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Good morning.<\/strong> Good morning. <\/strong>As someone who has covered CEOs for decades, I think a lot about what makes a good leader, especially in this environment. It comes down to behaviors and practices, not intent. Dov Seidman, founder and chairman of LRN and the HOW Institute for Society, has studied the metrics around behaviors in leaders for as long as I\u2019ve been reporting on them. I got an exclusive look at the institute\u2019s 2026 study of the state of moral leadership in business, which asked more than 2,500 U.S. workers to assess the presence of moral leadership practices in their organization, ranked managers and companies into five tiers, and correlated that with business outcomes.\u00a0<\/p>\n Some findings: 78% of employees in top-tier companies felt they had satisfied customers, compared to 14% in the bottom tier; while 83% of those respondents said their company encouraged new ideas, compared with 4% at the bottom. Your boss matters, too, as 3% of those reporting to top-tier managers in the least-polarized workplaces want to leave their positions, compared to 18% reporting to bottom-tier bosses. So I asked Seidman for tips on what leaders can actually do to get into that top tier. Some advice:<\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 State the truth, even if doing so creates some personal risk.<\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 Make amends when you get things wrong\u2014apologize, authentically.<\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 Explain decisions in the context of how they relate to the organization\u2019s purpose.<\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 Help others develop the wisdom to make the right call.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 Enlist your team on a journey of moral leadership.<\/p>\n About 94% of employees in the study said the need for moral leadership is more urgent than ever but fewer than 10% of CEOs were judged to be leading effectively. \u201cIf you can get yourself into the top tier, the benefits are massive,\u201d Seidman told me yesterday. \u201cYou build resilience, loyalty, and get better results.\u201d \u00a0You can read the full study here.<\/p>\n Contact CEO Daily via Diane Brady at diane.brady@fortune.com<\/em><\/p>\n Alphabet plans to double capex spending to a possible $185 billion, and investors aren’t so keen<\/strong><\/p>\n On its Wednesday<\/span> fourth quarter earnings call<\/span>, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and chief financial officer Anat Ashkenazi revealed that the $4 trillion tech giant will spend between $175 billion to $185 billion in capex in 2026, possibly doubling the $91.4 billion it spent in 2025 and a far cry from the $52.5 billion spent as recently as 2024. In Q4 alone, Alphabet\u2019s capex investment reached $27.9 billion. Investors flinched: The stock was down 1.96% at the close and lost a further 0.39% in overnight trading.<\/span><\/p>\n Why Oura is sticking with a subscription-based model<\/strong><\/p>\n Despite consumers growing consistently more fatigued with subscription-based business models, smart ring maker recently announced that it is keeping its monthly fees. \u201cOura\u2019s membership model is what powers ongoing innovation, and we see strong evidence that members continue to find meaningful value month over month with a better than best-in-class retention rate,\u201d CEO Tom Hale<\/span> told Fortune<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n Why OpenAI could pull its IPO plans<\/strong><\/p>\n In a recent episode of his podcast, NYU Stern marketing professor and tech analyst Scott Galloway<\/span> suggested<\/span> that a reported 2026 IPO for OpenAI might not happen as the AI market becomes more competitive. CEO Sam Altman\u2019s \u201cproximity\u201d to President Donald Trump is also a liability, per Galloway.<\/span><\/p>\n Meta plans to make data center even bigger<\/strong><\/p>\n Meta has<\/span> purchased<\/span> an additional 1,400 acres around its 2,250-acre data center in Louisiana, Fortune learned while visiting the project. The data center is already twice the size of Manhattan\u2019s Central Park.<\/span><\/p>\n S&P 500<\/strong> futures were flat this morning. The last session closed down 0.51%. STOXX Europe 600<\/strong> was flat in early trading. The U.K.\u2019s FTSE 100<\/strong> was down 0.14% in early trading. Japan\u2019s Nikkei 225<\/strong> was down 0.88%. China\u2019s CSI 300<\/strong> was down 0.6%. The South Korea KOSPI <\/strong>was down 3.86%. India\u2019s NIFTY 50<\/strong> was down 0.57%. Bitcoin<\/strong> declined to $71.2K.<\/p>\n The tech stock free fall doesn\u2019t make any sense, BofA says in rebuke to investors while doubling down on the sector\u2019s longevity<\/span> by Nick Lichtenberg<\/span><\/p>\n Ken Griffin is apparently done with \u2018sucking up\u2019 to the White House<\/span> by Eleanor Pringle<\/span><\/p>\n Ray Dalio warns the world is \u2018on the brink\u2019 of a capital war of weaponizing money\u2014and gold is the best way for people to protect themselves<\/span> by Sasha Rogelberg<\/span><\/p>\n Pinterest cracks down on dissent, fires engineers for an internal layoff tool as AI shake-ups keep employees on edge and in line<\/span> by Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez<\/span><\/p>\n CEO Daily is compiled and edited by Joey Abrams, Jim Edwards, and Lee Clifford.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n #Arrow #Button #Icon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Good morning. Good morning. 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