Next Level Leadership

In 40 years, TED evolved from a conference into the media powerhouse it is today. TED creates a space to temporarily ignore the distractions of the present. It’s a place to be future-focused. If you’re a leader of strategy or innovation, the experience can be especially transformative.

Years spent communicating remotely and being glued to our smartphones have left many of us hyper-focused on the present. To reconnect with ourselves and our place in the world, we can start by cultivating our strong and weak ties.

When thinking about what to expect from new CEOs, people tend to pay attention to prior work history and accomplishments. In this article, Dev Patnaik breaks down the five types of CEOs and how their unique mindsets—more so than their resumes—speak volumes about how they’ll navigate growth challenges now and in the future.

When it comes to making business decisions about the future, too many companies believe that using data alone eliminates risks of being wrong. However, to make better decisions about the future, data needs to be put into context. Leaders must develop a strong intuition in order to spot underlying shifts in the world and point their teams—and their analytics—in the right direction.

The dramatic rift in OpenAI’s leadership that led to the ousting and rehiring of CEO Sam Altman reveals a new power dynamic in corporate America. Ryan Baum, Partner at Jump, outlines how businesses can avoid similar stakeholder conflict in this new era by building a clear consensus on their purpose.

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour doesn’t just display her brilliance as a performer or marketer—it shows us how to overcome the biggest challenges facing business today. In this article, Dev Patnaik shares the five lessons we can learn from how Swift embodies future-focused leadership in a manner that’s on par with Steve Jobs.