Opinion

July 1, 2026

Alan Chang is hiring a ‘performance manager’. Should other CEOs follow his lead?

The Fuse Energy boss wants someone to keep staff performing at their best — I can already imagine the quandaries

Éanna Kelly

3 min read

Come work for us, we’ve got air conditioning. Given the state of the world, it’s not a terrible pitch. 

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Éanna Kelly

Éanna Kelly is a contributing editor at Sifted, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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