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I have been accumulating them for years - those golden frequent flyer points have been languishing in my account all the while alluringly whispering promises of future opulence. Flying at the pointiest of pointy end of a plane has always been on my Life List - one day, just once, I promised,...

As we approach 2026, CEOs face a landscape that is both exciting and challenging. Rapid technological progress, geopolitical uncertainties, demographic changes, and unpredictable markets continue to challenge long-held beliefs about how companies grow and how leaders lead. AI is transforming decision-making. Hybrid work is reshaping workplace culture. Stakeholders now demand...

In 2025, a school in Kentucky implemented a strict “bell-to-bell” cell phone ban , and libraries saw a 67 percent increase in book checkouts, while student engagement noticeably improved. This isn’t just an educational experiment. It’s a sign of something deeper: when external distractions are removed, the human Intellect leaps into action....

Bold Introduction: The Wealth Tax Illusion Every year, the world’s 500 richest people collectively add billions to their fortunes, even as global inequality deepens. Yet when lawmakers propose a wealth tax—a modest 2% levy on their net worth—an army of billionaires and their advisors swiftly protest. They claim it’s unworkable,...

A Billionaire’s Burden: Too Much, Too Few—Are You Giving Enough? The $50 Billion Question: Why Give Away So Much? Most billionaires don’t just influence capital—they are capital. Bill Gates, through both historic donations and public challenge, argues that outsized wealth imposes an outsized responsibility: “This is just too much for...

Product Ignorance at the Top: The Invisible Threat in Fortune 500 Boardrooms The curtain gets pulled back: too many Fortune CEOs run companies whose products they don’t understand. This isn’t just bad optics—it’s a formula for disaster in today’s hyper-competitive, innovation-driven world. When leaders get detached from what they actually...

The Happiness Equation for CEOs: A Bold Opening CEOs stand alone atop the organizational pyramid—and for most, isolation, relentless pressure, and constant scrutiny come with the job. Happiness is not accidental; it’s engineered. At the highest level, joy is not driven by what’s in the bank or on the balance...

No Time to Waste: Why Board Meeting Frequency Demands Rethinking Who’s really benefiting when boards swamp executive teams with meetings or, worse, meet too rarely? For top-performing organizations, getting the meeting cadence right has stakes in the billions. A board’s rhythm is more than logistics: it’s the pulse of oversight,...

Bezos Returns to the AI Spotlight in Industrial Innovation Jeff Bezos is stepping back into an executive role, taking the co-CEO position at Project Prometheus, an AI startup valued at $6.2 billion. This move marks a shift from his previous ventures into one of AI’s most complex arenas—industrial engineering and...

Geopolitical instability, market uncertainty, inflation, and supply-chain disruption are facts of daily life for business leaders today. Those challenging issues raise a common question: How do leaders build stability and long-term success amid all the chaos? I’ve lived that challenge. In my journey from a young girl navigating the adversity...