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The COVID-19 crisis will force many companies into some form of restructuring. Keeping a few purpose-focused principles in mind can help boards and leadership teams emerge with more agile, innovative, and resilient organizations.
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In this podcast, Mike Puzziferri, retired deputy fire chief in the FDNY, shares his experience during the recovery and rebuilding after 9/11 and the lessons the FDNY learned to better prepare for future crises.
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Analysis of how leaders approach customer-centricity suggests that some lower-level executives have lessons for the most senior.
Focusing on three principles will help leaders support a resilient workforce during the COVID-19 crisis, and do so in a way that will help the whole organization thrive in the long term.
Rethinking how we describe leadership is a crucial step in finding and attracting the right leaders for today’s challenges.
While progress has been made on building inclusive and supportive cultures for LGBTQ people in the workplace, further work is needed. In our interviews with four leading executives, they discussed four key practices that can help make this a reality.
Despite the evidence that a diverse and inclusive workforce is connected to significant performance improvements, too few companies are seeing their D&I efforts pay off. In this report, we suggest a path forward for companies to close this gap between efforts and results.
What HR leaders are seeing as their biggest challenges right now, and some proven principles that can help.
A recent discussion event generated insights from female and male executives on building and sustaining a career in the sector.
CEO succession should be an ongoing part of boards’ work—but boards also need to understand how considerations shift as change gets closer.
Christopher Baldwin, executive chairman and former CEO of BJ’s Wholesale Club, talks about how the success of the CEO role will be increasingly dependent on the ability to manage the company's stakeholders.
Interviews with 20 leading CHROs in the energy industry highlight how senior human resources leaders are meeting new challenges and helping to create real business value in a disrupted industry.
In this podcast, Paul Markovich and Mary O’Hara, CEO and CHRO, respectively, of Blue Shield of California, discuss how leading with integrity and authenticity are keys to inspiring a workforce to make a difference in helping to transform the healthcare system.
When boards are faced with the crucial decision of selecting the next CEO, those that have started early and follow a rigorous process will have the best chance of finding the right leader.
In this podcast, Jeff Wong, global chief innovation officer at EY, discusses the company’s innovation ecosystem and the importance of investing in not just technology but also people to succeed in a disruptive environment.
Heidrick & Struggles is once again a proud Premiere Partner of the 2019 Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit Oct. 21-23, 2019 in Washington, D.C.
What separates today’s high-performing organizations from those unable to keep pace with the new demands of leadership?
In this podcast, Adrian O’Connor, former regional chief financial officer of Prudential Corporation Asia, discusses financial growth and disruption in the insurance industry and how technology is evolving the role of the CFO.
Corporate leaders are in a quandary: feeling stuck by the lack of significant D&I progress despite meaningful investment and uncertain what to do next. What’s needed? An innovative approach to getting unstuck and gaining traction, driven by hard business considerations that will accelerate corporate performance.
Developing a specific mix of leadership and organizational acumen among senior leaders is crucial to accelerating organizations’ digital transformation.