Egon Zehnder

Let's make 2025 a year of shared humaneness. Together.

With 2025 just around the corner, join us in counting down some of the memorable moments of 2024, from celebrating our Firm’s 60th anniversary to our new CEO Study, first global CFO Survey, sharing our Impact Report, and more: 💡 Leadership in the Age of AI (https://lnkd.in/efbAxDip) 💡 The Super CFO (https://ego.nz/supercfo)  💡 Impact Report (https://ego.nz/3xw81Xt)   💡 The CEO Response (https://ego.nz/3TQjaKy)   💡 Family Business Study (https://lnkd.in/eBenp7pm) 💡 Global Board Diversity Tracker (https://ego.nz/3gnHpL3)   💡 EZ 60 (https://ego.nz/4f1lg2Y)

External CEO candidates often lack a thorough understanding of the company’s needs, and institutional knowledge that insiders possess, making internal promotions to the top job the preferred choice in most cases, Egon Zehnder's U.S. managing partner German Herrera told Fortune: https://ego.nz/4gkTSgP

Disruption is the new normal. From artificial intelligence to geopolitical shifts, today’s business environment requires boards that can adapt swiftly and think strategically. As highlighted by Egon Zehnder consultant Cynthia Soledad's recent conversation with Agenda, the most forward-thinking boards are embracing proactive refreshment strategies, ensuring they have directors with the right mix of skills, perspectives, and curiosity. Building resilient boards starts with honest assessments and a commitment to continuous improvement. Refreshing board composition isn’t just about filling seats—it’s about anticipating challenges and seizing opportunities.    Read here (paywalled): https://ego.nz/3ZWIkKN How is your organization reshaping its board to meet the future head-on? #BoardLeadership #DEI #BoardRefreshment #EgonZehnder

To achieve their ambitious goals, high-performing leaders share some of the same core principles. It starts with a performance ethic — the blend of ambition and execution discipline. Read more in Fast Company: https://ego.nz/3P9w7w0 Authors: Yves Doz, professor emeritus of Strategic Management at INSEAD and Olli Lauren, senior advisor at Egon Zehnder.

As an essential partner to both the CEO and the Board, Chief Human Resources Officers (CHROs) have become a key force in shaping the strategic agenda and driving organizational priorities amid complex challenges, from AI and geopolitics to DEI and the climate crisis. Through conversations with 16 CHROs from major companies in Australia, we explored how these shifts are affecting the role, as well as the essential qualities that CHROs will need to embrace to successfully steer their organization through this dynamic period. Four essential qualities for CHROs to lead as stewards stood out to us: 💡 Curiosity 💡 Resilience 💡 Empathy 💡 Self-awareness What would you add? https://ego.nz/4iMAtHm Authors: Liz Evans, Claire FitzGerald, Margot Franklin-Hensler, Alice Caddock

The Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, in collaboration with Egon Zehnder, is excited to welcome the second cohort of global board directors for "Championing Sustainability from the Boardroom.” This unique development experience will take place at Stanford University Campus in Palo Alto, California, from March 24 to 28, 2025. Building on the resounding success of our first cohort, this unparalleled program enables board members to lead with confidence in increasing complexities. A peer group of directors will learn and explore science, business, and board stewardship with world-renowned faculty members and leaders. Are you ready to make a difference in the boardroom? Learn more and register your interest by January 15, 2025: https://lnkd.in/gVBdfSjb

“We believe leaders shape culture and set the tone for how businesses take responsibility for their external impact.”   That’s what we heard from consultant Sameera Sandhu, who recently sat down with Milan Kaur to discuss the future of sustainability and the importance of curiosity, courage, and collaboration in the corporate world as part of Xynteo’s “Women for People and Planet” series.   Check out the full article here: https://ego.nz/3ZI6TLr

In a conversation with Egon Zehnder's Hayley Angus, Harvard professor and tech entrepreneur Dr. Henna Karna discusses transforming the insurance industry by integrating AI, data, and talent development. Read the full interview: https://ego.nz/3BzkSdk

Looking back at 2024, we invite our LinkedIn community to revisit some articles and interviews that resonated throughout the year. We thank our colleagues who authored these thought pieces as well as the leaders who shared their insights with us. 📚 Blazing a Trail: Women in Leadership (https://ego.nz/4c478ET) 📚 Resolving Founder Fear/Fearless Polarity (https://ego.nz/47sd6fk) 📚 Leadership in the Age of AI - Egon Zehnder (https://ego.nz/3O5N62v) 📚 Treading Unfamiliar Paths in Product (https://ego.nz/4c7KMCx) 📚 Super Burnt Out (https://ego.nz/3uGKv8B) What resonated with you the most?