Plus: Intuition isn't obsolete

April 17, 2025

The Leadership Agenda

When gauging the economy, CEOs need the full picture

Results from PwC’s 28th Annual Global CEO Survey show that business leaders may be projecting wider economic growth through the lens of their own company’s performance.

s+b essential reading

In a data-led world, intuition still matters

The author argues the best decision makers combine good data with their own good judgment.

by Daniel Akst

s+b essential reading

A leader’s handbook for managing culture

Harvard Business School professor emeritus James Heskett sums up the insights he’s gleaned from decades of studying corporate culture.

by Theodore Kinni

Attention to detail matters

Whether it’s nature or nurture, being a stickler on the minutiae is a quality that benefits employees.

by Adam Bryant

Ports of innovation: How ABP is turning maritime hubs into clean energy powerhouses

Max Harris, group head of strategy and sustainability at Associated British Ports, explains how the company is using tech to accelerate the energy transition across industrial sectors—and create new business models.

by Shana Ting Lipton

Younger workers want training, flexibility, and transparency

To build a workforce for the future, leaders need to understand how priorities are changing among new generations of talent.

by Bhushan Sethi, Peter Brown, and Yalin Zhao

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