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In Final Stretch Of The Year, CEOs Push For Growth, Lean Into AI
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Revenue and market-share growth now top the list, selected by 55 percent of the 285 CEOs responding to our August CEO Confidence Index on August 4-5. Business continuity and resilience raises a similar question: Just 8 percent of CEOs put it among their top areas of focus, even as 45 percent identify inflation and economic conditions as a major external risk and 39 percent cite geopolitical conflict or trade disruption. Even with those concerns, 55 percent of CEOs say revenue and market-share growth is where they plan to focus the most effort through year-end, while 53 percent cite strong execution and organizational alignment as one of the biggest drivers helping them achieve their goals.