Here’s What’s Worrying CEOs

An article on CNBC

Business leaders are confronting a new operating reality: one where war, inflation, AI and supply chain shocks are no longer exceptional events, but part of the baseline.

CNBC spoke to more than 30 CEOs, business executives and industry leaders at the annual Converge Live event in Singapore last week.

Across sectors — banking, energy, shipping, technology and manufacturing — a clear theme emerged: uncertainty is no longer episodic. It is structural.

For DBS CEO Tan Su Shan, who runs Southeast Asia’s largest bank, the lesson is simple.

“If you are a manager, manage for maximum flexibility. Because guess what, you don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow,” she said. “Stress test, stress test, stress test, so be ready for the worst case scenario.”

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