Leadership Next

Something big is happening in the world of business. CEOs increasingly say their jobs have become less about giving orders, more about inspiring, motivating, setting a north star. They are taking the lead on big issues like climate change, worker retraining, and diversity and inclusion. They are under pressure from employees, customers and investors not just to turn a profit, but to prove they are doing good in the world. And in the process, they are fundamentally redefining the relationship between business and society. Join Fortune Executive Editorial Director Diane Brady as she engages global leaders on the insights, experiences and issues you need to know.

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Why One of Fintech’s Most Powerful Women Bet $5...
Lead Bank cofounder and CEO Jackie Reses acquired the 95-year-old Kansas City–based bank in 2022.
37 min
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The Inventor Behind the Apple Watch Shutdown: M...
Masimo, founded by Kiani in his garage in 1989, manufactures patient-monitoring technology for hospitals and homes.
33 min
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Axios CEO Jim VandeHei Calls Out The Problem Wi...
VandeHei says being a credible journalist turned business leader enabled Axios and Politico “to do more faster without a lot of the internal politics and drama.”
35 min
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LinkedIn CEO: These Kinds Of Jobs Could Be Most...
Ryan Roslansky wants LinkedIn to be a resource for workers navigating the AI boom.
32 min
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Chewy CEO Wants His Customers To Feel Like They...
“You just feel like you’re part of a dream world,” Sumit Singh says, comparing Chewy’s customer service to “the best hospitality resorts.”
34 min
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Autodesk CEO Believes AI Can Help Solve Housing...
Andrew Anagnost joined Autodesk in 1997, and became CEO in 2017.
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Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins Discusses Resilience Th...
Robbins became chair of the Business Roundtable on Jan. 1, 2024.
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How Otis CEO Judy Marks Doubled The Company’s S...
Judy Marks become CEO of Otis Worldwide after the company spun out from United Technologies in 2020.
35 min
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Fannie Mae’s CEO Priscilla Almodovar Says “Amer...
Fannie Mae CEO Priscilla Almodovar took the top spot at the housing giant in December of 2022.
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BILL’s René Lacerte To Silicon Valley Founders:...
BILL founder and CEO René Lacerte sold his first company, PayCycle, to Intuit in 2009.
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Air Products CEO Seifi Ghasemi Believes Hydroge...
Ghaesmi says “hydrogen has always been and will always be our only source of energy.”
32 min
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Why Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods Isn’t Convince...
Darren Woods came to Exxon in 1992, and became CEO in 2017.
46 min
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How $4 Billion CEO Is Leveraging Remote Work an...
“We’re seeing engineers in India being paid the same as engineers in Ireland,” says CEO Nicole Sahin, whose company G-P gives employers access to a global talent pool.
21 min
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Blackbird.AI CEO on How Humans Can Stop Harmful...
Blackbird.AI empowers brands and national security organizations with AI-powered solutions to combat “narrative attacks.”
25 min
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Sequoia Capital’s Roelof Botha Shares AI Predic...
Roelof Botha is managing partner and steward of Sequoia Capital, one of the biggest VC firms on Sand Hill Road.
33 min
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on the Biggest Risk and B...
Amazon president and CEO Andy Jassy believes AI will challenge how companies strategize in the coming years.
24 min
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Wisdom for Navigating the Year Ahead from Leade...
Insights from Karen Lynch, Reid Hoffman, Ken Frazier and Vicki Hollub.
19 min
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Meet the World's First Minister of State for AI
The United Arab Emirates believes this government role is key to helping the country become a major player in the future of artificial intelligence.
27 min
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How KFC Is Different in China, and Other Insigh...
CEO Joey Wat oversees thousands of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell restaurants in China.
25 min
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Deb Liu Is Using Learnings from Facebook to Bui...
The exec who built Facebook Marketplace, Deb Liu, became CEO of Ancestry in 2021.
26 min
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How this Swedish Chemist Founded Not One But Tw...
"I'm optimistic about opportunity," says Christina Lampe-Onnerud .
33 min
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Ken Frazier on Why CEOs Must Have Principles
Frazier says stepping down from former President Trump's advisory council and standing up for voting rights were based in principle- not politics.
37 min
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L'Oréal CEO Nicolas Hieronimus on How a 114 Yea...
Hieronimus talks beauty tech, TikTok and more.
30 min
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Lessons in Leadership from Fortune's 2023 Most ...
Senator Laphonza Butler, Netflix's Bela Bajaria and Ariel Investment co-CEO Mellody Hobson on the opportunities and challenges of their respective industries.
34 min
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Janet Yellen on the Current State of the Econom...
Two conversations from last week's Fortune CEOi conference in Washington D.C.
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