According to a Bloomberg report, incoming Apple CEO John Ternus wants the company to release products on a more frequent schedule than its traditional fall and spring events, and to move faster and experiment more to keep pace in AI. Bloomberg also reports Ternus is weighing flatter management layers, and that Apple's hardware engineering unit recently cut several engineering program manager roles, following earlier layoffs on the Siri and Vision Pro teams.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-29
Meta has recruited MongoDB CEO Desai to head its push into enterprise AI products. The move signals Meta's intent to expand beyond consumer-facing AI into business-focused offerings.
developers.slashdot.org
· 2026-09-28
An Entrepreneur opinion column argues that new CEOs should use their first 60 days to build relationships beyond the obvious stakeholders like the board and investors. It cites Equilar data showing 12-13% of CEOs are new each year, with about 28% hired externally, and recommends also speaking with predecessors, partners, recently departed clients and frontline staff. The piece offers tactics such as building a KPI-based scorecard, watching for cross-functional friction, and delaying restructuring.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-28
In an interview with Clique TV, Apple's John Ternus reflected on being asked by Tim Cook to take on the CEO role, describing the moment as unexpected and humbling. He also spoke about lessons learned from Steve Jobs and Tim Cook, emphasizing a focus on future innovation, and shared enthusiasm about generative AI's potential to enable products once thought to be science fiction.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-21
In a Modern CEO newsletter interview, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins reflected on his time as chair of the Business Roundtable and discussed how artificial intelligence is reshaping the workplace. He warned that employees resistant to organizational change driven by AI adoption should expect ongoing discomfort rather than relief.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-21
Evite CEO David Yeom recounts that his career began not with strategy or glamour, but with three straight days operating a copy machine at his first job. He says the mundane task taught him foundational lessons about discipline and persistence that he still applies as a chief executive.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-21
New Apple CEO John Ternus greeted customers in person at Apple's Fifth Avenue store in New York as the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max went on sale, taking selfies and signing boxes for fans who had preordered the devices. It marked his first public product launch appearance since succeeding Tim Cook, continuing Apple's tradition of CEO-attended store openings.
cnet.com
· 2026-09-18
Warren Buffett, 96, has resigned as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway effective immediately, ending his decades-long leadership of the company's board. The move comes less than eight months after Greg Abel assumed the CEO role, and Buffett will continue serving as a board member.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-18
New Vistage research shows most small and midsize U.S. businesses have adopted generative AI, with 76% of CEOs personally using the technology, yet fewer than a quarter have formal oversight structures in place. The findings come alongside a broader call for CEOs to make overdue leadership and program decisions before the year ends rather than deferring them into the next fiscal cycle.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-17
At a Fast Company event moderated by Stephanie Mehta, Supergoop CEO Melis Del Rey, Bel North America CEO Peter McGuinness, and BBC Studios direct-to-consumer chief Robert Schildhouse discussed the challenges of stepping into top leadership roles. The three executives compared notes on managing employee expectations and public skepticism toward corporate leaders in the early stages of their tenures.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-17
A former corporate communications executive recounts the chaos of 2017, when the Charlottesville violence and CEOs' ties to a presidential business council forced companies into snap decisions about public statements. The account describes how internal drafts kept shifting because leadership hadn't already agreed on core values, making crisis response slower and less confident.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-16
Berkshire Hathaway repurchased $4.5 billion of its own shares as Greg Abel prepares to take over from Warren Buffett as CEO. The move signals confidence in the company's future value without Abel making any public statements about his leadership plans.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-16
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