this was such a riveting read. If you're a Google shareholder, nobody came across better than Sundar Pichai in this entire saga. The fact that so many of them wanted Pichai to resign is a good reminder how clueless outsiders can often be. "...the DeepMind duo got on the phone with Pichai. This time the CEO revealed the steelier side of his personality. He said that turning DeepMind into a semi‑independent Alphabet company might not be in Google’s interests, after all. The “bet” option was for moonshots unrelated to Google’s core business, he said—projects such as autonomous cars or the science of life extension. Artificial intelligence did not belong in that bucket. To the contrary, AI was destined to become strategically important to Google’s flagship products, such as search and cloud computing."
MIT professor Patrick Winston delivers a masterclass on “how to speak” - 15 lessons https://t.co/KKfLMl8PZ6
A complete lack of change management doomed this project. Generic emails and training aren't enough. Without stakeholder engagement and tailored support, employees were unprepared and confused, leading to resistance. #ChangeManagement #ProjectFailure https://t.co/1iL9DIm3O5
ARC Raiders leader is now chairman of Nexon. Says there is a path to better game development and lower costs. https://t.co/Xobt1OmrGk
I met one of the cofounders of @neuralink last week at @hf0 (he's now building a new way to get cargo from China to USA a lot cheaper via autonomous dirigibles like the Goodyear Blimp, but designed and manufactured all...

Values-Based Decision Making - CX Journey™ https://t.co/6XmzAwQIfX It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are. ~ Roy Disney #corevalues #decisionmaking https://t.co/APqnvIzVvg

A decision-making group in which those who don't get what they want continue to fight rather than work for what the group has decided is destined to fail--you can see this happening all the time in companies, organizations, and even...
You're in your weekly 1:1. You're exhausted from a late night shipping a major feature release. Your manager ignores the win, glaring at their screen because you took 21 minutes to reply to a non-urgent Teams ping. Manager: "I saw the read...
A costly mistake some make is to view humility and a quiet demeanor as a sign of weakness.
Founders: Price negotiations aren't about the number - they're about confidence. When a prospect haggles hard, they're usually unsure about value, not price. Go back to ROI and pain points before discussing discounts.

Rockefeller said if Napoleon went into commerce, he’d be the "greatest businessman the world has ever known. Here’s how Napoleon built (and lost) the greatest empire in Europe: - In his late 20s, France is in total chaos from the Revolution. -...
Orgs. led by female CEOs have lower gender pay gaps. Perhaps b/c such orgs. have good gender equality policies. Or b/c female CEOs may be keener to introduce same. Anyhow, it seems to make sense 4 women 2 work 4 women—if they can. Via...

Your Strategy Is NOT the Problem - @MarketCulture Blog https://t.co/uMKTN60GYS Your CULTURE is. And if you’re a senior leader right now, that’s either the most uncomfortable truth you’ve read today or the most liberating. #culture https://t.co/NVe8Z8kLAF
I think this warrants an entire chapter in my book - Most teams are pretty terrible. Agree with @clairevo this is one of the first places you want to focus in onboarding as a tech leader, you will...

When people think of great business leaders... They usually think of someone like Steve Jobs or Richard Branson. But I’ve studied 100’s of managers as we grew our company from $0 to $1B+ And the most effective leaders were more operational...
Average day in the life of a VC backed founder: > wake up at 5am to “optimize” > check burn rate before checking texts > spend morning prepping board deck instead of building product > get on call with investor who's...

In 1984, Dietrich Mateschitz orchestrated the coldest betrayal in business history… He erased the real founder and stole the Redbull empire. Then, through pure greed and deception, he turned a Thai tonic into an $80B monster. This is how Red Bull really started...
When you're the entire engine of your business: - content depends on your energy. - sales depend on your presence. - decisions depend on your availability. an Engine CEO will always be the bottleneck. growth creates chaos when the brand...

Amy Clark talks about how leadership is changing—and what modern leadership should really look like. Tune in live at 12 pm CT at: https://t.co/ykUbRecoZO #TPSS #IoT #sustainability #5G #cloud #edge #digitaltransformation #PeggySmedley #podcast https://t.co/6Vj1rjuCci
our lead independent director @roelofbotha and i wrote about the history of organizational structures, and our intent to rebuild block as a mini-AGI. https://t.co/emGicpn9xr

I got a chance to interview Jack Dorsey for the Long Strange Trip pod about his new article (in comments) on how to build a modern ai native company in 2026. I took some of his ideas and mixed them with...

The Case Against Layoffs https://t.co/wa6rDZB2H6 Leading through economic turbulence often forces CEOs to make painful trade-offs. Layoffs shouldn't be one of them. #trulyhumanleadership #leadership @barrywehmiller @chiefexecgrp https://t.co/xUMLJcldfV
How do you go from recognizing a need for change to becoming an expert in the mechanics of transformation? 📈🚀 Tomorrow on Tippie Leads, we’re joined by Associate Professor of Instruction Rob Rouwenhorst . Before Rob became our resident expert...

KIND—yes, the KIND bars—was named after Daniel Lubetzky’s (@daniellubetzky) father. A Holocaust survivor who, despite everything he endured…still chose kindness. It sounds naive: that kindness can win. But Daniel built his life around it. From PeaceWorks (bringing people together through...
The Value of Having a Mentor: Career Boosts You Don’t Get on Your Own. https://t.co/1hoQyQHljb #mentoring #lifehacks #coaching #books
Remote work gets a lot of hate. People working less, taking breaks, being lazy, etc. That hasn't been the case in my experience. My best people are throwing down 60 hour weeks and our companies are growing. If you create a culture where you...
Leaders must be both the chief inspirer and the chief fearmonger right now when it comes to AI. The best will become 10x stronger. The worst will tap out. Both good outcomes for the org. Tough to play both.

Robert Goddard's tale illustrates that while innovation begins with one, its success often lies with many. Don’t fall into the alpha trap. https://spectrum.ieee.org/robert-goddard-leadership
Willie Walsh Is Back — He Finally Gets To Run The Low Cost Carrier He Always Wanted - View from the Wing https://t.co/aXXwu3myv4
There was a story from ~2011 that I vividly recall It was shortly after Larry Page stepped in as sole-CEO of Google. This was wartime CEO Page, who was very worried about losing mobile to Apple Page required that all Google execs...
One of my agency owner students closes 80% of sales calls he’s on. His team closes only 10% of calls he’s not on. He think it’s a hiring problem, that he hired the wrong people. It’s not a hiring problem. It’s a leadership...

RT @JoeContrera Helping leaders understand what it truly means to lead others and then actually building their skills is changing the way organizations are developing their leaders. Here's what clients say: https://t.co/uVftLrCNc4 #leadership #leadershipdevelopment https://t.co/r5Wm1BVKEF
The happiest founders I know have a business that runs without them. If you're answering basic questions or fixing mistakes that shouldn't have happened… You’re an operator, not a CEO.
AI should serve people. Obvious, right? And yet many organizations quietly do the opposite. They start with the tool. When you start with tools, humans end up serving the tools. When you start with decisions, tools serve humans. That sounds...
This interview with Jessica goes the deepest of any interview she's done into her life story, and how it gave her the unique combination of qualities that made Y Combinator work.

Big CEO appointment at India’s IndiGo - IATA head and former IAG boss Willie Walsh https://t.co/29hVImJrw6
Most ERP failures aren't about the tech—they're about the people. Resistance to change often stems from poor explanations, irrelevant training, and ignored concerns, not a refusal to adapt. The real issue? Neglecting the human side of implementation. #ERP #ChangeManagement https://t.co/9wfDQaDpr8
For the last couple of months, I’ve been rethinking something important: I don’t think most founders have a content problem. I think they have a systems problem. They don’t need more random ideas. They need better ways to turn signals into decisions, and decisions...
5 things Women's Month reminded me about building a career in MedTech: 1. Mentorship changes everything 2. Community is your competitive advantage 3. Continuous learning isn't optional 4. Representation matters 5. Self-belief is the foundation Which one hits home for you?

AI is exposing which leaders are still confusing adoption with reinvention. I joined Geoff Nielson on Digital Disruption to talk about AI maturity, workflow redesign, leadership, and why AI is ultimately a test of vision. If your strategy ends with efficiency and...

Not all criticism is signal. Some of it is simply participation without accountability. The mistake is treating every voice as equally weighted. Serious operators filter feedback based on source quality, track record, context, incentives, not volume or tone. If you...
JUST IN: Marc Andreessen argues that firms are using AI as a cover for job cuts stemming from excessive hiring during the COVID period.
In 2021-2022, the name of the game in tech sales was: Easy money. Join a hot company. Milk it for everything. Skills were optional. But today? Sales cycles are complex. The economy demands excellence. CROs are asked to do more with less. Skill capacity is now existentially required.

Why Leaders Miss 96% of Workplace Problems - and How to Fix It - CX Journey™ https://t.co/Z5deb4CVco Iceberg of Ignorance is a sobering visualization of how disconnected #leadership can be from the daily realities #employees and #customers experience. https://t.co/DKAfDl4YMg
The most dangerous person in any room is the one whose self-perception is completely disconnected from their actual capacity to deliver. They show up with confidence. No follow through. Big vision. No plan. High expectations of others. Zero accountability to themselves. In leadership we call this a...
Leading change isn't complex. It requires a clear vision, bidirectional communication for feedback, and celebrating small wins. These steps break down people problems, interrupt FOMO, and allow for intentional problem-solving. #Leadership #ChangeManagement https://t.co/Pjj2Kep9VU

How do you survive as an AI startup competing with Anthropic and OpenAI Know when to retreat, says Harvey CEO Winston Weinberg. His advice for AI startups: focus on infrastructure, security and other defensible areas -- instead of getting "distracted" by...

What a CEO actually does ☝️ Want to read my article on this exact topic? Comment “CEO” an I’ll send it to you.

Exclusive: Jim Collins On ‘What To Make Of A Life’ https://t.co/bNpcdvGZtr #goodtogreat #leadership #life @chiefexecgrp https://t.co/SU5OkdXQQO

In this podcast episode, my guest is a world-renowned executive coach 𝐑𝐨𝐛 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐤𝐲. He understands the grit of the machine shop because he’s walked the floor. Stream now: 🔗https://t.co/JgtHAvssTI 📽️https://t.co/ZUgNnzDPz1 🔗https://t.co/DmYp21N5Kv https://t.co/9tc4Mw0GqV