Executive Opinions

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...

In business, there are only so many levers you can pull to improve performance and influence culture. Remaking your healthcare plan does both. I helped lead this double win in a Fortune 500 public company. And it’s not a one-off. As a member of a health care alliance, I’ve seen the win-wins across a broad range of employers. For the...

In business, driving robust results requires asking the right questions. It’s a habit I honed in transforming the self-insured health care plan of a Fortune 500 public company.  As Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO), my team worked with with Finance, IT, Purchasing, Legal, Communications and other key staffs to dive deep, reimagine and reconstruct a health care plan that significantly reduced cost and...

The Politecnico di Milano, also known as PoliMi, is the best engineering university in Italy, and it belongs to the world’s Top 100, according to the 2025 QS World University Rankings. You would think it’s enough to go to class and get your degree, spending five years to receive your...

Regardless of your stand on AI (good vs. evil; costly and unprofitable vs. just looking for a business model, while focusing on growth and reach for now), AI and the whole tech world is consuming more and more of the electricity and resources of the world, with the goal of...

Picture a young couple staring at a spreadsheet, not a sonogram. Between rent, daycare, and the commute that eats two hours a day, a second child feels out of reach. Now flip one switch: both parents work from home a day or two each week. New research from Nicholas Bloom at Stanford...

In the fast-changing world of AI tools, two names, among others, stand out for users working on research, writing, and learning tasks: ChatGPT (now powered by GPT-5) and Google’s NotebookLM. Each offers unique strengths, trade-offs, and best use cases. Knowing their differences can help you choose the right tool and...

Why Smart CEOs Are Turning Culture Into a Scalable System  Most CEOs think of culture as something that just happens—a reflection of values, personalities, or team chemistry. But what if culture could be intentionally built the same way you build a product? Documented. Repeatable. Scalable. It turns out that the...

Do you remember rabbit r1, the orange and square smart device, powered by AI, which was the talk of the town last year? It almost died. It’s now back. This is good news for the tech space. What was all the fuss about?   The golden rule for startups is to...

For many founders, the acquisition of their company represents the long-awaited liquidity event. This is payday! Your investors are cashing out, the buyer is celebrating increased market share or synergies it was seeking. But what about you, the founder CEO, or co-founder CTO? Too often, founders discover that the acquisition...