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One of the key reasons why start-ups fail is that they are unable to build a team that can scale through early and rapid growth. At Egon Zehnder, we have worked with Founders going through the experience of exponential scale, and we identified three distinct stages of talent needs that emerge on the way to building an enduring and thriving organization.

At the board level there have been steady improvements in DE&I, 1 in 3 new hires being women and 27 percent of board seats being held by female directors globally, as found by our Global Board Diversity Tracker 2022-2023. Read about these three lessons to break barriers and advance female leadership in the boardroom.

A conversation with Animoca Brands' Co-Founder and Chair Yat Siu on Web3's promise of revolutionizing consumer and workforce experiences based on digital ownership.

Bringing your whole self to work and recognizing the whole self of others makes leading in turbulent times less lonely.

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.

If we truly want to secure a future for this planet, we must find ways to be—and stay—connected.

Who are Founders as leaders? We've recently engaged dozens of early-stage founders to exchange on this question and share our key insights.

The world is becoming one big data problem, and the IoB is the key technological synapse to unscramble it.

The more we come out, the more change we can affect.

CEOs and presidents share why a common language, ownership mindset, and culture of discontent contribute to this organizational structure’s success.

“We’re facing hard times, and a really tough choice,” said the Chief Executive Officer of a multinational manufacturer, setting out his company’s prospects. At Egon Zehnder, we’ve been hearing this admission more and more from business leaders around the world, as they face rising costs, fluctuating demand, supply chain issues, and other economic, environmental, and socio-political challenges. Peering into an indeterminate future, executives must navigate ambiguous circumstances.

Egon Zehnder spoke with the founders of Tignum who advocate a technique toolkit for leaders who seek high performance during times of stress.