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In early-stage and higher-growth companies, nothing is more important than making the right bets on people.
Who follows the founder? The timing and choosing of this leader can be a tricky and often a highly emotional process. And it’s one that will have significant impact on the business world over the next two years as economic conditions unleash a wave of founder successions. To manage this transition, founder-led companies should be proactive. Don’t wait for the wave to wash over you. Craft your founder succession.
If we truly want to secure a future for this planet, we must find ways to be—and stay—connected.
In the last five years, boards in the United States have been more intentional about adding directors from underrepresented minorities. However, that same level of progress is lagging when it comes to board leadership positions. Ninety percent of chair positions in Russell 3000 companies are held by white directors in 2022, and 87 percent of committee chair positions are held by white board members. We gathered 25 corporate directors in their first few years of board service and four experienced board leaders for a conversation about how to move from board member to board leader.
Surprise: Hybrid is nothing new, but managing it at scale is. Are Chief People Officers up to the challenge?
In high-pressure situations, it takes more than skill to succeed. Here are eight leadership lessons we can draw from key World Cup moments.
Check-out the key insights from our nine-month Directors Development Program, a collaboration with Harvard Business Publishing to enhance boardroom effectiveness.
Boards are making progress in representational diversity—slowly. However, most boards in the UK and around the world are still overwhelmingly white. To discuss this sobering reality, we partnered with the Executive Leadership Council to gather more than 40 board-ready executives (majority of those ethnically diverse in the UK) to share their thoughts on increasing visibility, getting noticed, appointed and integrated into boards.
Who are Founders as leaders? We've recently engaged dozens of early-stage founders to exchange on this question and share our key insights.
Insights from Italian CHROs on how they can take a more active stance in shaping their organizations’ ESG strategy and initiatives.
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