The Global Business Policy Council’s annual Views from the C-Suite study presents findings from a survey of C-level executives and board members on the opportunities and challenges in the global business environment. This year, executives are assuming a broader leadership role amid geopolitical tensions, technological disruption, and economic uncertainty. A deep dive on cybersecurity strategies reveals that few companies have fully implemented defense plans.

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2. Improving
strategy
execution is
a top opportunity
for the C-suite,
with agility
a key focus.
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Executives believe
they will be
expected to play
leading roles in
society beyond
narrow business
interests.

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Geopolitical
instability is the
C-suite’s top
external challenge
for the second
year in a row.

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Executives say
China will play
a bigger role in
leading globalization
initiatives, but they
expect globalization
will decline.

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The macroeconomic
outlook has
deteriorated
significantly, falling
from a top opportunity
last year to a top
challenge now.

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Adopting new
technologies cuts
both ways. Executives
see it as both a
top opportunity and
a top challenge.

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Although more
than 85% of
companies
have had
a recent
cyber
breach ...
... only 39% have
a fully developed
and implemented
cyber strategy.

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Companies with
cyber strategies
are more likely to
quickly resolve
cyber breaches—
or avoid them
altogether.

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Risk management
and compliance
is increasingly
front of mind
for global
executives.

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The C-suite has
apparent blind
spots related to
extreme weather,
human resources,
and supply chain
management.

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