Business
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From GE’s hot seat to Substack: Jeff Immelt reflects on a new chapter and why now is the time to get candid
In today’s CEO Daily: Diane Brady interviews Jeff Immelt about a new project. The big leadership story: Delta looks beyond the main cabin. The markets: U.S. futures surge after Nvidia’s new PC ‘superchip’ sparks a software rally. Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Good morning. My first question for Jeff Immelt after…
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Ex-Workday CEO says his career took off after he changed his attitude—and Amazon boss Andy Jassy swears by the same mindset hack
Former Workday CEO Carl Eschenbach reveals Gen Z’s career success won’t come from chasing titles or padding resumes—but by shifting their mindset. Instead, he says Gen Z should double down on attitude, authenticity, and relationships to thrive in an AI-disrupted workplace. And it’s straight out of Amazon’s Andy Jassy’s playbook. Gen Z is staring up…
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Ex–Google CEO Eric Schmidt warns U.S. tech workers: Competing with China’s grueling 12-hour workdays means sacrificing work-life balance
The former CEO of Google is sounding the alarm about the tech sector’s ability to compete with China, and he warns that working from home isn’t helping. Eric Schmidt, who was top boss at Google for a decade in the early 2000s, said during a conference interview published by the All-In podcast in September 2025…
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Ex-Applebee’s exec was told she’d never be CEO—she bought the chain and fired her naysayer: ‘We don’t need two of us, so I’m gonna have to let you go’
Many professionals will encounter naysayers who believe they can’t achieve their ambitious goals, whether that be bad bosses, skeptical investors, or doubtful professors. But Julia Stewart—a serial executive who has led operations across various billion-dollar American casual dining chains—had a gratifying career moment after being snubbed for CEO. It was 1998, and Stewart was serving…
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‘Don’t be yourself’ in the workplace, actually, Columbia professor says. Here’s why authenticity is ‘overrated’
“Just be yourself” may be an oft-given piece of advice, but it won’t take you in the right direction as a workplace leader, one psychology of business professor argues. While authenticity has been linked with increased self-esteem, it can also hamper a leader’s ability know when to stop advocating for one’s personal values and start…
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She oversaw 29 quarters of sales growth. Now e.l.f.’s CFO is taking on its AI strategy
Good morning. As AI reshapes how companies operate, CFOs are increasingly becoming the executives responsible for ensuring AI actually delivers value across the enterprise. I recently spoke with Mandy Fields, who has spent seven years as CFO of e.l.f. Beauty, steering the cosmetics company through a solid run of growth. Now she has a new…
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A little-known semiconductor company just won an entrepreneur contest that previously honored Jensen Huang and Michael Dell
In today’s CEO Daily: Astera Labs wins a top entrepreneur prize. The big leadership story: Marc Benioff says agents are doing a lot—but not ‘selling and communicating.’ The markets: Mixed with big surges in parts of Asia. Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Good morning. Astera Labs CEO Jitendra Mohan, along with…
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The CFOs steering Big Tech’s trillion-dollar AI bet
The most consequential spending decisions in tech right now are being made by CFOs—and at five of the giant hyperscalers funding the AI build-out, plus Nvidia, those CFOs are women. That’s among the topics in my new article, released alongside the 2026 Fortune Most Powerful Women list. Meta’s Susan Li, Microsoft’s Amy Hood, Alphabet’s Anat…
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Why some CEOs still choose Europe over the U.S.
In today’s CEO Daily: Unpacking the areas where Europe still has an edge. The big leadership story: Are we on the cusp of a productivity boom? The markets: Mostly down as investors await news of an Iran peace deal. Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Good morning. I’m in Monaco this week,…
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Sanofi is building its own AI ecosystem to give the French pharma giant an edge
In the early days of the generative artificial intelligence boom, Sanofi’s chief digital officer, Emmanuel Frenehard, wasn’t particularly impressed with the AI tools that were being pitched. The French pharmaceutical giant eschewed licensing an enterprise version of the AI chatbot ChatGPT for internal use. Frenehard also didn’t make Copilot, Microsoft’s AI assistant, widely available for…