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Kevin Lobo, Stryker: The $1.6B Bet That Changed an Industry

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By James Allen, Kevin Lobo
| Bain & Company
Listen to this episode on your preferred podcast platform here. Find us on YouTube. What does it take to back a decision that may take years to prove itself? Soon after becoming CEO of Stryker, Kevin Lobo backed a $1.6 billion acquisition of Mako, a loss-making robotics company many customers, investors and industry experts believed was unnecessary. The deal would reshape both orthopedic surgery and Stryker’s growth trajectory.
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The 2026 CEO Agenda: Where Ambition Outpaces Execution

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By Hernan Saenz, Dunigan O'Keeffe, James Allen
| Bain & Company
Ask CEOs how confident they are in their strategy, and most will say very. Ask whether their board is aligned, their leadership team committed, their ambition clear: same answer. The vision is there. But it requires companies to simultaneously take their current core business to full potential and build new growth engines. That’s difficult enough in placid times.
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Ravi Ahuja Is Working the Buzzer

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By James Allen
| Bain & Company
For Ravi Ahuja, Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, an experience early in his career shaped his approach to leadership: seeing digital disruption hit the music business, warning that the old model was under threat, and then choosing—reluctantly—to jump into the turnaround of Virgin’s retail business when that threat became real. From that, Ahuja developed a broader strategic view of leadership in turbulent times—one centered on honesty about the future, differentiation, and timing.
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