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Everyday habits: How CEOs navigate their six core responsibilities

To stay focused, productive, and motivated, leaders need to develop their own working rhythms and routines. Here’s how some CEOs do it.
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Global Economics Intelligence executive summary, February 2025
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Geopolitical and trade uncertainty stayed elevated in February, with inflation back in focus as consumers and producers expect...
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Biases in decision-making: A guide for CFOs
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Cognitive biases affect human decisions. Here’s a primer on the most common decision-making challenges—and practices...
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How top performers use innovation to grow within and beyond the core
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While innovation is critical to all companies’ growth, the most successful organizations use it to both expand their lead...
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Davos 2025: CEOs are excited to go on offense
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Thousands of leaders joined the world’s most pressing debates at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos. Here’s...
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How AI is transforming strategy development
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Artificial intelligence is set to revolutionize strategy activities. But as AI adoption spreads, strategists will need proprietary...
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The CEO as elite athlete: What business leaders can learn from modern sports
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The role is harder than ever, requiring new habits of mind, body, and spirit.

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Transformations, when done right, can enable midmarket companies to unleash their full potential.
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Why strategists should embrace imperfection
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