Leadership has never been easy. Yet given the current volatility of the external world—stemming from geopolitical uncertainty, activist pressure, a new generation of employees, and digital disruption—running a large company is both more challenging and less secure than it’s ever been, as the daily drumbeat of CEO departures shows.

After you’ve been fired, getting back into the job market can be difficult. Egon Zehnder Senior Advisor Claudio Fernández-Aráoz offered his expertise on how best to approach this situation in Harvard Business Review.

Corporate leadership development programs aren’t working. Less than a quarter of executives at the organizations that have them think they’re effective. Evaluations of managers at thousands of corporations suggest that 72% have what it takes to grow into C-suite roles. How can we bridge the gap between this raw talent and executive success?

Helene Endres und Christina Kestel stellen im Artikel „HR neu denken“ eine Studie von des Bundesverbandes der Personalmanager (BPM), der Boston Consulting Group (BCG), der Quadriga Hochschule Berlin und von Egon Zehnder vor.

Es ist unstrittig, dass alle Unternehmen und Organisationen in einem gewissen Maße zu Innovationen in der Lage sein müssen. Das war schon immer der Fall

How can a company be reinvented successfully? Kati Schütte, Global CEO Practice Leader at Egon Zehnder, looks at this question in a case study appearing in the latest Harvard Business manager, the German edition of the Harvard Business Review.

How do you equip an organization with the right leadership to sustain long-term growth? Brian Reinken and Bernhard Scholl in conversation with Dow Chemical Chairman and CEO Andrew Liveris.