business strategy

The Early Scale: Dreamforce Focuses on AI, But Lacks Concrete ROI Data

Dreamforce 2026 spotlights AI but lacks ROI insights, urging leaders to validate AI investments. SHRM advises HRs to shift to continuous benefits management, while the EU delays new MDR standards to 2028, offering medtech firms strategic respite.

The Early Scale: EU's MDR delay shifts medtech timelines to 2028

EU extends MDR timeline, AI becomes universal in revenue but ROI lags, CMOs struggle with AI budget surprises. Here's what leaders should do about it.

Vision to Value: How disruption is testing tax and finance operations

In an ever-evolving landscape characterized by tighter budgets, evolving regulations, fragmented data, and a scarcity of experienced talent, tax and finance leaders find themselves under mounting pressure. The demands are no longer limited to mere compliance; they now encompass maintaining robust op

What If Balance Was Never the Goal?

Loretta Soffe, former Nordstrom exec, explains why balance fails and introduces the Self-Architect Method for sustainable priorities and intentional living.

The Early Scale: NextEra-Dominion merger to reshape utility landscape by 2027

NextEra's mega-merger, eBay's Depop acquisition, and CMA CGM's strategic buy of FedEx reshape industries. Smart plays guide you on leveraging these shifts.

The Early Scale: Amazon Business crosses $60 billion in annualized sales, and B2B ecommerce will never look the same

Amazon Business hits $60B. AI funding consolidates around two giants. Industrial vacancy falls below 7%. Here's what smart operators do about all three, right now.

The Early Scale: Anthropic and Blackstone launch $1.5B AI implementation firm Ode, betting deployment beats model-building

Anthropic and Blackstone bet $1.5B that AI deployment beats model-building. Westinghouse files for IPO as a power supply crunch tightens. And 94% of B2B buyers fact-check their AI research with peer reviews. Here's what smart operators do about all three.

The Early Scale: Anthropic and Blackstone Launch Ode: $1.5B Says Implementation Beats Model-Building

Anthropic and Blackstone bet $1.5B that AI implementation beats model selection. Amazon Business crosses $60B. And Gartner finds 45% of CFOs are funding the wrong AI outcomes. Here's what smart operators do about it.

The Early Scale: Only 11% of S&P 500 Firms Have Deeply Integrated AI. Everyone Else Is Pretending.

Just 11% of S&P 500 firms have deeply integrated AI. SAP is freezing non-AI hiring to chase agentic returns. And Salesforce just put a B2B buying agent on WhatsApp. Here's what sharp operators need to do about all three.

The Early Scale: Microsoft Drops $2.5B and 6,000 Engineers Into Enterprise AI as FedEx Sells Its Logistics Arm

Microsoft drops $2.5B and 6,000 engineers into enterprise AI deployment. FedEx sells its logistics arm for $1.4B. And the White House ends a 19-day freeze on Anthropic's most powerful models. Here's what smart operators do next.

Bain & Company expands enterprise technology practice as CIO role takes center stage in AI era

Bain & Company is scaling its enterprise technology consulting arm, with 300+ tech partners and ~2,000 due diligence assessments, as AI reshapes the CIO mandate

SpaceX aims high with $75 billion IPO amid overwhelming demand

SpaceX's upcoming IPO is set to make history with a $75 billion valuation and unprecedented retail investor interest. The IPO is already four times oversubscribed.

Supply chain's AI moment: billing fixes, orchestration tools and C-suite moves signal a sector in transition

From Fixefy's agentic AI to Hershey's new CSCO, supply chain leaders are pushing AI and leadership changes to the forefront in 2026.

Corning Upgrades and Extends Springboard Plan, Outlines New Phase of Accelerating Growth

Corning Incorporated will hold an investor event at the New York Stock Exchange today to upgrade and extend its Springboard plan, driven by growth across its Market-Access Platforms (MAP).

A First Global Sales Meeting Experience: Divyesh Maru on Leadership, Learning, and Collaboration at IPS 2026

Global sales meetings are often framed as strategic checkpoints, but their real value lies in the human connections and shared understanding they foster across regions. In an increasingly complex business landscape, aligning finance, operations, and sales through firsthand experi

Supporting Parents Is a Business Strategy: A CFO’s Perspective on Retention, Trust, and Long-Term Growth

CFO Jessica Greiner on why supporting working parents through trust-based flexibility is a retention and growth strategy, not a perk.