CEO Advisory, CEO and C-suite Succession
Indian-origin executives now lead a growing number of major U.S. companies, reshaping global leadership norms. Drawing on data from ghSMART and CEO Genome research, the article highlights how these leaders excel through a rare combination of adaptability and disciplined execution—traits often forged in environments of constant change.
Boards, CEO and C-suite Succession
When it makes sense to appoint a board member to the top office, what can go wrong, and how to manage the sensitive dynamics involved to boost the odds of success.
Boards, CEO and C-suite Succession
Disney, Starbucks, P&G, Microsoft, GE, Ford, Twitter, Dell, Nike, and scores of other marquee companies in their prime have stumbled painfully in CEO transitions.
CEO and C-suite Succession, Executive Selection
A complaint we hear often from boards is that the volume of data received from HR comes without a clear sense of the few salient datapoints that should have the greatest impact on strategy-setting and policymaking.
Executive Development & Coaching
Greater talent diversity in finance is unambiguously good for business and for society.
CEO Advisory
Over the last ten years, ghSMART & Co., a leadership advisory firm, has conducted research on over 2,000 CEOs. The study, called CEO Genome, uncovered an aspect of the job that often goes unspoken.
Executive Selection
In Part One of this series, we emphasized the importance of continuing to advance the ball on mission-critical hires and how to adapt the hiring process given remote conditions.
Executive Selection
This is part 1 of a three-part series. Part 1 focuses on how to adapt your interview process with finalist candidates.
Boards, CEO Advisory, Executive Development & Coaching
Employees thrust into leadership during a crisis need to be coached in four behaviors to be most effective in their roles.
Boards, CEO and C-suite Succession
Maintaining the CEO pipeline is most boards’ top succession planning challenge. Yet even at the most respected companies with disciplined succession processes in place, well-suited candidates may be overshadowed by “safe” or “chosen” ones.
CEO Advisory
Check out five of the most common safety traps executives fall into when selecting the people that make up their leadership team.
