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Section Summary A Conversation with Keith Block, Co-CEO of Salesforce November 2018 Keith Block, co-CEO of Salesforce, discusses how he’s quadrupled the company’s growth in five years and the crucial role culture plays.
Section Summary A Conversation with Roger Lee: Business Growth through People Transformation January 2019 Roger Lee, CEO of TAL Group, shares how he has helped the group to achieve sustainable fast growth and transformation: effective assessment and development of talent, and building a top executive team capable of leading the business into the future.
Section Summary The New CEO Scorecard: Contributing to Society and the Bottom Line June 2018 CEOs from top global CPG companies discuss the new movement toward socially progressive values within their industry.
Section Summary Three Ways Leaders Get Assessments Wrong (and How to Get Them Right) The costs of getting important leadership decisions wrong are high; that’s why it’s critical to get assessment right.
Section Summary Do You Have a Successor? The four key strategies general counsel can embrace to best position internal succession candidates for promotion.
Section Summary Why Effective Executive Development Begins with Assessment The key to effective executive development is knowing what people need. Assessment provides that key.
Section Summary The Role of Culture in Search and Succession A look at the assumptions about culture that can obscure the real drivers of culture fit, making leadership selection and transition planning more difficult.
Section Summary Does Mentoring Really Make a Difference? For Women in Media, the Answer is "Yes." Women leaders in the media industry share how various styles of mentorship have helped them succeed.
Section Summary How can women avoid leaving opportunities on the table? In our work, we’ve observed that men often behave differently to advance their careers. Take our quiz to see if you could benefit from a new approach.
Section Summary Solving the Disappearing Women Problem Study after study finds greater numbers of women "disappearing" at each successive level of most organizations. Here's what some companies are doing about it.
Section Summary Six Ways for Leaders and Organizations to Foster Inclusion and Diversity Insights from our 11th Annual HR Reception on how leaders and organizations can embed inclusion and diversity in the workplace and make them part of the culture.
Section Summary 2018 U.S. Technology Spencer Stuart Board Index An in-depth look at board practices and composition, director compensation and other information from top 200 U.S. tech companies.
Section Summary The Road to Strategic Board Succession Approaches to board succession planning fall along a spectrum from highly reactive to strategic. How can boards move up the continuum to be more strategic?
Section Summary Tips for Recruiting and Onboarding Board Members The new director profile is changing. Julie Daum and Maria Morris discuss the implications for board recruitment and onboarding.
Section Summary Inching Forward on Gender Diversity The SID Directors’ Bulletin provided a brief summary of the key findings of the 2018 Singapore Spencer Stuart Board Index.