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Board effectiveness focus: Four shifts boards can't afford to miss

The most effective boards are becoming more forward-looking, capability-driven, and agile—rebalancing their time, composition, AI oversight, and approach to succession.
Dorothy Badie
,
Dr. Jay Bevington
Board of Directors

CEO-board dynamics: Are you looking forward to your next board meeting?

Insights from 24 European chairs, board members, and CEOs shed light on six key principles that enable productive board meetings.
Marie-Hélène De Coster
,
Tobias Petri
Board of Directors

Board effectiveness focus | Boards in a geopolitical age: Moving from awareness to advantage

Boards can apply five tactics to ensure they integrate geopolitical considerations effectively into their decision making.
Ron Brown
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Ambassador J.D. Crouch II
CEO Succession Planning

CEO succession planning: How CEOs and boards can manage internal candidates effectively

Internal CEO appointments remain the most common route to the top, yet too many organizations continue to mismanage one crucial aspect of this highly sensitive process: the internal candidates themselves.
Alexis Hennessy
,
Teraesa Vinson
Interim Talent
2026 Skills Index
The interim expertise organizations need to turn strategy into execution.
Performance culture focus

Three ways Middle Eastern organizations relied on culture to navigate during crisis

In moments of extreme uncertainty, culture becomes operational infrastructure. Here’s how organizations across the Middle East relied on it to protect people and sustain performance.

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2026 US Professional Services Partner Compensation Survey

Professional services faces an inflection point as partner confidence falls amid softer demand, AI disruption, and pressure on pay and operating models.

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Board effectiveness focus: Insights on board-building during demergers from Finland

For a demerger to deliver lasting value, board composition cannot be an afterthought. Three insights from recent successes in Finland suggest how to get it right.
Private Capital

Private capital focus: Evolving the value creation bench in Italian firms

A strong value creation bench is increasingly critical for private equity firms. Interviews with Italian PE leaders suggest a model that can help firms achieve more predictable results.
CEO Succession Planning

Route to the Top Australia 2026: The case for optionality

Most organizations expect their strategy to change in the coming years, yet far fewer have adapted how they identify, develop, and prepare future leaders. Organizations that focus on enterprise-wide alignment and continuous succession planning are better positioned to appoint the right leader for future success.
Boards & Governance

Board Monitor Australia 2026: The advantage of optionality

The pace of change is making it harder for boards to predict future leadership needs. Organizations that build optionality through foresight, renewal, and alignment are better equipped to adapt and succeed.

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