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CEOs have a productivity problem. Asking people to work harder won’t fix it

Opinion: People are already working hard. The productivity problem is how much of that effort is being swallowed by meetings, reporting, approvals and other work that creates little value, argues The CEO Institute’s Richard Wynn Productivity has moved firmly into the CEO’s office and is the top issue on their mind.  Across The CEO Institute’s […]

  • By Richard Wynn - Contributor

Shemara Wikramanayake steps down as Macquarie CEO

Macquarie head of banking and infrastructure Greg Ward will in November take the reins from Wikramanayake, who has led the bank for eight years. Key Takeaways Key Background Wikramanayake is a Macquarie lifer, having joined the Millionaire’s Factory in 1987 – just two years after Macquarie Bank was spun out of UK firm Hill Samuel. […]

  • By Daniel Van Boom
  • Business Journalist

Xero gives ‘low performers’ 30-day ultimatum amid CEO pay push

Xero has amped up performance management of staff, offering underperformers the option for immediate severance, amid AI’s disruption of the SaaS market.

  • By Daniel Van Boom
  • Business Journalist

Tech CEO with $35 million California mansion charged with secretly aiding Iran’s nuclear program

The CEO faces up to 20 years in prison for allegedly providing U.S. networking equipment to Iran, according to the Justice Department.

  • By Antonio Pequeño IV

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Tech companies are using AI as ‘excuse’ to layoff workers, CEO says

Roughly 30,000 layoffs have been blamed on AI so far this year, on top of 55,000 job cuts in 2025.

  • By Mary Whitfill Roeloffs

Luigi Mangione fights extradition to New York — Here’s why.

Mangione was charged with forgery and firearms counts in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested, and faces a murder charge in New York.

  • By Antonio Pequeño IV

Who is Brian Thompson? UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot in NYC

Brian Thompson—the 50-year-old CEO of the health insurance division of the $550 billion UnitedHealth Group—was killed Wednesday in what police believe was a targeted shooting in Manhattan ahead of an investor meeting.

  • By Mary Whitfill Roeloffs

Victoria’s Secret shares surge as firm hires former Savage x Fenty exec as new CEO

A former Savage X Fenty executive will replace Martin Waters at Victoria’s Secret.

  • By Mary Whitfill Roeloffs

How a bold 35-year-old CEO fired up a $100 million jerky brand

Country Archer’s Eugene Kang grew up stocking shelves at his parents’ gas station convenience stores. Now he’s producing one of the fastest-growing better-for-you snack foods in America.

  • By Chloe Sorvino
  • Forbes Staff

As CEOs mandate office returns, mounting evidence suggests fewer upsides

Need fresh ammo to persuade your boss they shouldn’t make office returns mandatory? Two new studies suggest remote work not only lures more diverse and experienced candidates willing to trade higher pay for flexibility—but that office mandates don’t appear to boost financial performance, hurting job satisfaction instead.

  • By Jena McGregor
  • Forbes Staff
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