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The latest Build Mode episode examines the unique dynamics of family‑run startups, featuring AI procurement firm Rivio and event‑planning platform Nowadays. Both shows illustrate how built‑in trust and shared values can speed decisions, but also highlight the danger of concentrating risk within a single household. Rivio’s founders stress the importance of clearly defined roles and adding a neutral third co‑founder to act as a tie‑breaker, while the Sun sisters emphasize a culture of direct communication. The discussion underscores that intentional governance structures are essential for turning familial chemistry into sustainable growth.
Leadership style assessments help managers pinpoint how they lead, revealing strengths, blind spots, and preferred approaches such as transformational or authoritative. The article highlights popular tools like the Predictive Index Behavioral Assessment and Myers‑Briggs, explaining how they translate personality data...
Kraft Heinz slashed its new‑product cycle from 36 months to six by overhauling its development process. The company limited active projects to a "golden number" of seven, consolidated work into a single financial‑outcome‑driven backlog, and granted teams decision rights. These...
Narrative Strategies appointed former FTC deputy director Chris Bissex as managing director, bringing antitrust and data‑privacy expertise to its client advisory team. PR firm Marino elevated long‑time executive Elizabeth Latino to COO and managing director, tasking her with operational performance...
The article quantifies the hidden costs of workplace meetings, showing that a one‑hour session can consume nearly three hours of employee time and cost roughly $300 per participant. It highlights how late starts, agenda‑free invites, and over‑inclusion inflate expenses through...
Women remain a minority in tech, occupying roughly 30% of roles and an even smaller share of leadership positions at major firms such as Google, Meta, Apple, and Microsoft. Persistent workplace microaggressions and low representation of BIPOC women underscore the...
Satya Nadella reshaped Microsoft’s culture by replacing a metrics‑obsessed approach with a growth‑mindset focus. Since becoming CEO in 2014, he urged employees to view success as personal responsibility and continuous learning rather than quarterly revenue targets. This cultural pivot sparked...
The article revisits Steve Jobs’ evolution from a detail‑obsessed micromanager to a proponent of the 10‑80‑10 rule, a talent‑allocation framework that designates 10% of a team as top performers, 80% as solid contributors, and the remaining 10% as under‑performers. It...
After 26 years at the helm, Iris Worldwide co‑founder Ian Millner is stepping down as chair to serve as a global advisor and take on other non‑executive roles. Millner helped grow the agency from a challenger start‑up to a $100 million‑plus...
Slice, the Indian fintech‑to‑bank, has appointed former State Bank of India risk chief Sreedevi Pillai as an Independent Director on its bank board. Pillai brings 36 years of banking leadership, notably in operational risk and fraud‑detection frameworks. The move follows the...
Great coaching managers prioritize dedicated coaching time despite competing operational demands. They earn credibility by performing their own roles competently and modeling curiosity rather than authority. By advocating for their people, they balance accountability with supportive feedback, and they treat...
A mixed‑methods study in Rwanda’s Gasabo District examined how headteachers lead the implementation of differentiated instruction in public primary schools. Survey data from 99 teachers, 37 Directors of Studies and 37 headteachers, plus interviews with 15 headteachers, showed moderate adoption...
Karishma Changroth, featured in IWD Voices, argues that identifying women in senior leadership should be systematic, not a "Where’s Waldo" exercise. She highlights persistent gender gaps across major agencies such as FCB India, Stagwell, and 72andSunny. Changroth calls for data‑driven...
A veteran facilitator who has run over 1,000 meetings identifies five common pitfalls that make most gatherings ineffective. The article stresses starting each agenda item with a clear outcome, timeboxing discussions, limiting invitations to essential participants, and conducting regular meeting...
Senior leaders are expected to gauge how well their direct reports manage their teams, yet many lack insight into lower‑level dynamics. This blind spot can allow problematic behaviors, such as bullying or micromanagement, to persist unchecked. A recent unfair dismissal...
Satair announced three senior appointments to accelerate its growth in the Asia‑Pacific region. Andy Lee became Managing Director of Asia‑Pacific on 1 January 2026, succeeding Rene Frandsen, who moved to a strategic advisory role. Liu Bo will assume the Managing Director role for Satair...
Russell Reynolds Associates’ Leadership Confidence Index shows CEO confidence in their C‑suite has slipped sharply, with the overall Future Readiness score falling to 64.0 in 2025 from a 75.1 peak in 2021. Executives are increasingly doubtful that their top teams...
Girmay Zahilay, elected King County executive in 2025, launched a sweeping reorganization of the 150‑person executive office, shifting 40 staff to other departments and creating new functional units. The overhaul includes expanding the external relations team from one to fifteen...
Project leadership now demands more than technical know‑how; new managers must blend industry insight with broader team orchestration. Building a skills map helps identify expertise gaps and leverages distributed knowledge across disciplines. Effective managers use visual timelines, routine check‑ins, and...
HRadiO’s latest episode spotlights Dr Patrick Maguire, co‑founder of Beecroft Animal Specialist & Emergency Hospital, as he shares leadership lessons from veterinary medicine. He argues that upcoming Veterinary Practice Bill regulations will elevate professionalism, accountability, and public trust rather than add...
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...
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...
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, 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,...
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 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 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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
ATB Financial announced Matt Evans as the new head of wealth and investment management, effective March 30. He will oversee the bank’s wealth advisory, investment management, private banking and BCV Asset Management. Evans arrives with more than 18 years of...
