Executive Agenda

A friend once told me: “You work with innovation, so you must have many ideas.” I loved that moment because it showed how easily innovation is misunderstood. Having many ideas is wonderful, but ideas alone are not innovation. If they were, every brainstorming session would turn companies into industry leaders....

Managers are responsible for maintaining control over processes and time management. Leaders are responsible for value creation and energy management. They lead people who are not units of time but energy and commitment. Time is not a critical reference point; rather, energy utilized and value created are more important.   Sanjay...

The CEO Access Paradox: Why Elite Connections Are Harder—and Easier—Than Ever In 2025, the tension at the top has reached its peak: access to Fortune 500 CEOs and the world’s most powerful decision-makers has never been more coveted—or more tightly controlled. For the ambitious, the gate seems higher. Yet, new...

As startups grow, informal oversight and personal trust quickly become liabilities. To scale culture and protect brand equity, founders must embed integrity into their infrastructure through a centralized, adaptable compliance platform. The right system delivers transparency, consistency, and control before growth exposes the cracks. At first, the signals are subtle....

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...

In the age of semiconductors and space races, it is easy to forget that power still grows from the soil. Food — and the systems that process, transport, and brand it — remains one of the most enduring sources of national leverage. As climate disruption and conflict redraw supply chains,...

CEOs of private companies know the weight of leadership all too well. They are responsible for the direction of the business, the performance of their team, and the outcomes that follow. Yet for many, this responsibility is carried in a vacuum. Day to day, they lead without the benefit of structured external...

In the rapidly evolving landscape of business and technology, Generative AI (Gen AI) learning programs must be dynamic, continuously adapting to meet shifting organizational needs and emerging technological advancements. Central to this adaptability is the systematic incorporation of data and feedback, which drive the ongoing refinement and relevance of these...

By 2030, the Medical Technology landscape will look nothing like it does today. Breakthroughs in AI, robotics, and bioengineering will accelerate innovation at a pace once thought impossible— redefining how healthcare is delivered, monitored, and personalized. Yet, beneath this wave of technological progress, a silent crisis is emerging—one that data...

Rebuilding Ukraine will be one of the largest and most complex undertakings of economic engineering this decade. The scale is vast, with estimates of reconstruction and recovery needs running into the hundreds of billions of USD, and the task will require not just capital but logistics, regulatory alignment, industrial capacity,...