CEOs Balancing Stability and Transformation: Mastering Leadership in 2025

Discover how CEOs balancing stability and transformation in 2025 can drive growth amid AI disruptions and market volatility Insights from the PwC CEO Pulse Survey highlight actionable strategies CEOs face a familiar yet intensifying challenge in 2025—how to sustain stability while driving reinvention. The PwC CEO Pulse Survey (October 2024) underscores this dilemma, revealing that while leaders acknowledge the urgency of transformation, many still lean toward cautious decision-making. Just 38% of CEOs say their companies actively pursue ambitious, risk-driven growth strategies, while cost rationalization remains a dominant focus. Yet, the best leaders understand that cutting costs alone won’t future proof their businesses; they must also invest in technology, workforce upskilling, and new business models to remain competitive.