CEOs struggle with disruption and C-Suite complacency
Almost half of CEOs fear losing their jobs, a new survey has found, with a range of disruptive forces leaving them grappling with anxiety, insecurity, and uncertainty.
From stewardship to strategy: rethinking CEO succession
As legendary investor and business leader Warren Buffett retires after more than 50 years, his succession plan is one that all businesses should take note of.
How can boards drive AI ROI?
Gaining clear oversight of people-focused AI metrics must be at the top of the agenda for boards as they look to improve AI outcomes and deliver ROI.
Balancing the corporate gender tightrope
Gender inequality remains entrenched on corporate boards. So is a better understanding cognitive diversity the answer to getting more women in the boardroom?
FTSE 350 increases number of women on boards
Almost half of board roles and more than a third of leadership roles in FTSE350 companies are now held by women, according to the FTSE Women Leaders Review 2025.
Gender diversity, culture & performance
Encouraging companies to appointment more women to their boards isn't about quotas, it's a strategic imperative that is changing methods of decision-making and positively influencing management cultures.
When CEO narcissism spreads to the board
The push for better corporate governance has overlooked the problems that occur when narcissistic CEOs load their board with images of themselves.
Token women?
Unless female directors are embedded into a company’s decision-making process and can demonstrate their ongoing value, targets designed to increase the proportion of women on boards will remain nothing more than token symbolism.
Female CFOs reduce corporate tax evasion
If we want companies to be more transparent and ethical about their tax affairs, having more women in board positions - and in particular, encouraging more women to become CFOs - could be the answer.
Mentoring gap keeping women and minorities out of corporate elite
The numbers of women and people from racial minorities serving on America's corporate boards may have increased over the past decade, but the influential elite holding multiple board positions remains a white, male closed-shop. New research explores why.
Who you know still matters
A 10-year study of British companies has found that you are about four times as likely to be appointed as a director if you are a member of the same golf club as a serving member of the board.
Office politics: challenges for women
As the only woman on a board of directors, Helen feels a strong aversion to socialising with her colleagues on golfing days and wine-tasting sessions. But as Mary-Louise Angoujard explains, this is all about organisational politics, not gender.
The identikit CEO
So much for boardroom diversity. As a new report highlights, in the UK at least, the CEOs of large public companies are now more likely than ever to have a background in accountancy.
External CEOs cost more, deliver less
Looking externally for a new CEO could be a waste of time and money. Because a new study has found that companies that only appoint internal candidates as CEO significantly outperform those that appoint outsiders.
Dealing with a dominant CEO
A dominant CEO isn't just going to polarise the opinions of those who have to work with him. According to a new study, they can also deliver performance that is either much worse than other companies, or much better.
Latest book podcasts
Vish Alluri: The Enlightened Manager
Vish Alluri, co-author of ‘The Enlightened Manager', discusses a thoughtful approach to management which draws on the teachings of the philosopher, Jiddu Krishnamurti.
Steve Cockram: the Voice-Driven Leader
Steve Cockram, co-founder of Giant Worldwide, talks about his latest book, 'The Voice-Driven Leader' and explains how to create environments in which every voice gets heard.
What is Relationship Currency?
Keynote speaker and transformational coach, Ravi Rajani, talks about his new book, 'Relationship currency: five communication habits for limitless influence and business success'.
Hone - how purposeful leaders defy drift
We dive into the new book from Deloitte's Geoff Tuff and Steven Goldbach, 'Hone - how purposeful leaders defy drift'.
