All Letters to the CEO articles

Thought Leadership Trust: The Root of Sustainable Innovation for Successful CEOs
June 20, 2023 | By Olivia Keller, SmartOrg
Olivia Keller of SmartOrg outlines why employee trust is one of the most important factors to success inside a large organizations as part of our Letters to the CEO series.
Thought Leadership CEO Involvement and Transformation of the Digital Vision
June 15, 2023 | By Megan Orbach, SwitchPitch
Megan Orbach of SwitchPitch shares how effective digital transformation depends on a CEO's willingness to buy in, as part of our Letters to the CEO series.
Thought Leadership AI and the Age of Decision Factories
June 7, 2023 | By Shaun Gummere, Cantina
Shaun Gummere, CEO of Cantina, shares how AI could help organizations move forward as part of our Letters to the CEO series.
Thought Leadership Three Tools to Drive Customer-Centric Innovation in Financial Services
June 6, 2023 | By Alasdair Trotter, Innosight, David Duncan, Innosight, Matt McGrath, Innosight
Alasdair Trotter, David Duncan, and Matt McGrath of Innosight explain how leaders can use market maps, strategic focus areas, and performance maps in their work for more successful innovation outcomes.
Thought Leadership Before Putting the Customer First, You Need This Crucial Foundation for Effective Innovation
June 5, 2023 | By Lynnaea Haggard, Sundberg Ferar
Lynnaea Haggard, Industrial Designer - Strategist, for Sundberg-Ferar Product Innovation Studio, gives advice to CEOs of large organizations. She says that while customers and their input matter, it's important to have a guiding framework to keep innovation initiatives alive.
Thought Leadership Leveraging Employee-Driven Innovation for Marked Growth
June 2, 2023 | By Ralph Hartmeier, rready
Ralph Hartmeier, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer of rready, gives advice on fostering a culture of innovation and leveraging employee-driven innovation, as part of our Letters to the CEO series.
Thought Leadership Innovate to Live, Live to Innovate
June 1, 2023 | By Ludwig Melik, HYPE Innovation
Ludwig Melik, CEO of Planbox, gives advice on leading an organization through uncertain times in seven steps, as part of our Letters to the CEO series.
Thought Leadership Become an Innovation Storytelling Champion to Spark Your Organization’s Innovation Culture
May 30, 2023 | By Katie Trauth Taylor, Untold Content, Stephen Taylor, Untold Content
As part of our Letters to the CEO, Stephen Taylor and Katie Trauth Taylor of Untold Content give advice around innovation storytelling and its place inside large organizations.
Thought Leadership Innovating with a University: The Professor, the Startup, and You
May 26, 2023 | By Corey Cheng, MIT ILP
Corey Cheng, Program Director of MIT's Industrial Liaison Program, explains why innovating with help from a university and its startups could be a viable option for large companies. He offers advice on connecting with professors and startups in our Letters to the CEO series.
Thought Leadership How CEOs Should Foster a Culture of Creative Intelligence to Expand the Minds of their Teams and Deliver Breakthrough Results
May 25, 2023 | By Jeremy Brown, Sense Worldwide
Jeremy Brown, CEO and Founder of Sense Worldwide, shares the reasons that top leaders in companies should be using creative intelligence to help drive business decisions. He challenges them to spark imagination, seek diverse perspectives, and more, as part of our Letters to the CEO series.
Thought Leadership Strategic Innovation Capability Should Be Your Legacy
May 23, 2023 | By Gina O’Connor, Babson College
Gina O'Connor, Professor of Innovation Management at Babson College, gives her insights on why CEOs should ensure they have strategic innovation capability embedded in company priorities and culture. This is part of our Letters to the CEO series.
Thought Leadership An Innovative Culture is Key to Long-Term Business Success
May 19, 2023 | By Bryan Smith, U+
Bryan Smith, VP of Innovation Strategy at U+ advises CEOs on how to set clear metrics, create safe spaces to innovate, and more, as part of our Letters to the CEO series.
Thought Leadership Dear CEO: Four Aspects of Innovation Where We Need Your Help
May 17, 2023 | By Brian Miske, KPMG
Brian Miske, Managing Director of KPMG's Innovation Lab, shares insights on how CEOs can set the tone for fruitful, accountable innovation teams, as part of our Letters to the CEO series.
Thought Leadership Building an Innovation Team Focused on Driving Impact
May 15, 2023 | By Ben Yoskovitz, Highline Beta
As part of our "Letters to the CEO" series, Ben Yoskovitz, Founding Partner of Highline Beta, shares a six-step playbook for CEOs to help build an innovation team focused on organization-wide impact.
Thought Leadership Five Truths in Digital Transformation: Leadership in a Dynamic Time
May 5, 2023 | By Chris Michaud, EPAM Continuum
Chris Michaud, VP of Experience & Innovation Consulting at EPAM Continuum, gives advice on using purpose, experimenting with emerging technologies, and the digital transformation journey for our collection of "Letters to the CEO."