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Satya Nadella relinquishes his role as Microsoft’s communicator-in-chief—right when he’s needed most

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Today’s corporate boards look like the past: older directors, more male appointees, and less turnover

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Warren Buffett’s last shareholder letter offers 5 lessons for CEOs and warns that ‘envy and greed walk hand in hand’

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11.11.2025 10

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Humana CEO is betting on culture change and AI to fuel a turnaround: ‘We are not where we want to be’

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10.11.2025 4

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From the Peace Corps to the boardroom: Humana CEO Jim Rechtin on listening and leading

In a conversation with Fortune, Rechtin said the health-insurance giant that primarily serves seniors is "not where we want to be."

10.11.2025 7

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The best way to test the ‘Musk Magic’ premium may be to give Elon Musk everything he wants

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06.11.2025 7

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Ulta Beauty CEO Kecia Steelman went from earning $8 an hour to running the U.S.’s largest beauty retailer

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05.11.2025 7

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Some CEOs have vowed to revolt against a Zohran Mamdani win. Jamie Dimon says he’ll ‘call him and offer my help’

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Delta CEO Ed Bastian says one key to building customer loyalty is ‘obsessing’ over your own staff

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30.10.2025 8

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Saudi Arabia is now a nation of city-dwellers, and ‘cities don’t lie,’ says urban development leader

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29.10.2025 10

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Ray Dalio is guided by gratitude: Why CEOs need to find their codifying principles

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28.10.2025 8

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A decade into Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, the non-oil sector makes up 56% of $1.3 trillion economy

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27.10.2025 10

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CEO of IT firm with 350K workers says AI will create more entry level jobs—and he’s recruiting liberal arts graduates

Ravi Kumar S of Cognizant Technology Solutions says AI will widen the base of corporate employment and ‘the path to expertise is going to be faster.’

24.10.2025 10

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Exclusive: Schneider Electric’s CEO on how he’s rebuilding the 189-year old energy giant for the AI era

In a wide-ranging interview with Fortune, Schneider Electric CEO Olivier Blum, lays out his vision for his vast enterprise.

22.10.2025 5

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This Global 500 energy CEO says the model for the global corporation that worked for 20 years is obsolete—here’s what he’s building instead

In a wide-ranging interview with Fortune, Schneider Electric CEO Olivier Blum, lays out his vision for his vast enterprise.

22.10.2025 10

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Schneider Electric CEO Olivier Blum credits his time as CHRO for shaping his leadership style: Success is ‘90% about the people you put in the job’

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22.10.2025 10

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AMD’s Lisa Su and HP’s Enrique Lores describe how they went from ho-hum to high-end

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20.10.2025 10

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The secrets and rituals behind the 100 Best Companies to Work For in Europe

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17.10.2025 4

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Exclusive: JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon on AI, gold, tariffs, and crypto

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15.10.2025 4

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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Selena Gomez, and the IMF—all on the same stage

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14.10.2025 10

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The immigration crackdown is ‘much, much worse’ for business than tariffs, some CEOs say

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13.10.2025 20

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Patagonia CEO says climate denialists are delusional: ‘If you step out of a window from the third floor talking about how gravity doesn’t exist, you’re still going to hit the ground’

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09.10.2025 10

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Ex-PayPal chief Dan Schulman appointed CEO of Verizon

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07.10.2025 3

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Upwork CEO Hayden Brown: ‘There will be plenty of work for humans, even as AI agents do more’

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06.10.2025 6

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‘Whoa! Look at this!’ What CEOs are saying about the government shutdown

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02.10.2025 10

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Why Lyft CEO David Risher still drives customers once a month

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30.09.2025 10

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What Taylor Swift taught RBC CEO Dave McKay

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29.09.2025 10

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Under the radar, CEOs have growing concerns about U.S. commitment to free speech, science, and rule of law

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26.09.2025 10

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Trump says climate change is ‘the greatest con job ever’ but many CEOs know the science remains the same

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24.09.2025 10

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Zelle chief Denise Leonhard says a lack of humor at work ‘kills creativity and makes people want to work less’

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19.09.2025 5

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How Workday CEO Carl Eschenbach is pushing employees to get over their fear of AI

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‘It’s a circus over there’: Drama at the Fed has CEOs worrying about its reputation

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17.09.2025 6

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What CEOs think about the SEC ‘prioritizing’ Trump’s plan to end quarterly reporting for public companies

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16.09.2025 10

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Here’s what sets apart the top companies most ready to thrive in the age of AI — and U.S. tech is leading the way

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15.09.2025 10

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More leaders are recognizing the ‘power of small teams’

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Charlie Kirk’s murder is the latest violent act to put public-facing leaders on edge

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11.09.2025 10

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Qualtrics CEO Zig Serafin: The optimism around AI is contagious and not just hype

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09.09.2025 10

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Hitachi Rail Group CEO Giuseppe Marino is trying to build high-speed rail in the U.S. 

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08.09.2025 30

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Don’t date at work, don’t be a jerk: In our viral age, CEOs should behave like royalty to avoid being fired

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Cracker Barrel’s logo fiasco shows how hard it is to freshen things up without annoying loyal customers

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25.08.2025 10

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Former Siemens and Alcoa CEO Klaus Kleinfeld dismisses the idea of work-life separation: ‘You are one person’

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22.08.2025 10

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What CEOs are saying about the alleged AI bubble

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20.08.2025 20

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How GoodRx CEO Wendy Barnes is trying to halve the cost of GLP-1 obesity drugs

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19.08.2025 10

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Pop culture and politics are intertwined in the age of Trump. Just look at the Paramount-Skydance merger

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18.08.2025 10

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This cybersecurity company’s AI hacker can locate files on Nimitz-class aircraft carriers ‘in less than five minutes’

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15.08.2025 10

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There’s a small problem with Trump’s export deal with Nvidia and AMD: The Constitution says it’s illegal

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14.08.2025 20

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How CEOs deal with Trump: Praise, face time, remorse, and gifts made of gold all go a long way, experience shows

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13.08.2025 20

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What CEOs really think about Nvidia and AMD’s China export deal: ‘Brilliant, a tariff that we don’t have to pay’

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12.08.2025 30

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Rolls-Royce CEO Tufan Erginbilgiç: ‘You can’t always influence the macro stuff but you influence how you deal with it’

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11.08.2025 10

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The 5 things you need to ‘really create magic’ with AI: the LLM, the context, the prompt, the workflow, and the evaluation

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08.08.2025 20

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