By Chris Morris September 21, 2023 Median salaries—for everybody—at tech companies are generally higher than other fields. But in some cases, though, the amounts the bosses take home are hundreds—or even thousands—of times higher than even well-paid employees. As part of Fast Company’s CEO Fair Pay report, we’ve broken out the 15 CEOs of … Continue reading Fast Company’s CEO Fair Pay report: The 15 ‘least fairly’ paid tech CEOs
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and AAMER MADHANI—Associated Press June 23, 2023 President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday opened the final day of the Indian prime minister’s four-day U.S. visit by meeting top American and Indian executives as the leaders look to increase cooperation on artificial intelligence, semiconductor production, and space. The leaders are putting a spotlight … Continue reading The CEOs of Apple, Microsoft, and Google met with Biden and Modi. Here’s what they talked about
By Shalene Gupta May 17, 2023 The job market is rough, the pandemic has burned everyone out, and the overall mood about work is sour. Now, according to the 2023 State of Workplace Empathy Report from HR benefits technology company Businessolver, employees’ perceptions of workplace empathy has dropped. The study surveyed 1,000 employees, HR … Continue reading The empathy gap between workers and companies is bigger than ever—but CEOs just don’t get it
By Laya Neelakandan April 26, 2023 With signs of a possible recession increasingly looming, it’s unclear how companies will adapt to the economic storm that may be headed their way. But for some CEOs, prioritizing diversity in their talent pool remains center stage for their success. “No company would hire an executive who … Continue reading As the economy gets shakier, CEOs are increasingly prioritizing diversity in their talent pools
By AJ Hess April 21, 2023 Few things spread across the internet as quickly—or solicit criticism as swiftly—as viral videos of upset CEOs. Recent examples include Andi Owen, president and CEO of MillerKnoll, whose leaked video berating employees for asking about their bonuses made the rounds this week. “Don’t ask about, What … Continue reading CEOs are throwing tantrums about productivity and return-to-office plans
By Shalene Gupta April 03, 2023 Last fall, John Timmerman, founder and CEO of digital marketing agency Good Monster, had a problem. He’d lost three clients through no fault of his own—acquisitions, startups running out of funding, the list goes on—but now he was responsible for the decision that came next. Lay off … Continue reading Hampton is creating a safe space for tech CEOs
By Emily Price March 10, 2023 When it comes to media coverage about female business leaders, mainstream outlets are forever preoccupied with age. That’s according to a new analysis by Cision, a platform for marketing and PR professionals. It took a look at the most commonly used adjectives to describe C-level leaders in … Continue reading When will the news media stop defining female CEOs by their age?
By Pavithra Mohan December 23, 2022 Many company leaders are breathing a sigh of relief as 2022 wraps up and they settle in for a much-needed reprieve this holiday season, but it won’t last long. As founders and executives look toward next year, they’re likely thinking about the many intractable challenges they tackled over … Continue reading 12 CEOs predict their biggest challenges in 2023
By James Surowiecki November 23, 2022 In January 2008, Starbucks made a shock announcement: Its founder and former CEO, Howard Schultz, who had stepped down seven years earlier, would be returning to run the company once again. Starbucks’ stock price had fallen 42% in 2007, as the company saw its growth slow dramatically, and … Continue reading Boomerang CEOs have a bad track record lately, but Iger’s return makes sense for Disney
By Kristin Toussaint September 22, 2022 The efforts to unionize companies like Amazon and Starbucks have clearly been popular among workers, who have voted to unionize and helped organize locations across the country. But the CEOs of those companies have been less welcoming of the labor movement. When asked if he could … Continue reading Sara Nelson to CEOs: You’re going to run a better company when you have unions
