Citi CEO Jane Fraser Has a Warren Buffett-Approved Trick for Dealing with a Toxic Boss or Difficult Colleague: ‘Never in Anger,...
Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser said Warren Buffett taught her to never answer a hostile email while angry and to praise individuals while criticizing issues, not people. She applied the advice during a tense activist‑investor episode, emphasizing empathy as a competitive advantage. Fraser linked the lesson to Citi’s ongoing cultural overhaul, where toxic behavior is being purged as the bank restructures. The story underscores how senior leaders are using timeless interpersonal tactics to shape modern, multigenerational workforces.
How a Strategic Shift Helped Anheuser‑Busch Beat the Beer Market Slump
Anheuser‑Busch has mitigated the industry‑wide beer slump by expanding into non‑beer categories, notably non‑alcoholic beer and ready‑to‑drink cocktails. Michelob Ultra became the top‑selling U.S. beer, while its spirits‑related portfolio now accounts for 3% of revenue and is growing twice as...
The 5 Women Reshaping How We Work in 2026
The 2026 Female Founders 500 honors five women transforming modern workplaces, spotlighting HR‑tech innovators like Diana HR and Career Group Companies. Susan Levine’s recruitment firm has expanded into Canada and Mexico while maintaining a 95 percent retention rate on direct‑hire placements. Upeka Bee’s AI‑backed HR‑as‑a‑service...
Embridge Consulting Appoints Alex Ashley-Roberts and Lucy Fox to Strengthen Leadership Team
Embridge Consulting announced the appointment of Alex Ashley‑Roberts and Lucy Fox to its board, bolstering senior leadership as the firm targets the next growth phase in technology‑enabled business transformation. Ashley‑Roberts, former interim head of marketing, will guide sales and marketing...
Cresset Promotes President Susie Cranston to CEO
Cresset, the $235 billion multi‑family office, announced that President Susie Cranston will assume the chief executive officer role on April 15, joining the board of directors. Co‑founders Avy Stein and Eric Becker will step down as co‑CEOs and transition to executive co‑chairs,...
EC Markets: International Women's Day Panel with Liverpool FC Women at AXA Melwood
EC Markets participated in Liverpool FC Women’s International Women’s Day event at the AXA Melwood Training Centre on March 4. Laoura Salveta, Head of Brand Partnerships, joined a high‑profile panel with LFC CFO Jenny Beacham, Women in Football deputy CEO Lisa...
U.S. Travel Association Promotes Ellen Davis to COO
Ellen Davis has been promoted to chief operating officer and executive vice president of the U.S. Travel Association. Since joining in 2023 as EVP of business strategy and industry engagement, she launched a new membership model, revamped the event portfolio,...
Stop Selling and Start Storytelling to Watch Your Team Reach Peak Productivity
Effective leadership storytelling shifts focus from self‑expression to serving team needs, delivering clear, actionable lessons. By selecting transparent, context‑rich narratives that directly tie to current goals, leaders build psychological safety and trust. Consistent use of such stories reinforces values, drives...
Shift4 Promotes Global Blue Execs
Shift4 Payments announced the promotion of two former Global Blue executives to senior leadership roles following its $1.5 billion acquisition of the Swiss payments‑technology firm. Pier Francesco Nervini will serve as president of Shift4’s international division, overseeing all commercial and go‑to‑market activities outside the...
Ruder Finn Launches "What's Next" Podcast to Examine the Future of Marketing, Media, and Leadership in an AI Driven Era
Ruder Finn, a leading independent communications agency, has launched "What’s Next," a podcast hosted by CEO Dr. Kathy Bloomgarden that explores how AI, leadership, and innovation are reshaping marketing and media. The series features industry voices such as Global AI...
Kirloskar Oil Engines Unveils Succession Plan; Rahul Kirloskar to Chair Board
Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd announced a planned leadership transition, naming Rahul Kirloskar as Chairperson of the Board effective April 1, 2026. Managing Director Gauri Kirloskar will also take on the Vice‑Chairperson role. The change follows the retirement of Atul Kirloskar, who steps down after more...
This Founder Bet Against the ChatGPT Hype. Now Her ‘Boring’ AI Startup Is Worth $1.9 Billion
May Habib founded Writer in early 2020 to deliver enterprise‑grade AI agents, not consumer chatbots. While the pandemic froze budgets, she doubled down, betting that large firms would adopt AI through governance, security, and integration. Writer built proprietary language models...
Starliner and Artemis: Commercial Label Vs. Commercial Discipline
NASA classified Boeing's 2024 Starliner crewed test flight as a Type A mishap, pinpointing decision‑making and leadership failures rather than hardware flaws. The investigation revealed a pattern of closing anomalies without full root‑cause analysis, exposing a gap between the program’s commercial...
Darktrace Names Ed Jennings as New President and CEO
Darktrace announced Ed Jennings as its new president and chief executive officer, effective March 23. Jennings brings over 25 years of technology leadership, most recently doubling revenue as CEO of Quickbase and serving as COO of Mimecast during its IPO and...
9 Key Leadership Skills for 2026
The article outlines the nine leadership competencies essential for 2026, emphasizing that modern talent seeks purpose, growth, and a supportive environment beyond pay. It argues that effective leaders must drive change, foster collaboration, and align personal and community goals. The...
How Not to Elevate a Colleague to a Leadership Role
Leaders aiming to build a performance culture must carefully elevate colleagues into leadership roles. The article outlines five common mistakes: applying pressure, ignoring workload, overlooking career goals, skipping training, and failing to recognize achievements. It advises open dialogue, workload assessment,...
Cross Switch Promotes Engineering Head to Chief Technology Officer
Cross Switch announced the promotion of co‑founder Jacob Yermalitski from Director of Engineering to Chief Technology Officer, succeeding Mike Kenrich who will now serve as Chief Information Officer. In his new role, Jacob will steer the company’s technology vision and...
Executive Coaching Without Clear Purpose Is Just Conversation
Executive coaching only delivers impact when anchored to a clearly defined business purpose. CHROs must identify the specific leadership gap, transition or cultural challenge before any session begins. Research shows 61% of new executives feel unprepared, contributing to a 50‑60%...
Edward Matthew Named VP, International A&R and Head of Creative for Scandinavia at Warner Chappell
Warner Chappell Music has appointed Edward Matthew as Vice President of International A&R and Head of Creative for Scandinavia, operating from Stockholm and reporting to Shani Gonzales and Lars Karlsson. Matthew, founder of the Stockholm‑based Lilly Raye Music, has partnered with Warner Chappell since 2019, with...
Build a Strong Culture of Recognition | 2-Minute Video
Recognition drives engagement; Awardco study shows a 40‑point drop without it. HRMorning episode with Laura Shanley explains building a continuous recognition culture across remote, hybrid, and on‑site settings. Simple practices like two‑minute meeting shout‑outs boost well‑being, with recognized employees 2.4×...
Tandem Bank Names Finance Veteran as New Chair
Tandem Bank has named Stephen Jones, a veteran of UK banking, as its new chair. Jones currently serves as executive chair of investment banking at Panmure Liberum and previously held senior roles at Santander, Barclays, and UK Finance. He succeeds Paul Pester, who...
3 Science-Backed Ways to Practice Optimism at Work (that Aren’t Phony or Forced)
Optimism often feels forced in corporate settings, leading to heightened stress and reduced cognitive performance. Clinical research shows that suppressing negative emotions keeps the nervous system in a threat state, limiting prefrontal cortex activity essential for planning and decision‑making. The...
Big Interview | Capital City College CPO: My Mission to Recruit, Retain & Inspire in Further Education
Trovene Hartley, Chief People Officer at Capital City College (CCC), is steering the UK’s largest further‑education provider through a period of intense staffing pressure and financial constraint. She recently resolved a nine‑month pay and conditions dispute affecting the sixth‑form campus...
How Inclusive Leadership Drives Stronger Creativity and Performance
The article argues that inclusive leadership is now a strategic imperative for communications firms, where Millennials and Gen Z comprise nearly 60 % of the workforce and demand values‑aligned cultures. It cites data showing low employee engagement and a 23 % profitability gap...
Why Blended Workforces Fail without This New Kind of Leadership
Organizations are shifting to an "agentic" blended workforce that mixes permanent staff, freelancers, contractors, and AI agents, delivering rapid skill access and demand‑driven scaling. This model promises flexibility and resilience but exposes a leadership gap, as traditional management struggles to...
Lockton Appoints Aon’s Livy Dai as China CEO
Lockton has appointed Livy Dai, a veteran of Aon, as chief executive of its China operations based in Shanghai. Dai, who spent 29 years at Aon and helped launch the Aon‑COFCO joint venture and the Nanjing branch, will report to...
Women Are Still Being Badly Overlooked in Hiring
Despite advances in analytics and AI, many firms still miss top leadership talent, especially women. Women now comprise over half the workforce, earn most higher‑education degrees, and score higher on emotional intelligence, collaboration and integrity. Yet executive pipelines narrow sharply...
‘Disruption for In-House Legal Departments Is Coming From the Companies They Represent’: FjordStream’s Bjarne Tellmann
Bjarne Tellmann, former GC of FTSE 100 firms, launched FjordStream Advisors to advise legal departments on AI, digital transformation, and executive coaching. The firm offers three services: technology strategy advisory, senior‑leader coaching, and thought‑leadership workshops. Tellmann warns that many GCs prioritize...
Saunders Appointed MD of Sky Business
Sky has appointed Damian Saunders as Managing Director of its Sky Business division, marking the latest step in the company’s B2B expansion. Saunders, who joined Sky in 2012 and has held multiple senior roles—including Strategy and Commercial Director and CRO—has...
How Walmart CEO John Furner Is Using His Father’s Lessons—And AI—To Steer a $1 Trillion Giant
John Furner, who rose from an hourly associate to Walmart’s CEO in 2022, is steering the $1 trillion retailer through a tech‑focused transformation. Drawing on his father’s "people helping people" ethos, he has reshaped compensation, boosting top managers’ pay to as...
Standard Chartered Reports Progress on Gender Diversity, Extends Senior Women Leadership Target to 35% by 2028
Standard Chartered’s 2025 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Impact Report shows women now hold 45.5% of board seats and half of its management team, up sharply from 23% board representation in 2016. Senior leadership women rose to 33%, and the bank...
A New Generation of Nordic Air Cargo Leaders Emerge
ECS Group is reshaping the Nordic air‑cargo landscape by promoting internal talent into senior management roles, blending operational know‑how with commercial and digital expertise. Recent appointments, such as Thomas Olesen at Skylog Denmark, have already delivered measurable results, including a...
Startup SecureNative AI Appoints Peter Lillywhite, Inks Dicker Data Deal
SecureNative AI has appointed Peter Lillywhite as co‑founder to strengthen its Microsoft security capabilities. Lillywhite, former founder of Xello Australia and leader of its Microsoft practice, joins existing founder Sean Roberts, whose background includes multiple tech exits. The startup also...
The Role of the ‘Squeezed Middle’ in Surviving Change
Gary Cookson’s upcoming book highlights the pivotal role of middle managers in navigating organisational change. Positioned between senior leaders and front‑line staff, they translate strategic visions into actionable steps while managing resistance and performance pressures. Effective change hinges on two‑way...
Midwest People: March 2026
Midwest construction firms announced several senior leadership changes in March 2026. Kadean Construction promoted Aaron Retherford to president and reorganized its health‑care and commercial units under Travis Mulder, while appointing Jim Driscoll and Joe Kelley to new strategic roles. Burns...
Evrideo Appoints Rob Malcolm and Greg Willis as Senior Executives
Evrideo, the cloud‑native SaaS platform for broadcast operations, announced two senior‑level hires. Rob Malcolm joins as Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Product Officer, bringing over 25 years of SaaS and broadcast experience. Greg Willis becomes Vice President of Sales &...
Mental Decluttering Relieves Stress and Improves Decision-Making
Therese Yeung, an accredited coach, explains that the brain fixates on unfinished tasks, creating mental clutter that drains leaders' energy. Practicing mental decluttering—whether of physical, digital, or thought spaces—provides immediate tension relief and a feeling of lightness. This clearing isn’t...
CB Hot Suit Takes: Lisa Sutton Gardner, Founder / Director, Enigma
Lisa Sutton Gardner, founder and director of Enigma, reflects on a 38‑year advertising career that began after reading Ogilvy. She highlights Enigma’s new "Here for Good" brand platform for Newcastle Permanent, built on human insight and designed to be unignorable....
AppsFlyer Appoints Nakad in GM Role
AppsFlyer announced the creation of a General Manager role for Western Europe and the Middle East, appointing Alexia Nakad to lead the region. The new position underscores the firm’s push to expand its omni‑channel and data‑collaboration strategy across high‑growth markets. Nakad...
Building From the Ground Up: A Leadership Journey in #GiveToGain
Deputy CEO Doris Ong recounts her rise from ERA Singapore’s management trainee program to leading its project marketing arm, which has sold over 60,000 homes across 450 developments. She leveraged that experience to champion ESG initiatives, community partnerships, and a...
Tangela Q. Parker: Leading with Discipline and Trust
Tangela Q. Parker, a veteran corporate affairs executive, has spent more than two decades shaping communication strategy for major healthcare firms such as CVS Health, Centene, UnitedHealthcare and Humana. Her recent role as senior vice president of external affairs for...
How to Lead People Who Have Never Followed
Entrepreneurial leaders often overlook the need to teach followership, assuming team members will intuitively know how to support a vision. The article argues that imposing hierarchy or pure democracy can erode culture, and instead advocates clear direction, resource allocation, and...
Real Elevates Team Leader to Executive Growth Role
The Real Brokerage has created a chief growth officer role and appointed top‑producing agent Jason Cassity to lead it. With more than 33,000 agents—a 30% year‑over‑year increase—the firm aims to accelerate acquisition, activation, and retention while preserving its culture. Cassity...
The 25 Most Influential Executives in Food and Beverage (2026)
The 2026 list of the 25 most influential food‑and‑beverage executives replaces revenue‑centric rankings with a seven‑signal influence model, measuring LinkedIn reach, earnings‑call narrative, M&A activity, conference keynotes, trade‑press visibility, policy shaping, and transformation impact. The list highlights leaders from both...
The Executive Communication Skills Employers Will Demand in 2026
Executives in 2026 must treat communication as a strategic imperative, turning complex data into clear, actionable insight. The rise of global, data‑heavy teams and hybrid workforces makes persuasive messaging a competitive differentiator. Structured programs—such as MBAs focused on executive communication—are...
Uber CEO: Work Hard or We’ll ‘Push You Out’
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told the "Diary of a CEO" podcast that employees must answer emails even on weekends and that failure to meet this expectation will result in termination. He framed constant availability as the most important skill and...
Jimmy John’s Promotes CMO to President
Jimmy John’s announced that chief marketing officer Darin Dugan will assume the role of brand president, replacing long‑time president James North. North will transition to a global brand ambassador position and become a franchisee. Kate Carpenter, formerly vice president of integrated marketing, steps...
Philippe Farnier Named Deputy CEO of Parfums Christian Dior and the LVMH Beauty Division
Philippe Farnier has been appointed deputy CEO of Parfums Christian Dior and the LVMH Beauty Division, reporting directly to Véronique Courtois. In his new role he will steer commercial and omni‑channel activities while driving strategic synergies across the group’s maisons....
Execution Mode
Norbert Holtkamp, appointed Fermilab director in December 2025, has set a clear mandate to deliver the DUNE experiment and uphold the lab’s legacy of bold, large‑scale science. He highlighted a $5 billion investment over the next decade and outlined a three‑point...
ProbablyMonsters Expands Leadership Team and Shows Off Nekome: Nazi Hunter Gameplay
ProbablyMonsters announced a major expansion of its executive team, adding Jonathan Lander as Chief Publishing Officer and David Reid as Chief Marketing Officer while promoting Mark Subotnick to Chief Product Officer. The new C‑suite structure aligns publishing, marketing, and product...