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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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AI, Data & Analytics

Structuring the AI function: The right questions to find the right model

As more companies embed AI, they face the question of where that expertise should sit in the organization. Starting with the right strategic questions can help leaders design their best-fit model.
Ryan Bulkoski
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Adam Howe
Leadership Succession Planning

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.
Jeremy Hanson

Leading across boundaries and divides

We are all different: CEOs, board chairs, and other leaders can ignore it, or dive into it. Leaders have to choose.
Jeremy C. Hanson
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Jonathan McBride
Spotlight on digital infrastructure
Building high-performing teams and driving followership: A conversation with Matt Carter, the CEO of Intrado

Chief people officers in focus

The role of the chief people officer is changing from a purely operational role to one that is also a core driver of organizational strategy. This evolution is spurred by several emerging imperatives and is creating an inherent tension for leaders themselves and for the HR function, as they seek a new balance.

Boards and society: How boards are evolving to meet challenges from sustainability to geopolitical volatility

Boards of directors are confronting an ever-expanding list of critical, complex topics—many of which reflect powerful external trends and disruptions. These interconnected dynamics are forcing directors to navigate an increasingly unpredictable environment filled with conflicting and often politically charged demands.

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Leading through transformation and across ownership structures: Samuel Skott on AI, innovation, and building high-performance teams

Samuel Skott, former CEO at tech consulting firm HiQ, shares his perspective on leading across various ownership structures, as well as what it means to lead in an AI-enabled world
Leadership Succession Planning

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.
Compensation Trends

2024 North American Alternative Asset Management Marketing and Investor Relations Professional Compensation Survey

Our fifth annual report provides a comprehensive picture of the compensation that North American executives in the hedge fund, real estate, and private equity industries currently receive.
Compensation Trends

2024 Europe Private Capital Compensation Survey

Heidrick & Struggles' annual survey includes a review of major hiring trends and an in-depth look into the structure of compensation packages.

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