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How much judgment has your board already ceded to AI?
Boards should ask how far AI may shape their judgment, and how they would detect errors in its output, says Abraham Lu....
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Growing longevity market needs new types of leaders
The fast-growing sector needs a unique leadership archetype to realize its full potential. After interviewing key players in the industry, senior executives at WittKieffer offer a blueprint for success....
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Navigating uncharted waters: Wärtsilä’s journey to decarbonize global shipping and energy
Wärtsilä is reengineering shipping and energy, balancing future fuels, regulation, and real-world infrastructure to turn decarbonization from ambition into action....
Are you leveraging AI learning or competing with it?
As AI reshapes business operations, your leadership development efforts must focus on enabling humans to continue to add distinctive value. Michael D. Watkins explains how to use the 75/25% rule to guide...
Endress+Hauser: How to future-proof a 70-year-old market leader
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Family ownership, strategic paranoia, and integrated sustainability: Matthias Altendorf on future-proofing global market leader Endress+Hauser....
AI and the CSO: Harnessing technology to drive sustainable competitive advantage
CSOs should harness artificial intelligence to embed sustainability at the center of strategy and growth. We explore how the most successful companies are already doing this. ...
The many faces of ‘juan’: How China’s labor evolution shows multinationals the cost of systems built on exhaustion
Some of China’s most profitable companies have thrived by piling pressure on workers – sometimes with tragic results. Zhike Lei outlines how multinationals can design work that avoids burnout and exploitation. ...
Scaling a startup: Why you must focus on the ‘who’ as well as the ‘what’
Passion for the product is vital to launch a startup, but it’s not enough to lead a scaling enterprise. David Sluss, Katie Badura, and Yufei Zhong share a two-step approach to...
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Cementing the future: How City Cement is pioneering low-carbon solutions for Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 
As Saudi Arabia builds toward Vision 2030, City Cement’s CEO Majed Al-Osailan is leading a bold shift to make cement viable in a low-carbon future....
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