Board Monitor

Heidrick & Struggles’ annual Board Monitor series is a long-standing study of trends in board composition, priorities, and practices in markets around the world.

Heidrick & Struggles’ annual Board Monitor series of insights and reports draws on both survey data and our long-standing study of trends in board appointments and composition in markets around the world. We strive with our clients to understand how the boardroom is being reshaped in a volatile environment of expanding and ever-more complex expectations from stakeholders and consumers alike.

How is the role of business in society changing? What are the implications for directors? What does the future hold?

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Board Monitor 2025

This year’s Board Monitor series includes an analysis of the newly appointed directors at leading companies in 29 markets around the world, and will also include a deep dive into board refreshment planning and insights on the increasingly crucial capability of leading across boundaries.

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CEO and board confidence monitor 2025: Persistent concerns, pockets of increased confidence

Our second annual survey of CEOs and board members at companies around the world highlights a persistent set of significant concerns and a continued lack of confidence in leadership pipelines. However, the results also show that companies have made progress in addressing some of their longer-term concerns.

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CEO and board confidence monitor: Beating the succession planning paradox

A recent survey of 1,700 CEOs and board members around the world shows that a majority place a low priority on succession planning at both the CEO and board levels.

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