Why Skills-First Leadership Is Replacing the Ivy League Playbook in the C-Suite
05/23/2025
No Comments
The old prestige pyramid—where Ivy League degrees and blue-chip consulting backgrounds paved the way to the CEO seat—is cracking.
July 26, 2022: -On Monda, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Tech index fell as major Asian-Pacific indexes slipped.
The Hang Seng index in Hong Kong decreased 0.22% to close at 20,562.94, and the Hang Seng Tech index lost almost 1.38%.
The Financial Times reported more than the weekend that China plans to sort U.S.-listed Chinese firms into three groups depending on the firms’ data sensitivity.
The FT reported that the system aims to prevent American regulators from delisting Chinese businesses by bringing a few firms into compliance with the U.S. rules, which cited individuals with knowledge of the situation. The report said that Chinese firms with “secretive” data would have to delist.
China’s securities regulator told CNBC it had not developed a three-tiered system to help Chinese companies avoid U.S. delisting.
Hong Kong’s sharing of U.S.-listed Chinese companies dropped on Monday. Nio increased 6.42%, XPeng lost 6.3%, and Alibaba decreased 2.45%.
Mainland China markets were lower. The Shanghai Composite went down 0.60% to 3,250.39, and the Shenzhen Component decreased from 0.83% to 12,291.59.
With the focus on the US FOMC meeting, Asian assets will mostly trade mixed this week, with stagflation risks in mind.
On Monday, the Monetary Authority of Singapore said core inflation in June increased to 4.4% compared to a year ago, up from 3.6% in May and more than the 4.2% that economists polled by Reuters expected.
“The surge in core inflation reflected higher price goes up across the broad categories of services, food, retail & other goods, and electricity & gas,” the MAS and Singapore’s trade ministry said in a statement.
The World Health Organization is declaring monkeypox a global health emergency this weekend. The organization’s emergency committee could not reach a consensus, but WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus decided to issue the highest alert. Nonetheless, he said it is unlikely to disrupt global trade or travel at the moment.
This week, all the focus will be on the Fed rate decision and the release of second-quarter gross domestic product data in the U.S.
Expectations for a 75-basis point move in July stood at 76.3%, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch Tool.
On Tuesday, within the Asia-Pacific region, advance estimates for South Korea’s GDP will be out, and Australia will report inflation data Wednesday.
The old prestige pyramid—where Ivy League degrees and blue-chip consulting backgrounds paved the way to the CEO seat—is cracking.
Loud leaders once ruled the boardroom. Charisma was currency. Big talk drove big valuations.
But the CEOs who make history in downturns aren’t the ones with the deepest cuts
Companies invest millions in leadership development, yet many of their best executives leave within a few years. Why?
The most successful business leaders don’t just identify gaps in the market; they anticipate future needs before anyone else.
With technological advancements, shifting consumer expectations, and global interconnectedness, the role of business leaders
Following a distinguished Law Enforcement career Joe McGee founded The Securitatem Group to provide contemporary global operational specialist security and specialist security training products and services for private clients, corporate organisations, and Government bodies. They deliver a wide range of services, including complete end-to-end protection packages, close protection, residential security, protection drivers, and online and physical installations. They provide covert and overt investigations and specialist surveillance services with a Broad range of weapons and tactical-based training, including conflict management, risk and threat management, tactical training, tactical medicine, and command and control training.
Jay Wright, CEO and Co-Owner of Virgin Wines infectious energy, enthusiasm, passion and drive has been instrumental in creating an environment that encourages talent to thrive and a culture that puts the customer at the very heart of every decision-making process.
Fabio de Concilio is the visionary CEO & Chairman of the Board at Farmacosmo, a leading organization dedicated to mental health and community support services. With a deep commitment to identifying and meeting customer needs, Fabio ensures that high standards are maintained across the board.
Character Determines Destiny – so said Aristotle. And David CM Carter believes that more than anything else. For David, it has been numerous years of research into codifying Entelechy Academy’s 54 character qualities that underpin everything he stands for as a leader and teacher.
Leave us a message
Subscribe
Fill the form our team will contact you
Advertise with us
Fill the form our team will contact you
