2017
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18 Truths about Succession Planning: Insights from the 13th Annual Succession Management Conference
December 2017 | Conference KeyNotes
As the business landscape continues to evolve, old assumptions about talent and what is needed for future success are no longer relevant.
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22 Truths about Organization Design: Insights from the 2017 Organization Design Conference
December 2017 | Conference KeyNotes
Nothing lasts for long in today’s volatile business climate—not even your latest organization design. Designs should enable agility and digital adaptability, embracing new ways of thinking while retaining core values.
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Insights from Highly Innovative Companies: Results from The Conference Board and InnovationOne Global State of Innovation Survey 2017
November 2017 | Research Report
High innovators think of innovation as a strategic imperative—not just as R&D. That’s just one of the highlights from The Conference Board and InnovationOne Global State of Innovation Survey 2017.
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Driving Digital Transformation: Why Culture and Structure Matter/CEO Summary
October 2017 | Key Business Issues
Digital transformation means culture change. Read how L’Oréal, Travelex, Haier, GE, and other early adopters of digital transformation have cultivated risk-taking, experimentation, and openness to outsiders to stay ahead of new technologies and business models.
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Sharing the Lead: Examining the Causes and Consequences of Lead Independent Director Appointment
August 2017 | Director Notes
The power balance between the CEO and the board largely determines how and whether a lead independent director is appointed as well as what effect the appointment has on firm performance and the likelihood of CEO/chair separation.
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Just What Is the Corporate Director's Job?: Directors' Perspectives on the Board Member's Job Description
August 2017 | Key Business Issues
When describing their own jobs, directors believe CEO succession planning, interactions with management, and shareholder engagement are among the most important issues.
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Human Capital in Europe: Forward-Thinking Strategies for Meeting the Decade's Challenges
July 2017 | Research Report
We find considerable alignment between what CEOs and HR executives of companies based in Europe view as their major challenges through 2020.
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22 Truths about Change and Transformation
July 2017 | Conference KeyNotes
Change today is rapid, overwhelming, and overwhelmingly digital. Leaders need to understand this and to change their strategies, capabilities, and attitudes accordingly.
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CEO Succession Practices: 2017 Edition
July 2017 | Research Report
CEO Succession Practices: 2017 Edition analyzes all CEO succession events at S&P 500 companies over the last 15 years with additional analysis based on 2017 survey findings.
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25 Truths about Leadership Development: Insights from the 2017 Leadership Development Conference
June 2017 | Conference KeyNotes
What makes a leader? While leadership roles may be formal and staid, leadership development professionals are finding that even employees without managerial authority can influence the business culture of an organization.