Business
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This is the hidden reason your AI investments are failing, according to Brené Brown
Good morning! Most C-suite leaders today are obsessed with preparing employees for the AI era by teaching new technical skills. Brené Brown thinks they’re fighting only half the battle. The billions being poured into AI, she says, will not pay off if companies fail to invest in the human foundations—trust, development, and culture— that determine
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Tens of billions in days: CoreWeave shows how aggressively AI infrastructure is being funded
Good morning. For finance leaders trying to understand how the AI infrastructure race is being funded, CoreWeave just offered a revealing case study. In the span of a few days, the Nvidia-backed startup locked in tens of billions in customer commitments and layered on multiple forms of debt. This underscores a defining feature of today’s
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Why an exec at biopharma giant Gilead Sciences prefers energy management over time management
For Johanna Mercier, Gilead Sciences’ chief commercial and corporate affairs officer, leadership starts with a clear accounting of what sustains performance across a global role. In a job that rarely conforms to fixed hours, she focuses on her energy: what drains it, what restores it, and how to protect enough of it to lead with
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WeWork’s latest comeback bet fits inside a phone booth
In today’s CEO Daily: Diane Brady reports on a new product from a slimmed-down WeWork. The big leadership story: An AI push didn’t spare Intuit from the SaaSpocalypse. The markets: Mostly down as optimism for a Iran peace deal fades. Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Good morning. I’ve long been fascinated
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$12 billion crypto company boss says Gen Z ‘create an absurd amount of chaos’ and make him want to pull his hair out—but he’s betting on them anyway
It’s no secret that Gen Z often gets flak for showing up late to work, ghosting job interviews, refusing to do put in any overtime for free, and demanding senior titles and work-life balance before they’ve really earned it. Some bosses are fed up—firing fresh-faced Gen Z grads just months in and branding the whole cohort
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A 93-year-old refused to sell her home to the Masters golf course that’s spent $280 million on expansion: ‘Money ain’t everything’
A 93-year-old woman who lived less than a mile from Augusta National Golf Club refused to sell her property to the club until her dying breath, rebuffing years of expansion efforts by the golf club that hosts the celebrated Masters Tournament. Elizabeth Thacker lived in a three-bedroom, single-story house on a 0.67 acre lot that
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26% of CEOs think the greatest threat to their job security is their own CFO
Good morning. CEOs depend on their CFOs more than ever. And fear them more than ever, too. Under mounting pressure from nearly every direction, many chief executives now view their closest strategic partner as a potential threat to their job security. That’s one of the key findings of the inaugural BCG CEO Insomnia Index, based
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Defense executives worry Trump’s proposed military splurge could backfire
In today’s CEO Daily: Diane Brady checks in with defense leaders about the military spending hike Trump has requested. The big leadership story: The fallout from the Iran conflict is still taking shape. The markets: Up aside from U.S. futures as investors digest Strait of Hormuz uncertainty. Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from
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Why CEO Michelle Gass is thriving at Levi’s after stumbling at Kohl’s
In today’s CEO Daily: Fortune’s Phil Wahba interviews Levi’s CEO Michelle Gass. The big leadership story: Energy experts fret over the outcome of the Iran ceasefire. The markets: Down globally as Iran accuses the U.S. of violating the two-week truce. Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Good morning. Yesterday, I chatted with
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Amid the ‘SaaSpocalypse,’ CIOs and CTOs take a harder line with their vendors
Allegra Driscoll, the chief technology officer of Bread Financial, has a few ground rules when engaging with software vendors about generative AI capabilities. No agreements beyond one year, given the rapid pace of change. There will be times when she’ll double-spend on two vendors with similar capabilities if the use case is a priority and