Tag: Heidrick & Struggles

A new path for female CEOs
Forget the career ladder: the route to leadership is the path that maximises experience and development of the skills needed in the top job.

News round-up: this week in governance
UK CEO pay growth rate beats US; FTSE 100 CEOs behind on diversity; boost for Britain’s whistleblowers; US top pay ‘down to luck’.

Parker Review finds ethnic diversity shortfall in FTSE 250
Although good progress has been made overall, nearly a fifth of boards have no ethnic minority member yet.

Corporate confidence falls amid economic uncertainty
Boards have become more pessimistic about their organisations’ ability to cope with disruption, survey reveals.

Boards get more involved as stress rises
UK CEOs under pressure need board help, so directors seek more operational information, recent research reveals.

US boards show dip in performance
C-suite executives lack confidence that their boards can cope with rapidly evolving business risks, survey results suggest.

News round-up: this week in governance
US boards’ operational input grows; investor calls for Rio Tinto to leave FTSE 100; EU corporate sustainability directive ‘lacks teeth’.

News round-up: this week in governance
No parity for women on boards ‘before 2038’; Elon Musk’s stratospheric pay packet; how to avoid climate risk violations.

Talent pipelines fail to include women and minorities
The top corporate leadership roles are being filled in ways that neglect diversity, equity and inclusion, research reveals.

Filling top CEO roles externally is on the rise
Survey also shows poor progress on diversity, with chief executive appointments being almost exclusively white and male.