Q&A. A former marine biologist, he entered advertising after a brief stint at Grey and never looked back. He highlighted the agency’s recent...
5 Unconventional Mental Models for Startup Founders
The article spotlights five unconventional mental models that can sharpen a founder’s decision‑making, from the “Invisible Hand” fallacy that warns against over‑validating customers to the “Bermuda Triangle” approach that balances chaos with timely exits. It illustrates each model with well‑known...
The Storytelling Myth: Why Narrative-First Leadership Is Overrated
The article challenges the prevailing belief that storytelling is the premier leadership skill, arguing that narrative‑first approaches can obscure weak fundamentals and lead to costly failures. It cites Theranos, FTX and the Boeing 737 MAX crashes as cautionary tales where compelling...
Chris Lucas’ Collective Foundation and Monash Business School Establish Training Academy
Collective Foundation and Monash Business School have partnered to create the Future Hospitality Academy, a new centre focused on developing leadership talent in Australia’s hospitality sector. The Academy will run a 12‑week Leadership Excellence Program in Melbourne, offering 18 places...
6 Layoff Best Practices to Reduce Uncertainty and Protect Morale
Challenger, Gray & Christmas highlights a 58% jump in 2025 layoffs, with more than 1.2 million jobs cut, underscoring the urgency for disciplined layoff processes. The article outlines six best‑practice steps—early leadership alignment, manager preparation, structured notification, support for remaining staff,...
Allo Fiber’s New CEO
Allo Fiber announced Shane West as its new chief executive effective June 1. West joins with over 25 years in telecom, most recently serving as COO of TDS Telecommunications. He replaces founder Brad Moline, who will stay on as President...
Why AI Governance Is Now a Core Leadership Skill
Artificial intelligence has moved from a back‑office tool to a strategic decision‑maker, making AI governance a core responsibility for CEOs and senior executives. The article argues that leaders must shift oversight from IT to the boardroom, focusing on visibility, materiality,...
SAP Looks for New A/NZ Partner Chief as Ashley McGibbon Departs
After 14 years at SAP, chief partner officer for Australia and New Zealand, Ashley McGibbon announced her departure. McGibbon, who joined SAP in 2012 and built the A/NZ partner‑led territories program, helped drive up to four‑fold growth in that ecosystem and positioned...
Should Canadian Employers Ban Cellphone Use at Work?
Jamie Dimon’s recent criticism of “phubbing” in meetings has pushed cellphone‑use policies into the boardroom, echoing a 2023 German study that linked simple phone‑limit requests to higher productivity. The Financial Times notes firms are experimenting with lockers and pouches for...
Paramount Will Keep Licensing Some Content To Third Parties; CEO David Ellison Says Strategy Makes Company “Much More Desirable” To...
Paramount announced it will continue licensing select TV properties to third‑party platforms under new CEO David Ellison. The strategy, which dates back to Bob Bakish’s tenure with deals for Yellowstone and South Park, is framed as a talent‑attraction tool rather than...
Arthur Ryan Kurek: Designing Outcomes Where Others See Problems
Arthur Ryan Kurek positions himself as an “Outcome Architect,” fixing broken business systems rather than chasing headline growth. Over a 30‑year career spanning sports, media and technology, he has rebuilt revenue engines at Kornit Digital, ENE Group and Rentametrix, turning...
Philip Ashton-Rickardt: From Lab to Biotech Leadership
Philip Ashton‑Rickardt, a former immunology professor, has become a serial biotech builder, founding Smith Therapeutics in 2017 and later steering its CAR‑Treg assets into AZTherapies. He then served as chief scientific officer at Sigilon Therapeutics, guiding a 50‑person research team...
Capacity Is Tested in Transition: Interim Leadership as Nonprofit Infrastructure
Leadership transitions are becoming a critical capacity‑building moment for nonprofits, according to the 2025 *Interim Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector* report commissioned by Third Sector Company. The study, based on insights from over 100 practitioners in the United States and Canada,...
ACR Elects New Officers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) elected Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, MA, FACR, as president and David Larson, MD, MBA, FACR, as vice president during its May 4, 2026 annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Matsumoto, the outgoing chair of the Board of...
BofA Shareholders Vote Not to Separate CEO, Board Chair Roles
Bank of America shareholders voted overwhelmingly—nearly 70%—to retain CEO Brian Moynihan as both chief executive and board chair, rejecting a proposal for an independent chair. The 32.6% support for separation mirrors a similar 31% vote two years earlier, indicating steady...
IRobot’s Co-Founder Just Took His New Venture Out of Stealth Mode
Former iRobot CEO Colin Angle has emerged from stealth with Familiar Machines & Magic, unveiling the first “Familiars” robot—a bear‑dog hybrid designed to build lasting human relationships. The pet‑like AI robot features a touch‑sensitive coat, audio and vision sensors, and...
Commentary: Why I Left National Media to Run a Small Town Newspaper
Skylar Baker-Jordan left a national journalism career to become editor of the Glasgow Courier, a small‑town newspaper in Montana. The piece highlights a nationwide crisis: 40% of local papers have shuttered in the last two decades, with over 130 closures...
Good Data, Bad Decisions: The Context Leaders Are Missing
Modern firms are not data‑starved; they suffer a context deficit that makes one‑off feedback misleading. The article describes the "snapshot fallacy," where leaders over‑react to isolated metrics without longitudinal perspective, leading to strategy whiplash. SurveyMonkey Trends 2026 shows feedback frequency...
Former MARAD Deputy Administrator Sang Yi Appointed AAPA President, CEO
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) announced that former MARAD Deputy Administrator Sang Yi will assume the role of President and CEO effective May 4. Yi brings extensive experience from the U.S. Department of Transportation, a 15‑year tenure in the House...
Why This Zoom Exec Built an Internal ‘SWAT Team’ to Prepare for AI Search
Zoom’s chief marketing officer Kimberly Storin has formed an internal “SWAT team” to ensure the video‑conferencing firm appears in AI‑driven search results. A recent G2 survey shows 87 percent of B2B buyers say AI reshapes their research, with half using chatbots...
Age Fades as Barrier to Winning the CEO Seat: NBER Research
National Bureau of Economic Research researchers find the average age of newly appointed U.S. CEOs jumped ten years, from about 47 in 2000 to 55 in 2023. The rise reflects a growing demand for generalist skills as firms confront heightened...
Tech Roles Expand in the C-Suite Amid Questions About AI Value
Deloitte’s 2026 Global Tech Leadership Study finds that more than three‑quarters of tech executives now prioritize delivering measurable enterprise value over merely managing technology. The proportion of organizations with five or more tech‑focused C‑suite leaders has risen to 71%, reflecting...
Host Hotels & Resorts on Building a Future-Ready Leadership Pipeline Through Talent Strategy
Host Hotels & Resorts’ VP of HR Divya Paramesh highlighted the strategic link between talent development and REIT performance at Nareit’s REITwise conference. She described the company’s “Rising Stars” initiative and regular talent reviews as core mechanisms for building a...
Former Wipro Executive Named Group President of Sedgwick
Sedgwick has appointed former Wipro executive Rajesh Kumar as its new group president, overseeing claims, technology, and client services. Kumar brings more than 20 years of experience in digital transformation and insurance technology, most recently leading Wipro’s global insurance solutions...
Nueva Network CEO, CIO To Exit Following MLC Moves
José Villafañe, founder and CEO of Nueva Network, announced his exit after selling his 65% stake to Carlos Moncada, who now holds full ownership. Chief Information Officer René Alegría is also leaving, and several advertising sales executives are departing. Villafañe...
12 Coaching Skills for Effective Leadership
The article outlines twelve core coaching skills that leaders and managers can use to transform feedback into measurable performance gains. It differentiates coaching from managing and mentoring, emphasizing a non‑directive, development‑focused approach. By embedding techniques such as active listening, powerful...
Synchronous Vs. Asynchronous Work: Which Approach Is Right for Your Team
The article contrasts synchronous and asynchronous work, defining each style and outlining when they deliver the most value. It highlights that real‑time communication speeds decisions but can fragment focus, while async communication offers flexibility and a permanent record but may...
Brandon Hall Group Opens 2026 Excellence in Action Awards Program, Recognizing Organizations That Turn Employee Voice Into Measurable Impact
Brandon Hall Group announced the opening of submissions for its 2026 Excellence in Action Awards, a program that honors organizations that turn employee feedback into measurable business outcomes. The awards cover categories such as engagement, leadership, innovation, diversity, equity, inclusion,...