Don’t launch a manager academy: Building manager enablement systems that work Summary After nearly two decades designing manager academies that repeatedly failed to move the needle, the author stopped and reassessed. The conclusion: static learning libraries and one-off LMS courses don’t solve the dynamic, practice-driven job of managing people. Research across 120+ managers and corroborating […]
Beyond skills: Why measuring potential will define tomorrow’s winning workplaces Summary This article argues that being skills-based is no longer a differentiator — it’s baseline infrastructure. The next competitive advantage for organisations will come from identifying, measuring and cultivating human potential at scale. With skills’ half-life shrinking (IBM cited Davos insights) and rapid technological change […]
What the cultural impact of AI means for teams Summary This article examines how the fast spread of generative AI is reshaping team work, organisational culture and the broader workplace. It covers automated bias and hallucinations, changing perceptions of AI across cultures, effects on human creativity, the scale of workforce change and the urgent need […]
Desk Stretches: The Essential Guide For CEOs Summary This guide from Chief Executive and Mayo Clinic Executive Health explains simple, high‑impact stretches you can do at your desk to prevent stiffness, pain and repetitive‑strain issues common among executives who sit for long periods. The article groups easy moves into neck, forearm/wrist, upper body, seated and […]
Brooklyn Navy Yard CEO Runs A Thriving Manufacturing Hub By Keeping Its Spirit Alive Summary The Brooklyn Navy Yard, once a U.S. Navy shipbuilding facility, is now a major urban manufacturing ecosystem led by CEO Lindsay Greene. The Yard hosts more than 550 businesses, employs over 13,000 people and delivers roughly $2.5 billion a year […]
The CEO Addiction To Busyness Summary This article argues that “busyness” has become an addiction among senior leaders: a badge of honour that hides exhaustion, poor decision-making and declining organisational performance. Drawing on peer experience and research from bodies such as the American Psychological Association, Mayo Clinic and Deloitte, the author describes how constant activity […]
Mastering the Cycles of CEO Leadership Summary Chief Executive Group is hosting a webinar on 24 September 2025 featuring Carolyn Dewar of McKinsey, drawing on research from the forthcoming book A CEO For All Seasons. The session examines the lifecycle of CEO leadership, with a focus on the first and fourth stages: preparing to step […]
Ready To Fire Your CMO? Read This First Summary The article argues that when CEOs consider dismissing their CMO, the underlying cause is often a broken enterprise system for marketing rather than poor talent. Marie Bahl outlines four structural problems undermining marketing leadership: tool sprawl, fragmented data, faulty attribution expectations and constrained budgeting. These combine […]
RingCentral Acquires CommunityWFM for AI Workforce Management Summary RingCentral has acquired CommunityWFM, integrating its AI-driven workforce management (WFM) capabilities into the RingCX contact centre platform. The combined offering, now marketed as RingCentral AI Workforce Management, is available as an add-on to RingCX customers, starting at $20 per agent per month. The integration brings cloud-based scheduling, […]
A Strategy For Getting The Right People Summary David Barrow, CEO of GSC Technologies, credits a simple hiring framework and focused strategic work for turning around the manufacturer since 2021. His SWAN method (Smart, Work Ethic, Ambitious, Nice) provided a lens for selecting leaders and building teams that could execute a clear set of priorities. […]
