The WLS view on leadership
Guides to leaders' networks, analyses on governance, climate and artificial intelligence, lessons from the WLS 100.
Executive Networks in China: Entrepreneur Clubs, Forums and the Circles of Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen
Entrepreneur clubs, national forums, the federation, the business school alumni networks and the foreign chambers: how business circles are organised in China, and how a foreign leader enters them.
Executive Networks in Hong Kong: Chambers, Clubs and the Financial Circles
Chambers older than most of the companies that belong to them, clubs that publish no list, two annual summits and a family office push: the practical map of where Hong Kong leaders meet.
Executive Networks in Singapore: Chambers, Clubs and Peer Forums
The apex chambers, the directors' institute, the international chapters, the old clubs and the annual summits: where a leader based in Singapore meets peers, and what it takes to get in.
Executive Networks in Asia: From Singapore to Shanghai, Where Leaders Meet
Regional forums, business federations, chapters of the global networks and city circles: the map of where Asian leaders exchange with peers, and what is still missing.
Executive Networks in Lausanne: IMD, EPFL and the Olympic Capital
A school for leaders, an innovation park, sports federations, the Vaud chamber and the Forum des 100: where the decision-makers of the Lake Geneva region really meet.
Executive Networks in Zurich: Where Swiss Business Leaders Meet
Chamber of commerce, business clubs, guilds, Paradeplatz and technology circles: the map of Zurich networks, with their conditions of entry.
Executive Networks in Geneva: Circles, Clubs and International Geneva
International organisations, chamber of commerce, diplomatic club, private banks and annual gatherings: where Geneva leaders meet, and what it takes to get in.
Executive Networks in Switzerland: Geneva, Zurich, Lausanne and the Circles That Matter
Federations, cantonal chambers, annual gatherings, global chapters and service clubs: the map of the circles where Swiss leaders meet, and what each room asks of them.
Executive Networks in San Francisco and Silicon Valley: Founders, Chief Executives and the Rooms That Count
Policy bodies, peer groups, founder communities and discreet clubs: how the Bay Area organises its leaders, and why a founder network is not a peer forum.
Executive Networks in Miami: The New Crossroads of the Americas
Development bodies, entrepreneur networks, the capital that arrived after 2020 and the December week: where Miami leaders meet, and what a leader from Latin America or Europe gains by being there.
Executive Networks in New York: Where Decision-Makers Meet in 2026
Clubs, forums, councils and the September week: the practical guide to the rooms where New York leaders meet, and what it takes to get in.
Executive Networks in the United States: YPO, Vistage, EO, Chief and the Circles That Matter
The country that invented the chief executive peer group now has hundreds of them. A map of the national networks, the policy bodies, the regional hubs and the one room none of them offers.
Responsible Leadership: Definition, Criteria and Practices in 2026
The term is everywhere and rarely defined. Here is an operational definition, four criteria to measure it and five practices that responsible leaders share.
Governance of a Leaders' Association: The Rules That Protect Trust
Statutes, independent councils, approval committee, charter, conflicts of interest, published accounts: what a leader should demand from a network before entrusting it with their word.
CEO Networks in Africa: The Circles That Matter, from Lagos to Nairobi
Pan-African forums, chapters of global networks, entrepreneurs' foundations and new circles: where African leaders and their partners meet, and what WLS is building there.
International Leaders' Circles: Why Decision-Makers Look for Peers Beyond Their Country
Leaders' problems stopped being national; their circles, often, did not. What an international circle brings, and under what conditions it works.
Leaders' Clubs: What They Are For, How They Work, Which One to Choose
Between the monthly dinner, the progress club and the peer forum, the word "club" hides three different experiences. What a leader can expect from one, and what they must bring.
Responsible Leadership: What the Hundred Leaders of the WLS 100 Do Differently
Four criteria, one hundred careers: what the first editorial selection of the WLS 100 teaches about what "leading responsibly" means in 2026.
Leaders' Networks in Paris: Where Decision-Makers Meet in 2026
Clubs, forums, circles and associations: the practical guide to the places where Paris leaders exchange with peers, with their entry criteria.
Peer Forums for Leaders: How They Work, and Why the Chatham House Rule Changes Everything
Eight to twelve leaders, one meeting a month, strict rules: the peer forum is the most effective and least understood tool of contemporary leadership.
How to Choose a Leaders' Network in 2026: The Seven Criteria That Matter
Club, peer forum, selective circle or advocacy body: before paying a fee and committing your days, ask these seven questions.
Executive Networks in the United Kingdom: IoD, Vistage, The Supper Club, Founders Forum
From Pall Mall to scale-up founders: the institutions, clubs and peer networks that shape British leaders' lives, and what they offer a leader based in France.
Executive Networks in France: APM, CJD, Réseau Entreprendre and the Paris Circles
Leaders' associations, progress clubs, circles of influence and the French chapters of international networks: the panorama you need to choose wisely.
Executive Networks Worldwide: YPO, EO, Vistage and the Others
The 2026 guide to the major leadership networks: who they gather, how they work, what they demand, and how to choose the circle that fits you.
Rethinking Global Leadership in the AI Era
Four words leaders must master, three traps they keep falling into, and why cross-sectoral coalitions are now the only serious arena.
COP30: What Actually Changed
Not the extra pledge. Not the carbon price that didn't happen. Something more structural, and largely under-reported.
Africa: The New Routes of Influence
Beyond the demographic story: five power centers, a new capitalism, and the end of the defensive posture in climate negotiations.