In this next installment of Heidrick & Struggles’ Leadership Perspectives video series, Heidrick & Struggles’ Linda Zhang speaks to William Yu, president at Honeywell China, about how the changed business environment in China as well as the global geopolitical environment have impacted Chinese business leaders. Yu discusses the opportunities and challenges these leaders are facing, including the rise of digitalization and AI, how leadership skill sets are evolving, and how leaders should think about diversification and risk mitigation. Yu also shares his perspective on how multinational corporations can ensure that both global and local management teams are kept abreast of policy changes and shares his advice to young people beginning their career journeys.

About the interviewer

Linda Zhang (lzhang@heidrick.com) is the partner in charge of Heidrick & Struggles’ Shanghai office and leads the firm’s CEO & Board of Director's Practice in China; she is also a member of the Consumer and Industrial practices.