Boards & Governance

Boards & Governance

Board Monitor US 2026 | Future-focused boards: Linking renewal, alignment, and performance

Fortune 500 boards have recently placed a larger focus operational expertise and prior board experience. Some boards are finding effective ways to balance short- and long-term considerations—and overseeing stronger performance than others.
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Chief Executive Officer

Route to the Top Europe 2026 | Companies are seeking experienced CEOs—but that isn’t enough

As geopolitical and economic volatility accelerate and technological disruption intensifies, European boards that align CEO development with a broad range of strategic scenarios will be better positioned to navigate disruption, implement fundamental changes, and sustain performance.
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Frontier Tech

Finding the human core of competitive advantage in the AI era: Avoiding the Pygmalion trap

As effective leadership becomes the most reliable source of value in the AI era, and as AI becomes ever more capable, leaders must understand why leadership itself remains a uniquely human capability.
Les T. Csorba
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Tom Monahan
Chief Executive Officer

Route to the Top US 2026 | Closing the CEO capability gap

Fortune 500 companies are increasingly appointing new CEOs who have prior experience in the role. However, a new survey finds that more than a third of US companies still don’t have a CEO with the capabilities the company needs to succeed in the near term. Some companies are planning their CEO successions more comprehensively and seeing greater success.
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Interim Talent
2026 High-End Independent Talent Report
The leadership, skills, and flexible capacity companies need to deliver in moments of change.
CEO Succession Planning

CEO succession planning: Where internal candidates go wrong—and how CEOs and boards can get them right

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.

Organization & Culture

What it takes to build a lasting performance culture

A lasting performance culture is not built through campaigns alone, but through leaders who align their organizational culture with strategy, behavior, and structure.

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CEO Succession Planning

CEO succession planning: Where internal candidates go wrong—and how CEOs and boards can get them right

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.
Family Capital

Family offices are paying for leadership they won't let work

As trillions shift between generations, many family offices remain structurally underprepared for the complexity their executives are being hired to manage.
Compensation Trends

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. Firms must rethink value delivery to attract and keep top talent.
Industrial

Europe’s renewable energy sector is maturing—is its talent market keeping up?

As Europe’s renewables sector matures, the biggest constraint may no longer be capacity but whether companies can find the right leaders to optimize assets, navigate complexity, and build value.

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