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EDITOR’ S NOTE
Awarm welcome to the 59th edition of Intelligent CXO. It’ s a pleasure to have you here. Within the pages of this magazine, the focus is on global business news and thought leadership.
On the front cover of this month’ s magazine, we feature Ross McKerchar, CISO at Sophos, who explores why third-party risk is now firmly on the board agenda and how businesses can build resilience in an increasingly interconnected threat landscape. Supply chain cyberattacks are rapidly shifting from isolated incidents to systemic business risks. As organisations deepen their reliance on third-party providers and SaaS platforms, security failures beyond their direct control can cascade across operations, reputations and regulatory exposure. Turn to page 14 to read more.
Ginka Toegel, Professor and Author, discusses why the confidence myth misleads organisations. Turn to page 35 to read more.
We also have an Intelligent Technology section dedicated to all the latest technology developments affecting businesses and a page called Project Round-Up which features news from across our regions.
I hope you enjoy the magazine and if you’ d like to contribute to any future issues, please do not hesitate to contact me by emailing rebecca. miles @ intelligentglobalmedia. com
Our Expert Column this month comes from Alix Pressley, Director of Strategic Content at Intelligent Global Media. She talks about the preparedness gap in the cybersecurity industry that is now prevailing and how a more urgent response is needed. Turn to page 18 to read more.
ISSUE 59
Strategic thinking isn’ t a job title – it’ s a capability. In a world of constant disruption, organisations don’ t win by concentrating strategy at the top; they win by equipping leaders at every level to make clearer choices, navigate trade-offs and connect daily decisions to long-term impact. Strategic advisor, Charlie Curson, discusses how strategic thinking becomes a shared muscle, not a boardroom privilege. Turn to page 24 to read more.
Confidence is still treated as a shortcut for leadership potential, yet research shows that organisations consistently mistake overconfidence for competence while misreading more calibrated voices. The real problem is not women’ s confidence, but the systems that reward certainty in some and penalise it in others – creating both inequality and strategic risk at the top. Professor
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