The Business Times

Anjli Raval

FT

The messy truth is that most CEOs must operate as diplomats. Much of their week is spent persuading, appeasing and aligning competing forces.
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CEOs don’t call the shots

Much of their time is spent appeasing and aligning competing forces

Adults who buy toys – such as Star Wars figurines – for themselves are willing to pay premium prices and shopping more frequently than parents buying for under-12s.

The kidults are more than all right for toy companies

There is more than just escapism at work as grown-up collectors and hobbyists swell the market

Scenario planning is about having a series of plays ready, so when the unexpected happens, you’re not frozen.

Scenario planning is getting a stress test

Wait-and-see approach from business leaders is prudent but risks paralysis

Falsehoods and disinformation can derail companies as online fakery can morph and multiply quicker than ever before.
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The disinformation storm is now hitting companies harder

Businesses need new playbooks for dealing with online falsehoods as AI intensifies the risks

Last May, the majority of Twitter shareholders decided Silver Lake’s chief executive Egon Durban was juggling too many directorships on top of the day job and voted against his reappointment.
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‘Overboarding’: why it has become a hot issue for companies

Shareholders are demanding that serial directors not spread their time too thinly

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