Business
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Business is moving past the tech bro era and learning to value ‘real people, real places’
In today’s CEO Daily: Diane Brady talks to Steve Case and David Rubenstein about finding initiative and entreperneurship across the U.S. The big leadership story: Is renting AI from another country a national security risk? The markets: A modest recovery after yesterday’s tech crash Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Good morning.…
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Corporate America’s top ranks are nearing a retirement tipping point, expert says
Good morning. I’ve been writing about CFO turnover and the wave of retirements in accounting and finance, and an expert says baby boomer leaders are already heading for the exit—with a tipping point just a few years away. Shawn Cole, president and founding partner of executive search firm Cowen Partners, wants to sound an alarm:…
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The CEO with real-time data on 1 in 6 American workers says stop worrying about jobs—and start thinking about tasks
In today’s CEO Daily: Diane Brady interviews ADP CEO Maria Black. The big leadership story: ‘AI is fantastic for old companies.’ The markets: A global selloff is underway, led by tech stocks. Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Good morning. While the jobs report tells you what happened last month, Maria Black…
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The executive assistant role isn’t dying. It’s getting promoted
Good morning! Despite layoffs hitting executive assistants at companies including PwC and McKinsey, the role may not be disappearing. It may be evolving into something more powerful. In the age of AI, the best executive assistants won’t just manage calendars and expenses, says Adnan Khan, cofounder and co-CEO of executive assistant staffing firm Viva Talent.…
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Why Temasek’s CFO is moving into a new power role
Good morning, CFO Daily readers! Angelica Ang here, reporting from Singapore and standing in for Sheryl today. Temasek—Singapore’s state-owned investment company—is reshaping its leadership team as it undertakes its largest restructuring in decades. CFO Png Chin Yee, a mainstay on the Fortune Most Powerful Women list, is moving into a newly created role at the…
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AI is turning CMOs into some of the most powerful executives in business
I’m writing this week’s newsletter from the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, where Fortune will spend the week covering the forces reshaping how companies connect with consumers. One thing has become increasingly clear: As AI transforms how consumers discover, evaluate, and buy products, today’s CMOs are emerging as some of the most consequential leaders…
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Veteran Middle East CEO says business in the region isn’t retreating—it’s resetting
In today’s CEO Daily: A CEO in the UAE has a message for Western peers. The big leadership story: The case for a SpaceX-Tesla merger. The markets: Mixed globally as investors await developments on an Iran peace deal. Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Good morning. What’s it like doing business in…
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Former U.S. Secret Service agent says bringing your authentic self to work stifles teamwork: ‘You don’t get high performers, you get sloppiness’
Especially as you grow tenure at an organization, it feels much easier and comfortable to bring your authentic self to work. But former Secret Service agent Evy Poumpouras says that’s bad for business. “Don’t bring your authentic self to work. I don’t want your authentic self to work. I want your professional self. I want…
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says electricians and plumbers will be needed by the hundreds of thousands in the new working world
Gen Z keeps being told their chances of landing a job are slim as AI threatens entry-level jobs. But in reality, Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang says, there are thousands of jobs for young people, thanks to an accelerating boom in data centers. They just have to be willing to go to trade school. “If you’re…
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Meet the 11 Black Fortune 500 CEOs leading companies with over $432 billion in combined revenues
Thasunda Brown Duckett says she learned everything she needed to know about being a CEO at a young age. The 52-year-old TIAACEO told Wharton School graduates in 2023 that from early childhood, she honed one of her most crucial skills as a leader: her character. “What I know today, as a leader, is that I…