For decades, CEOs were trained to assess risk and opportunity within a familiar terrain: markets, competitors, capital, regulation, and technology. That terrain is still there—but it’s surrounded by an entirely new ecosystem.
Social media, artificial intelligence, and the unpredictable currents of culture are the air above every one of these terrains now, shaping how companies breathe, move, and survive. It’s the same story in politics. An entirely new atmosphere, and it’s increasingly toxic. I know how to take a deep breath.
