Asia Pacific Thought Leadership Collection

Evolving cultural and economic trends in Asia Pacific are inspiring new ways of thinking about leadership and management in that region. Our work serving companies that operate there provides us with exceptional access to local market knowledge and to the executives who are driving growth and change in Asia Pacific.

New Articles for 2008
What Executives Really Want
by Michael Ascot
India Retail Bubbling Over
by Gauri Padmanabhan
Indian Healthcare: The New Frontier
by Gauri Padmanabhan
Transformation: Fast or Slow
by Arvind Mathur and Jake Gordon-Clark
Korean Generics: Beyond the Gloom
by Mark Sungrae Kim
In the Footsteps of Sisyphus: Retaining Pharma Salespeople in China
by Jerome Bucher
Pharmaceuticals in Australia: Curing the talent draught
by Rachel Lucas
Navigators Wanted: the Dearth of Regulatory Affairs People in Japan
by Neal Taylor
Promoters in Korea:  Entrenched and Powerful
by Mark Sungrae Kim 
Are Your Quality Assurance Systems Recall Proof?
by Karen Fifer
A Multibillion-dollar Price Tag
by Inhye Kim
Executive Stripes
by Avdesh Mittal
Breaking the Mold: Strategic HR Leadership in Asia
by Sherman Chin

2008 Archive
Consumer Insights
A Series of market insights on issues which impact and drive the growth of consumer goods and services companies.

Life Sciences Insights
A Series of market insights on Life Sciences issues which impact and drive the growth of client businesses

Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit Report
In October 2007 Heidrick & Struggles, in knowledge partnership with the Asia Society took the opportunity to ask Asia’s eminent young community leaders on their perspectives on Next Generation Leadership.  This conference report from the Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit is the result of the pre-eminent gathering of Asia’s most dynamic young leaders from every country in the Asia-Pacific region and from every sector of the economy.

2007 Archive
Perspectives on Leadership 2007
A collection of market insights which impact our client businesses across Asia Pacific. Produced in association with Asia Inc.

New Frontiers in Private Equity
Heidrick & Struggles and the Asia Society India Centre organized a panel discussion in 2007 to asses the latest views and trends regarding the Indian market and its appeal to private equity investors. The discussion brought together leading figures in the world of private equity. This report is a summary of their findings.

The Asian Financial Crisis: 10 Years On
Heidrick & Struggles and the Asia Society Hong Kong Centre brought together a group of leading economists to discuss how the region has recovered from the severe financial crisis of the nineties. This report is a summary of their findings. 

Benchmarking Corporate Governance in China
A recent study by Heidrick & Struggles - in strategic partnership with Fudan University - sheds light on how Chinese companies operate at the highest levels.

CEO Challenge: Round Table Discussion
An invitation-only survey done in strategic partnership with The Conference Board highlights the top issues facing Chinese CEOs today. 

Conversations with CEOs - CEO Whitepaper Series

China Perspective 2007
This compilation of articles (to download the full report click on the title above) collectively addresses underlying challenges faced by many of our clients in their day-to-day operations in this fast-changing market. The articles provide a pragmatic and knowledgeable commentary on many of the leadership issues organizations face in China. This complete work includes a special Q&A with Steve Mullinjer, Managing Partner, China, and features:
Crisis in China: Talent Management
by Steve Mullinjer
Establishing a Successful Platform for Expatriate Success
  by Michael Thompson
Battlefield Promotions
  by Li-Ming Wen
China Pharmaceuticals: The Cure for High Turnover
  by Jerome Bucher
Manning the Modern Silk Road
  by Dianna Chan
Winning China's War for Talent
  by Linda Zhang
Technology MNCs in China: Big Growth, Big Headaches
  by Jing Xu
Holding up Half the Sky
  by Kitty Zheng


Articles for 2007
The Patchwork Quilt of Supply Chain Careers
by Torbjorn Karlsson
Flexibility Is the Key To Executive Retention
by Patrick Cadman
Do You Have the Right Leadership For India Inc.?
by Arun Das Mahapatra
What Makes a Leader in a Flat World
by Gary Dick
How to Deal With Prima Donnas
by Charles Moore
Talent Shortage Hits Mining Boom
by Jim Hayman
In the Trenches: Dealing With Office Warfare
by Karen Choy-Xavier
From MNC CEO to Private Equity Executive
by Alice Au
Grooming the CIO of the Future
  by Gerry Davis
Heading Asia's Global Universities
  by Daniel Cheng
Engineering Your Way to the Top
  by Christine Sather
Private Equity in Japan: Playing the Waiting Game
  by Daniel Edwards
Laying the Foundation for Change
  by Daniel Cheng
Why High-Flyers Are Getting Charitable
  by Tony O'Leary
The Bottom Ten Percent
  by Charles Moore
Committed to Asia?
  by Charles Moore
Building Asia's Supply Chain Leaders
  by Torbjorn Karlsson
The Dawn of the CPO in Asia
  by Torbjorn Karlsson
The Gentle Art of Coaching
  by Chia Tek Yew
Winning Trust, Driving Success
  by Charles Moore
The First 100 Days
  by Alicia Yi
The Candidate is King
  by Charles Moore
Shopping Globally for Asia's Retail CEOs
  by Karen Fifer
Risky Business: The New Role of the CRO
  by Jake Gordon-Clark
Executives Who Thrive on Change
  by Guy Farrow
Business Intelligence is Intelligent Business
by Gerry Davis
Asian Aviation: Big Growth, Big Challenge
by Torbjörn Karlsson
A Conversation with Steve Mullinjer
 
'Outsiders' Fly in to Ease Airline Talent Shortage
by Guy Farrow and Torbjorn Karlsson
When a Key Executive Falls Over...
  by Tony O'Leary

2006 Archive
Asia Pacific Thought Leadership Collection 2006

Asia Pacific Leadership Journal
A collection of market insights which impact our client businesses across Asia Pacific.

China Perspective 2006
This compilation of articles collectively addresses underlying challenges faced by many of our clients in their day-to-day operations in this fast-changing market. The articles provide a pragmatic and knowledgeable commentary on many of the leadership issues organizations face whether they are new market entrants, strategic investors or dominant local players in China. This complete work includes a special Q&A with Steve Mullinjer, Managing Partner, China, and the following individual articles:

Trouble at the Top
Managing China's Industrial Growth
High-Tech in China: Finding the Right Leaders for Your Stage of Globalization
China's Marketers Come of Age
Growing Pains
The Road to CFO
Small Companies In China: Fortune Favours The Brave

India Perspective
India ranks highly on the global radar screen for many leading multinationals, and this journal aims to debunk some myths and expose the real challenges and crises that lie ahead for companies expanding across India in industries such as technology, media and life sciences. It contains the following individual articles:

India: Beyond Cost Arbitrage
No Easy Cure for India Pharmaceuticals
On the Migration Path Home
Let the Show Begin
Private Equity in India: Adding Human Capital to the Value-Creation Recipe
IT-Enabled Business in India: A Crisis in Professional Leadership

CIO Insights
A series of market insights on CIO issues which impact and drive the growth of client businesses.

Executive Leadership in China
Executive leadership in China is a Heidrick & Struggles report, written in co-operation with the Economist Intelligence Unit.

Asia Pacific Business & Leadership Trends - Technology Executive Roundtable Survey
This survey delves into how technology companies are doing business in this region from both an operational and leadership perspective. Whether establishing or scaling a business there, the value of having the right leadership in place can be measured in the billions of dollars.

The China Challenge
As the China market continues to grow, demand for business leadership among foreign and local companies in China continues to outstrip supply. Heidrick & Struggles expert consultants offer strategies for winning the war for talent in China in the following articles:

Do you have the people you need to win in China?
Let the War for Talent Begin-In China
High-Tech in China: Finding the Right Leaders for Your Stage of Globalization

 

Asia Pacific Thought Leadership Series 2004