A room full of COOs was asked if they wanted the CEO job. Their hesitation said a lot.
We’ve built a workplace culture that rewards performance while ignoring the internal architecture needed to sustain it. That’s a problem—especially for your best people.
I spent nearly two decades as a sports agent, and here’s something…
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week, this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and …
One of the first things I noticed when I went to live in former Eastern Bloc countries was how often conspiracy theories came up in everyday conversation. The institutions of society had lost trust long ago, so the official version of anything was alw…
With Gen Z students struggling to read, academics have been forced to adapt—a move critics describe as “coddling” the next generation of workers.
The new father is working out how to balance business and the “significantly underhyped” experience of raising a child.
Allison Sheehan left her full-time job as a Wall Street wealth manager to scale her cake business, with a CPG brand on the horizon: Alleycat Baking Co.
Just 16% of U.S. adults say they feel financially fulfilled, and experts say the anxiety gripping everyone else often has little to do with what’s actually in their bank accounts.
Most leaders approach layoffs as a messaging problem. What do we say? How do we say it? How do we avoid panic, legal risk, or reputational damage?
But that framing misses what’s actually at stake.
Layoffs are moments when employees decide …
Most companies fail within five years—but Molson Coors, Cigna, and JPMorgan Chase have survived for more than 200. Their playbook: Pick the right business—and avoid disaster.
