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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...

A Quiet but Profound Regime Change in Energy Energy is entering a new era defined less by scarcity and more by chronic abundance in oil and gas, alongside an accelerating build-out of clean power. Global oil supply is rising faster than demand, creating a structural surplus as new production in the Middle East, Latin America, the United States, and other regions comes online. At the same time, weak demand growth, particularly in transport fuels,...

Psychological safety and trust increase productivity and engagement by more than 50 percent. That is not a culture win — it is a commercial advantage. The organisations that sustain performance in a world of constant change are not the ones that push hardest, but the ones that create environments where...

Billionaire Succession: The Transatlantic Heir Divide - American Heirs: Outsiders by Design, Not Default. Meet 30-year-old Jack, the son of a tech billionaire in Silicon Valley. Jack’s not the CTO, not even a vice president—he’s quietly founding his own startup, far removed from his family’s boardroom. This is not an anomaly;...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has taken the world by storm since its invention, quickly becoming a leading tool in increasing efficiency, reshaping work, ideating and producing. AI is considered by some professionals to be a strategic partner for both people and performance, redefining the concept of productivity and how the workforce...

Bret Talley, respected entrepreneur and founder of Talley Digital Media, proudly announces the continuation of the fourth annual Bret Talley Scholarship for Future Tech Pioneers, an ongoing educational initiative dedicated to supporting students across the United States who aspire to shape the future of technology. Now in its fourth year,...

The Promise — and the Reality  Generative AI has inspired an investment boom perhaps not seen since the dot-com era. Trillions of dollars in market capitalization now ride on promises of productivity, automation, and business and lifestyle transformation. Corporate boards and C-suites are pressing for “AI-first” strategies and perhaps even...

AI is getting increasingly woven into the day-to-day operations of most modern enterprises. AI decides who gets approved for credit, which job applicants get shortlisted, which customers receive personalized offers, and how supply chains adapt to disruptions. Yet while AI promises speed, scale, and efficiency, it also magnifies ethical risks when...

After writing nearly 200 columns for CEOWORLD Magazine, I reflect on what has changed the most over the years and what has stayed the same. The rapid pace of technological disruption, the global reshaping of industries, and new expectations for CEOs have transformed what it means to lead organizations. While...

If you’re someone who wears your emotional buttons on your sleeve at work, you can be easily provoked. This means you’re also someone who gives your power away all the time. Think about it like this: real power is like being Teflon — nothing sticks to you and nothing breaks you. A wise person knows that sometimes...