Jul 24, 2026 – 5.00amLeading change and inspiring teams, knowing how and when to use artificial intelligence, stress management and an awareness of geopolitics are key traits that stand out among this year’s BOSS Young Executives.A formal exercise found that the six winners for 2026 were particularly adept at leading change.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Sally PattenBOSS editorSally Patten edits BOSS, and writes about workplace issues. She was the financial services editor and personal finance editor of the AFR, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited business news for The Times of London.Fetching latest articles