10/07/2024

How to Tackle Big Challenges

CEOs are more interested in engaging in big environmental and tech problems

Confidence is a virtue in CEOs, we know. But what CEOs decide to be confident about also matters.

A new survey from the global leadership consultancy Egon Zehnder, titled “The CEO Response,”  notes that CEOs anticipate a lot of changes in the near future. Ninety-five percent of them “expect significant, systemic shifts in the economy, geopolitics, energy, and technology over the next ten years.” And a lot of CEOs feel their role obligates them to be social influencers: 80 percent say they “acknowledge an expanded role beyond leading their companies."

In some ways, this echoes the conversation around “should CEOs speak out on social issues?” that emerged in 2020 and 2021. But the new report suggests that CEOs are treading more carefully and strategically around that discussion now. Though a sizable majority—68 percent—say they have a role to play alongside government in addressing geopolitical issues, they are also “careful to avoid noisy rhetoric and extreme positions.” 

Please select this link to read the complete article from Associations Now.