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August 03, 2023 Chief Executive Leadership Institute News

FORTUNE: Did Fitch ditch its credibility by playing politics? Here’s why rating agencies have a knack for getting it wrong

Jeff Sonnenfeld discusses how ratings agencies have a track record of getting it wrong in the aftermath of Fitch's much-criticized downgrading of US sovereign debt. 

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July 28, 2023 Chief Executive Leadership Institute News

FORTUNE: Bidenomics’ critics are being proven wrong. Happy days are here again

Jeff Sonnenfeld on the positive impact of President Biden's underappreciated economic policies on the US economy. 

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July 28, 2023 Chief Executive Leadership Institute News

TIME: The Misdirected Anger at Bob Iger Risks Missing the Bigger Picture

Jeff Sonnenfeld defends Disney CEO Bob Iger against misleading accusations from striking actors. 

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July 24, 2023 Chief Executive Leadership Institute News

CHIEF EXECUTIVE: Mining Failures For Fodder

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld explains why CEOs ought to face up to rather than hide from failure. 

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July 24, 2023 Chief Executive Leadership Institute News

FORTUNE: Why AT&T and Verizon’s infrastructure woes run much deeper than lead cables

Jeff Sonnenfeld with a deep company-by-company dive on some of the challenges facing the telecommunications industry. 

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July 11, 2023 Chief Executive Leadership Institute News

FORTUNE: ‘The Feckless 400’: These companies are still doing business in Russia–and funding Putin’s war

Jeff Sonnenfeld calls out the companies remaining in Russia one year into Putin's invasion of Ukraine. 

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July 06, 2023 Chief Executive Leadership Institute News

CORPORATE BOARD MEMBER: Board Lessons From The Fox-Dominion Showdown

Jeff Sonnenfeld explains why venue location was a crucial driver in forcing Fox to settle Dominion's lawsuit. 

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June 30, 2023 Chief Executive Leadership Institute News

TIME: How Putin Cannibalizes Russian Economy to Survive Personally

Jeff Sonnenfeld explains how Putin is propping up the Russian economy through cannibalizing its productive capabilities to fund his illicit invasion. 

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June 28, 2023 Chief Executive Leadership Institute News

FORTUNE: True believers, profiteers, and curious creators: Meet the 5 schools of thought that dominate the A.I. debate

Alongside Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Romer and Yale algorithms expert Dirk Bergemann, Jeff Sonnenfeld dissects some of the common schools of AI thought from expert commentators. 

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June 24, 2023 Chief Executive Leadership Institute News

FOREIGN POLICY: Putin's Armor Has Been Pierced

Alongside Amb. Jon Huntsman and Bill Browder, Jeff Sonnenfeld explains how Prigozhin's failed mutiny nevertheless exposes Putin's vulnerabilities and weaknesses.