Thought Leadership | CEO Search

CEO performance has been redefined by rising expectations and growing complexity. To show this transformation, Egon Zehnder profiled six exceptional CEOs who are working through these challenges.

Survey of nearly 1,000 global CEOs reveals recent social and economic challenges drove unprecedented levels of self-reflection and development – changing CEO perspectives and the leadership role.

Just when it seemed that the role of energy CEO couldn’t become any more complex or demanding, it did. Macondo, Fukushima, Keystone, Iran, the Arab Spring, and the rise of unconventional plays offer only the sparest shorthand for the risks, regulatory blowback, and geopolitical uncertainties that now dominate the agenda of the energy chief executive.

CEO turnover is surging in 2025, and it’s not just struggling companies making changes. New research from The Conference Board, Egon Zehnder, and Semler Brossy shows that high performers are also proactively swapping leaders to stay ahead of relentless market volatility.

CEOs and boards face unrelenting uncertainty, driven by global tensions, economic instability and rapid advances in technology. Learn who they rely on the most and why.

What is on the minds of today’s CEOs? We asked, and over 1,200 CEOs across the globe responded.

1,235 global CEOs share their views on leading through the biggest challenges they face. Read their responses.

The Chief Revenue Officer role evolving into one of the most strategic in the C-suite—and a strong contender for CEO.

Sharing the top post may become a more sustainable solution as the responsibilities of the CEO role become "almost impossible for one human to have."

Organizations should give more consideration to candidates who might not check every single box, but whose ambition, hunger, and drive can potentially carry themselves and their coworkers to new realms of success.

The 2025 US Chemical Process Industries Forum brought together CEOs and senior leadership to discuss value creation across ownership structures.

This article explores why Chief Revenue Officers (CROs) are becoming key contenders for CEO roles. It discusses their expertise in revenue growth, strategic decision-making, and their ability to navigate both short-term goals and long-term business visions.

Learn how family businesses can overcome succession planning challenges by building stronger leadership pipelines and navigating emotional and organizational hurdles.

If there was ever a time for adaptive leadership, it certainly is now. To help us understand this, our own Lindsay Trout reached out to one of the world’s leading voices on adaptability, Zander Grashow, who co-authored The Practice of Adaptive Leadership in 2009.