Spotlight on leadership in changing times
Metin Mitchell - Managing Partner
Leadership
Does diversity drive innovation?
I am delighted to be on a panel next week, at the WIL Economic Forum in Riyadh, speaking on ‘Diversity drives Innovation – here’s why it works’.
What talent is needed for the next ten years?
We have had a busy year helping our clients identify the talent that will be needed to ensure countries and businesses achieve their ambitions in the next decade. What will be different? What will be the challenges? And what are the opportunities for individuals?
Re-shaping CFOs for the age of automation
Could chief financial officers (CFOs) become redundant? That was the question I posed at the CFO Strategies Forum in Dubai last week. And the answer? Well, no-one believes CFOs will be redundant – not yet. But everyone recognises the impact of artificial intelligence on the accounting function and the need for the CFO to develop and change considerably. But how?
Could CFOs become redundant?
I am delighted to be speaking at the CFO Strategies Forum in Dubai, on 15/16 November along with 150 invited CEOs, CFOs (chief financial officers) and C-suite executives.
Making sense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Women driving, a street party in Riyadh’s main drag Tahlia Street, new forms of taxation and a relentless push towards modernisation and diversification of the economy are leaving external observers of Saudi Arabia as breathless as those trying to make sense of President Trump’s daily flurry of tweets.
How do leaders ‘make things happen’?
I have spent the last few months interviewing Saudi leaders to gather views on What makes an Outstanding Saudi Chief Executive? (The report is coming out this Monday).
How do we create leaders of the future for Saudi Vision 2030?
I came across a thought-provoking blog on the future of Saudi leadership by Professor William Scott-Jackson, chairman of Oxford Consulting Group last week.
Will a corporate governance framework create a clear path for Saudi Arabia?
I have been honoured to interview a number of Saudi CEOs recently to hear their views on the skills needed to achieve Vision 2030. This is for a report we are producing, What makes an Outstanding Saudi chief executive? (You can read my views on the skills that Saudi chief executives will need in this blog)
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When should family businesses bring in external chief executives?
There is a well known saying, ‘Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations’ – meaning that family businesses often create and ...
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How to mitigate the risks of cyber security through contingency planning
Cyber security has become one of the hottest topics for leadership teams – both in terms of the risks from ...
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Dare we say it? What makes a great executive search firm?
I close this series of blogs with probably the most risky one of all. Previously, I have written about being ...
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