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Yum Cha, a 25‑year‑old Singapore dim sum chain founded by Jack Tan, has been overhauled by executive director Melody Tan. She removed the traditional push‑cart service, halved a 100‑item menu and introduced seasonal dishes, improving food quality and reducing waste. A new central kitchen supports a dim sum‑focused catering arm and paves the way for a second outlet at Changi City Point. These changes aim to modernise the brand while retaining its nostalgic appeal for locals and tourists.
Joseph J. Lazzarotti, a partner at Jackson Lewis, was named a Distinguished Leader by the Daily Business Review, where he highlighted the importance of trust, integrity, and client‑focused counsel. He used the platform to share practical advice for law firms...
Oregon Health & Science University announced that CEO Tarek Salaway, who took the helm in mid‑December, has been terminated after just three months. The university said his dismissal stemmed from his concerns about bias and resource waste being dismissed. Chief...
Arkansas’s Mississippi County Hospital System has appointed Lacey Carter, MSN, as its new chief executive officer, effective immediately. Carter joins from Ozarks Healthcare in Missouri, where she served as chief operating officer, chief nursing officer and executive director of nursing....
OpenAI announced a senior leadership reshuffle: COO Brad Lightcap will now head a new "special projects" unit focused on complex deals and investments, reporting directly to CEO Sam Altman. Denise Dresser, former Slack CEO, will inherit Lightcap's commercial duties as...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told Disney chief Josh D’Amaro that the company is shutting down its AI video generator Sora, effectively canceling a planned $1 billion investment and licensing deal. Altman said the move was driven by compute constraints and a...
President Donald Trump appointed Michael Graham as vice chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board for a three‑year term. Graham, a former director of flight operations safety at Textron Aviation and a certified airline transport pilot with over 10,000 flight...
A sociologist who spent a decade studying humility discovered its personal relevance after moving from the University of Delaware to Arizona State University. The transition exposed a clash between his publication‑centric background and ASU’s grant‑driven culture, leaving him feeling invisible...
April 2026 saw a wave of senior appointments across the U.S. accounting sector. Kaufman Rossin announced CFO Marc Feigelson will become CEO in June, underscoring its commitment to independence. CohnReznick bolstered its advisory platform by hiring Deirdre Cronin, Nicholas Papke...
Lord Chris Haskins, who died at 88, transformed Northern Foods from a regional dairy into a £2 bn (≈$2.6 bn) turnover powerhouse and a key supplier of ready‑meal staples to Marks & Spencer, Tesco and Waitrose, generating half‑billion‑pound (≈$640 m) contracts. He served...
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth abruptly removed Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George and Gen. David Hodne, who leads the newly formed Transformation and Training Command, while American forces are engaged in the Iran war. The dismissals, described by...
Mike Teel has been reinstated as CEO of The Raley’s Companies, marking his third tenure leading the family‑owned grocer. The firm, which acquired Bashas’ in late 2021, now operates 117 stores—seven fewer than at the time of the merger. While...
A wave of senior leadership moves is reshaping the government‑technology and AI market, with executives from defense, commercial, and research backgrounds taking new roles at firms such as Abt Associates, Sierra Space, and IonQ. The appointments emphasize growth, AI, quantum...
Jim Knight argues that storytelling is the missing ingredient for turning a good company into an unforgettable one. By framing values, vision, and lessons as narratives, leaders can make culture emotionally resonant and up to 22 times more memorable than raw...
During the week of March 30‑April 03, a wave of senior appointments swept the technology and cybersecurity sectors. Xerox promoted Louie Pastor to CEO, while Snowflake and several security firms named new chief revenue officers to accelerate go‑to‑market efforts. Delinea, Kai, Appfire,...
Outdoorsy, co‑founded by Jen Young in 2014, has grown from a niche peer‑to‑peer vehicle rental service into a marketplace with over 200 employees and a diversified portfolio that includes the Outdoorsy Destination Network and Roamly insurance. The platform now lists...
Recent research of 294 studies shows that collective innovation outcomes hinge on how a group is structured, not merely on the amount of collaboration. The authors identify three collective types—convergence‑based, divergence‑based, and attention‑based—defined by search dependence and goal alignment. Real‑world...
Sali Christeson, a former finance and tech professional, launched Argent in 2016 to address the lack of luxury workwear for women in leadership. The label began with neutral suiting and quickly added vivid hues, gaining high‑profile wearers such as Gloria Steinem,...
ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott announced that the company’s total addressable market has ballooned to at least $600 billion, up from roughly $90 billion when he took the helm. The rapid leap in AI model capabilities since late 2023 has forced software firms...
Avenue Supermarts, the parent of DMart, has installed Anshul Asawa as its chief executive officer and managing director, completing a year‑long succession plan after Ignatius Navil Noronha’s exit on 31 January 2026. Asawa, a former Unilever senior leader with nearly three decades...
Krishna Kumar Singh, SAIL's director (personnel), took on the additional charge of chairman and managing director on April 2, 2026. He brings almost four decades of experience, having joined the Bhilai Steel Plant as a management trainee in 1987 and...
The article argues that the partnership between the chief people officer (CPO) and chief financial officer (CFO) will become a defining leadership relationship in the AI era. AI is automating routine tasks that have traditionally occupied both functions, such as...
The article argues that the partnership between chief people officers (CPOs) and chief financial officers (CFOs) will become a decisive factor in the AI era. As AI eliminates routine tasks like resume screening and variance analysis, the remaining decisions—what to...
Airline executives are in flux as Air Canada’s CEO was ousted over an English‑only crisis statement, while former IAG chief Willie Walsh took the helm of India’s dominant low‑cost carrier IndiGo. At the same time, ITA Airways confirmed its entry...
Leaders are the primary architects of organisational culture, setting values that cascade through hiring, development, and daily interactions. By articulating clear principles—such as PatSnap’s six core values—executives embed a shared mindset that guides behavior across global teams. Trust, open communication,...
Australian wine producers are confronting a looming leadership vacuum as a generation of family owners approaches retirement. With limited interest from the next generation and scarce external talent, many vineyards are exploring sales, mergers, or professional management to secure continuity....
Clevertize has promoted Saumya Agrawal, a trainee who joined at the agency’s inception, to co‑founder as it marks eight years in business. The move formalises her long‑standing leadership role and signals a deeper commitment to AI‑enabled marketing and creative services....
Modern IT teams are hamstrung by the "need-to-know" communication style that favors brevity over context. Overused buzzwords and vague language create ambiguity, slowing decision‑making and eroding trust. The rise of AI‑driven tools shows that clarity requires completeness, not just concision....
Many firms label declining output as a productivity issue, but the root cause is often poor work design. Leaders typically react with new tools, workflow tweaks, and engagement campaigns, which generate a brief boost before problems resurface. The article argues...
The aesthetics industry is driven largely by women, who spend over $1,000 annually on cosmetic procedures and conduct extensive research before treatment. Yet fewer than 20% of board‑certified plastic surgeons in the United States are women, and only about 8%...
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) was originally built with a 20‑year sunset plan but has now operated for 35 years, prompting a major digital overhaul. CIO Subhash Chandra Jose, who took the helm in 2023, outlined a five‑year transformation...
Transformation leaders eyeing C‑level roles must shift from project execution to full ownership of enterprise technology, strategy, and risk. The 2025 State of the CIO shows over 80% of CIOs now focus on digital innovation, AI agendas, and acting as...
Bamburi Cement Plc announced that Geoffrey Ndugwa will assume the chief executive officer role effective April 1, 2026, succeeding Mohit Kapoor. Ndugwa arrives from the Holcim Group, where he most recently served as Mergers and Acquisitions Projects Director for the MEA region,...
Arav appointed Silvia Menigatti as its first general manager in December 2025, leveraging her 15 years of strategic advisory and M&A experience. The Italian fashion group reported €52 million (≈ $57 million) revenue and €7 million (≈ $7.6 million) EBITDA for FY 2025 and now targets €100 million (≈ $109 million)...
Local leaders are reshaping economic competitiveness as national governments stall, turning cities and counties into primary investment magnets. Successful regions—such as Flanders, the Basque Country, Medellín, Lower Saxony, and Baden‑Württemberg—share disciplined focus, rapid decision‑making, and deep public‑private alignment. The article...
Ethical leadership is presented as the foundation of effective, good leadership, emphasizing the impact of leaders on culture and employee wellbeing. The article outlines a practical five‑step framework—awareness, attitude, relationality, inner values, and learning—to help leaders make life‑affirming choices. It...
Khaitan & Co., one of India’s leading law firms, announced the promotion of 49 lawyers to senior positions, elevating 17 to partners and 32 to counsel. The move expands the firm’s leadership roster to 349 senior members, reflecting a deliberate...
Wade Foster, CEO of Zapier, argues that the future workplace will revolve around individual domain experts who orchestrate teams of AI agents rather than large functional groups. He distinguishes deterministic workflows—step‑by‑step automations—from probabilistic agents that decide how to meet a...
Baccarat announced Thais Roda as its new chief executive officer for North America, effective Wednesday. Roda arrives from Liaigre Inc., where she drove significant revenue growth and operational restructuring. Her mandate includes boosting the performance of Baccarat's crystal collections, deepening...
Tata Digital is orchestrating founder exits at its two flagship e‑commerce assets, BigBasket and 1mg, as it moves to install professional CEOs. BigBasket's founders Hari Menon and Vipul Parekh are in final talks to step down and may sell their...
BP has appointed long‑time executive Carol Howle as deputy chief executive officer, effective immediately. Howle will continue to lead the profitable supply, trading and shipping (ST&S) division while taking charge of BP’s portfolio review, long‑term strategy and sustainability team. The...
Elwood Technologies announced Michael Abib as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Chris Lawn. Abib, who joined in 2023 as chief product officer after the Coremont digital‑asset acquisition, has overseen the integration of a full SaaS suite covering execution, portfolio,...
Harvard’s Program on Negotiation is offering a one‑day workshop on September 25, 2026, led by negotiation scholar Daniel L. Shapiro. The course teaches participants how to harness emotions as strategic assets rather than liabilities in any bargaining scenario, from labor contracts to...
Plaza Premium Group (PPG) has named Eric Pateman as Senior Vice President for North America, covering Canada, the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean. Pateman arrives from Vancouver International Airport, where he served as Chief Experience Officer and helped the...
The article highlights a hidden "competence trap" where high‑performing team members become the go‑to problem solvers, causing their social role to shrink into a utility. As responsibilities and decision‑making gravitate toward them, they experience a form of loneliness that stems...
Shreehas Tambe has been appointed the first chief executive officer of the newly combined Biocon entity, formed after Biocon’s merger with contract‑research firm Syngene. The merged company is valued at roughly $5.5 billion and aims to become India’s largest biotech services...
George Mason University’s board chair, Charles Stimson – a Heritage Foundation fellow – used private text messages to pressure President Gregory Washington to dismantle the school’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The board’s aggressive stance intensified after the Trump...
Mike Daly, Executive Director at Disney Music Group, was honored as the 2026 Nonprofit Advocate of the Year for his leadership of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles (BBBSLA). In 2025 he logged over 163 volunteer hours, secured...
Barbara Jagels, UCLA Health’s executive director of cancer services, was honored as the 2026 Business Angel of the Year. She has raised over $1 million for the American Cancer Society and secured an $805,000 multi‑year partnership—the largest health‑system contribution to ACS...
Dr. Lois Lee was named Nonprofit Executive of the Year (Mid‑Sized) at the 2026 Nonprofit + Corporate Citizenship Symposium. As founder and CEO of Children of the Night, she has overseen the rescue of more than 17,000 children from prostitution...
