Bassel Hamwi

CEO, HamwiConsult | Championing Executive Coaching | Family Business Consultancy Expert | Transformational Leadership Advocate

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Leadership can get noisy fast. Sometimes you don’t need more advice; you need someone who helps you slow things down, think clearly, and see the situation properly again. Learn how HamwiConsult can help here: https://t.co/vXxKhcC1bM

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A lot of leadership development happens before someone officially becomes a leader. It happens through exposure to experienced people and seeing how trust and judgment develop in real situations. @forbes tells us more here: https://t.co/84jTRPOAM0

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One thing Apple’s CEO transition shows really well is that strong succession planning starts long before anyone steps down. The companies that handle leadership change best usually prepare quietly in the background for years. https://t.co/igmjSJouzY

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PwC’s CEO snapshot highlights something a lot of leaders are wrestling with right now: performance pressure has changed shape. Today, CEOs are expected to navigate AI and ongoing transformation all at once, while still delivering growth. https://t.co/qzQk0QTwiz

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6 in 10 employees hesitate to speak up at work, and I do not think the issue is communication skills. It is trust. People stay quiet when they feel honesty carries more risk than reward, especially during pressure or constant change. https://t.co/AUCpFi5yPE

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Boards are being pulled into a very different role now. The challenge now is not about having every answer; it is about staying adaptable and questioning whether the board itself is changing fast enough. https://t.co/qvfD8IBLmz

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The CEO role is starting to look less like leadership at the top and more like constant adaptation in motion. PwC reflects how many pressures are landing at once. AI, regulation, workforce change, and growth expectations are all moving fast. https://t.co/BCe2V8kUo7

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McKinsey says the biggest barrier is not employees resisting AI, but leadership moving too slowly. Employees are already using AI far more than leaders realise, and many expect AI to handle a large part of their work within the next year.

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A lot of new CEOs spend their first month trying to prove themselves, but the better leaders usually spend more time listening than announcing change. Kellogg Insight says the first 30 days are for setting trust and shaping how people see your leadership: https://t.co/CInGLHgGuo

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Purpose-driven CEOs are not disappearing, but they are getting quieter. As leaders like Paul Polman step away, many CEOs are pulling back from public commitments to social impact, often due to pressure, risk, or lack of conviction. https://t.co/xtbRxS9uf3

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Most people expected Tim Cook to struggle after Steve Jobs… he did the opposite. He stayed close to operations, focused on a few priorities, and made steady decisions over time. Learn more here: https://t.co/Cc9rcRkqxQ

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CEOs are holding two ideas at once, growth still matters, but the path feels less clear. Crain's Chicago Business shows how AI sits at the centre of that tension. Leaders are investing and pushing forward, yet they are doing it in a more cautious way. https://t.co/JZNM3GGEPv

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Most companies are not short on ideas. Actually, they struggle to move those ideas forward and make them stick over time. When you focus on the system around the idea, not the idea alone, progress becomes more consistent, and results build over time.

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Most leaders try to remove uncertainty, but the better ones step into it and question what they think they know. This Harvard Business School piece makes a clear point: you do not need more data, you need better questions. Read more here: https://t.co/buY9azzeTo

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Good decisions rarely come from having perfect information. As Directors & Boards explain, in uncertain conditions, you do not wait for clarity. You define what success looks like, understand the risks you accept, and move with that. Find out more here: https://t.co/HmuXVNkFQM

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That is where the gap opens - some teams run pilots and stop when they see early results, while others use those moments to rethink how decisions get made, how teams are set up, and where value sits.

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You can see where teams get stuck with AI… They keep the same work and try to speed it up. Ali Alkhafaji highlights that the question is not how to improve the task, it is whether the task should exist at all once AI is in the mix. See here: https://t.co/Yi7dqf3mEv

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What I took from Apple’s CEO transition is how steady leadership looks when the spotlight is high. When you step into a role like this, speed is not the goal, impact is. Leaders who succeed take the time to reset their priorities and align their team. https://t.co/SlsfGr90qf

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You can feel the change in how leaders talk about risk. CNBC Converge Live tells us uncertainty is no longer treated as a disruption, it sits inside everyday decisions. Inflation, AI, and pressures are no longer separate topics. They shape how work runs. https://t.co/egy3S2DNVv

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People don’t leave overnight. When we take a closer look, we see that leaders often miss quiet moments. Motivation drops, alignment fades, and nothing gets said. By the time it becomes visible, the decision is already made. Forbes tells us more: https://t.co/BcP7Mhv6fH