1️⃣ Execution is the constraint Bain’s 2026 CEO Agenda survey says leaders are confident in the strategy, but fewer than half believe their organizations can adapt and execute at the speed the market now requires.
💡 Why it matters The weak point is not ambition. It is the operating system: decision speed, resilience, sensing, and the middle layer that turns boardroom intent into movement.
☕ Coffee talk Who is still calling this a strategy problem because fixing execution would touch too many owners?
2️⃣ Enterprise leadership got harder HBR says the move from functional leader to enterprise leader is being reshaped by AI governance, geopolitical volatility, and thinner preparation paths for senior roles.
💡 Why it matters Promotion criteria need to change. Depth in one function is useful, but the job now asks for judgment across systems the leader may not fully control or understand.
☕ Coffee talk Which new enterprise leader has a big title and no real reps in the messy parts?
3️⃣ Taste needs a system First Round’s interview with Figma CMO Sheila Joglekar Vashee frames brand building as a portfolio of moonshots, shared goals, and scaled taste, not a pile of campaigns.
💡 Why it matters Marketing is drifting back toward judgment. AI can make more assets, but leadership still has to decide what should feel scarce, coherent, and worth caring about.
☕ Coffee talk How many brands are about to discover that more content is not the same as more taste?