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Board of Directors

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
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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
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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
Boards & Governance

Board Monitor Europe 2026: Building a culture ready for renewal

European boards have strong relationships but significant gaps in foresight. Building a culture that uses those relationships to enable alignment and continuous renewal can help close those gaps.
Heidrick & Struggles
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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Human Resources Officers

Human resources officers focus: The CHRO search has outgrown the traditional pipeline

To find CHROs who can redesign work, build organizational capability, and drive enterprise value, CEOs need to expand on the traditional routes to the role.
Brian Kropp
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Brad Warga
Human Resources Officers

Chief people officer of 2030: Building a tool kit to get from here to there

Insights from more than 50 CPOs at leading companies suggest three areas where CPOs should focus as they evolve their role and function to deliver both strategic and operational performance.
Emma Burrows
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Sharon Sands
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Brad Warga
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Jennifer Wilson
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Sunny Ackerman
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Human Resources Officers

Chief HR officer focus: What high-performing CEOs want from their CHROs

Human resources leaders have been building strategic influence for a decade or more. Today, their potential impact on performance is greater than ever, and the C-suite relationships they need to succeed are broader than ever. New data and conversations with CHROs around the world explore what it takes to succeed.
Brian Kropp
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Brad Warga
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Jennifer Wilson
Human Resources Officers

Preparing for an AI transformation: A conversation with Bettina Dietsche, Chief People and Culture Officer at Allianz Group

Bettina Dietsche, chief people and culture officer for one of the world's leading insurers and asset managers, shares how to prepare one’s workforce, leaders, and culture for AI-driven transformation.
Katharina Hesse
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CEO Succession Planning

Route to the Top Mexico 2026: From alignment to optionality

Enterprise-wide alignment strengthens Mexican organizations’ performance, but it cannot fully prepare them for an uncertain future. Organizations that adopt continuous succession planning and develop multiple leadership options create the flexibility needed to appoint the right leaders as strategic needs evolve.
Human Resources Officers

Human resources officers focus: The CHRO search has outgrown the traditional pipeline

To find CHROs who can redesign work, build organizational capability, and drive enterprise value, CEOs need to expand on the traditional routes to the role.
On-Demand Talent

Consumer markets focus: Bridging the transaction leadership gap with interim executives

Consumer transactions create distinct leadership challenges, particularly when uncertainty makes permanent hiring impractical. Experienced interim executives can provide the expertise and continuity needed to navigate a deal while preserving flexibility for what comes next.
Compensation Trends

2026 Europe Investment Banking Professionals Compensation Survey

The European investment banking market is normalizing, with recovering deal activity, continued cost discipline, and more targeted talent investment. Compensation reflects this shift, with stable base salaries and greater reliance on variable, performance-based pay to reward performance while managing costs.

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