Frederic Lee, Agenda, August 18, 2025
CEOs who can reach across ideological differences are becoming more attractive.
Whether it be shifting trade practices, the onset and widespread adoption of artificial intelligence in the workforce or ideological tensions, the current business environment is leading boards to home in on certain select leadership traits when thinking about CEO succession.
Namely, digital fluency — and being able to capitalize on the emerging digital landscape — has skyrocketed in terms of importance, even within the last few years….
Knowing how to triumph through disruption is the key to success today, Davia Temin, president and CEO of reputation and crisis management consultancy Temin and Company Inc., told Agenda. “Whether it’s tariffs, AI, chat bots, regulatory reversals or even civil unrest, a leader earns his or her stripes by navigating profitably through the chop,” she wrote in an email.
Yet many corporate leaders claim they’re reaching a “line of demarcation,” wrote Temin, explaining that, while these folks are happy to lead through the storm, the current state of affairs is getting “too wild and crazy.” […read more]