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Providing the Human Touch: The Rise of Today’s Chief Customer Officer December 2019 More companies are turning to a chief customer officer (CCO) to represent customers and their interactions with their companies.
Leadership in the Era of Digital Transformation December 2019 Jonathan Lewin, president, CEO and chairman of the board of Emory Healthcare, says that digital has been central to his organization’s three-fold revenue growth over the past decade.
Telco CEOs Today and in the Future September 2019 The attributes and experience of CEOs of the world’s 60 largest telecommunication companies and questions for developing the next generation of telco leadership.
2019 UK Spencer Stuart Board Index Now in its 24th edition, the 2019 UK Spencer Stuart Board Index is a comprehensive review of governance practice in the largest 150 companies in the FTSE rankings, providing a valuable perspective on the health of boardrooms during 2018–2019.
Boards Around the World An interactive exploration of how boards around the world compare in terms of diversity, composition, compensation and more.
Fresh Perspectives: Increasing the Diversity of Experience, Expertise and Ideas in the Boardroom Our predictions for the top board trends in 2020 and their implications for boards.
The Five Most Common New Director Questions Directors from around the world share what they learned from their first board experience.
Women Leaders: How We Got Here From sponsorship to P&L opportunities, C-level women share the factors that contributed to their success.
Six Ways for Leaders and Organizations to Foster Inclusion and Diversity Insights on how leaders and organizations can embed inclusion and diversity in the workplace and make them part of the culture.
Helping Place 2,000 Women on Corporate Boards Around the World Ensuring the advancement of women in the boardroom for more than four decades.
Gender diversity on executive committees Executive committees (ExCos) are a source of potential new non-executive directors. Here we examine the representation of women in senior executive roles in FTSE 100 companies.
How Boards Can Overcome the Most Common Succession Planning Obstacles We examine the most common challenges boards face in CEO succession planning and consider ways boards can overcome these obstacles to establish a rigorous and effective succession planning approach.
Prioritizing Experience Our research shows no discernable link between CEO experience and shareholder returns. We share other criteria that may provide a fuller picture of potential performance.
Likability in Leadership: Necessary for Some, a Liability for Others The contexts where it helps — and hurts — to be a likable leader.
Making Your Next Move: The Three Fs of Job Selection Even the most effective leaders can struggle to make decisions at crucial pivot points in their careers. This framework can help.