Leadership Recruitment Study Turnaround 
Harvard Business
APRIL 19, 2016
Outsiders, in effect, have become more of an intentional leadership choice than a stereotypical hire in a turnaround or crisis situation. one of the authors of the study. That helps explain why 38% of incoming CEOs in the telecommunications industry during the previous four years were recruited from outside the company.
Harvard Business
FEBRUARY 2, 2017
” But being isolated at the top can compromise your decision making and leadership effectiveness, both of which require having as much firsthand information about a situation as possible. The loneliness that often comes with being a CEO may seem like a small price to pay for the rewards, recognition, and power that come with the job.
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Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 8, 2017
Throughout the research, Korn Ferry used our best-in-class CEO benchmark, which comprises typical scores for CEOs (virtually all male) who are in the 99th percentile of work engagement, as a touchstone to highlight similarities and underscore differences for the women in the study. Women could be ready for the CEO role sooner.
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 17, 2016
Two of your most senior managers never do a lick of work—and are only on the payroll to keep competitors from recruiting them. They must deliver on tight timelines, quick turnarounds and short project cycles. A tenure of two years makes you an “old-timer.” Relentless pressure: There are no breaks, pauses or downtime.
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
has found that almost half of the private equity firms it studied replaced the CEOs who ran their portfolio companies, and in 60% of those instances the PE firm hadn’t planned to make the change at the start. Being a quick study is not the same as being a deep thinker. In fact, management consultancy Bain & Co.
Harvard Business
MAY 20, 2016
To illustrate how this all plays out on a larger scale in real companies, here are two mini case studies from businesses we’ve worked with. The New York headquarters housed over a third of its workforce, including developers, the sales team, operations, and leadership.
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017
Our study of the actions and impact of 411 leaders of UK academies found that only 62 of them managed their turnaround successfully and sustainably transformed their school. We studied them over eight years, using 64 investment and 24 performance variables to identify what they did, when they did it, and the impact they had.
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