These days, global trends hit faster, harder and wider with results that can be both exhilarating and devastating for companies, industries and entire regions.
From my personal experience, I appreciate the challenge that CEOs face in this dynamic environment as they manage risks closely and adapt decision-making processes to keep pace. In our conversations with CEOs, marking the 10th anniversary of the Global CEO survey, business leaders share how they interpret trends and plan for a sustainable future.
It is clear that the old ways will simply no longer do. If the world is changing at a digital pace, business leaders may find that their planning processes are stuck in analogue and need to be radically updated. How do CEOs filter and act upon the glut of critical data that reaches the top table? Technology will help of course, but, in a curious way, the human judgement element of any analysis is becoming increasingly valuable, not less.
How do business leaders achieve the right balance? Individual CEO leadership styles are as unique as thumbprints – a key reason for any CEO’s success. But as the analysis of our most recent 10th Global Annual CEO survey suggests, the fast-changing global environment requires an increased emphasis on collaboration if CEOs and the organisations they lead are to capitalise on developing trends.
Samuel A. DiPiazza, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited
