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In software and in private equity, the inside track to leadership is getting narrower.Bain & Company (Technology Report ...
11/04/2026

In software and in private equity, the inside track to leadership is getting narrower.

Bain & Company (Technology Report 2026): the share of engineering organizations reporting traditional pyramid structures fell from 66% to 29%, and junior engineers went from one-third of teams to less than a fifth. Russell Reynolds Associates (PE CEO succession analysis, 2026): 69% of large European PE deals experienced at least one CEO change during the hold, and only 30% of those promoted an insider.

Our view: build future leaders on purpose. Where is your next CEO learning the job?

Where HR looks ahead, high-potential bets pay off more often.DDI (HR Insights Report 2025, data 2024) reports high-poten...
11/03/2026

Where HR looks ahead, high-potential bets pay off more often.

DDI (HR Insights Report 2025, data 2024) reports high-potential success rates of 51% for HR reactors, 59% for HR partners and 69% for HR anticipators. Meanwhile, 86% of next-generation leaders want more responsibility in the next 2-3 years, but only 29% believe their aspirations will be met at their current organization (Russell Reynolds Associates, Global Leadership Monitor H1 2026).

Our view: show your future leaders the path before they look elsewhere.

Succession is a priority on paper. Is it in writing?In SHRM's 2025 research, 42% of talent management executives cited c...
11/02/2026

Succession is a priority on paper. Is it in writing?

In SHRM's 2025 research, 42% of talent management executives cited creating a succession strategy as a top focus area for 2026. In a separate SHRM 2025 study, just 22% of HR leaders reported a formal succession plan. And in Heidrick & Struggles' 2026 survey, only four in ten CEOs and directors surveyed expressed confidence that their CEO succession planning positions the organization well for the future.

Our view: put the plan in writing, starting with the roles you can least afford to lose.

Which role would you write down first?

When does coaching start for your newly promoted leaders?DDI's Global Leadership Forecast 2027: only 25% of leaders say ...
10/30/2026

When does coaching start for your newly promoted leaders?

DDI's Global Leadership Forecast 2027: only 25% of leaders say their manager is an effective coach. Without coaching, even leaders who wanted the job rarely reach full engagement; just 5% do.

Our view: give every new leader a coach and a plan in their first year. Engagement is built after the promotion.

Start the conversation: https://executive-panel.as.me/discovery-call

In payments, the CEO route runs through the P&L seats.Spencer Stuart's analysis of the 30 largest non-bank payments comp...
10/29/2026

In payments, the CEO route runs through the P&L seats.

Spencer Stuart's analysis of the 30 largest non-bank payments companies: 93% of CEOs in the payment sector were promoted from president or chief operating officer, or divisional CEO roles, between 2015 and 2025.

Our view: give product and finance high-potentials real P&L and enterprise exposure before the CEO window opens.

Start the conversation: https://executive-panel.as.me/discovery-call

Who runs production when your next operations management seat opens?In Deloitte's 2025 Smart Manufacturing Survey (data ...
10/28/2026

Who runs production when your next operations management seat opens?

In Deloitte's 2025 Smart Manufacturing Survey (data 2024), 48% of the manufacturing executives surveyed reported moderate to significant challenges in filling production and operations management roles.

Our view: name ready-now and ready-later successors for those seats before the vacancy, and develop them on the new systems.

Start the conversation: https://executive-panel.as.me/discovery-call

Trust is highest at the top and lowest where the work gets done.In DDI's Global Leadership Forecast 2027, 43% of executi...
10/27/2026

Trust is highest at the top and lowest where the work gets done.

In DDI's Global Leadership Forecast 2027, 43% of executives trust senior leaders. Among managers it is 27%, and among individual contributors just 21%.

Our view: if decisions are not turning into action, look at trust before you rewrite the plan. Develop managers to explain the why behind each decision, not just the what.

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If your CEO left tomorrow, is a successor already identified?In NACD's 2024 survey, 30% of public company directors surv...
10/26/2026

If your CEO left tomorrow, is a successor already identified?

In NACD's 2024 survey, 30% of public company directors surveyed said no CEO successor is identified, and another 10% were unsure. The challenge they named most often (58%): maintaining a robust succession pipeline of internal talent.

Our view: name the emergency successor now, then build the bench so the long-term choice is a real one.

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Promotion is not preparation.Gallup's 2026 study (data 2025) of U.S. frontline supervisors found only 45% say they took ...
10/23/2026

Promotion is not preparation.

Gallup's 2026 study (data 2025) of U.S. frontline supervisors found only 45% say they took part in supervisor training or education in the past year.

Our view: every new leader needs a development plan in their first year, tied to the real work of the role. That is how a pipeline fills from the bottom.

Start the conversation: https://executive-panel.as.me/discovery-call

"Declining manager engagement is by no means inevitable." That is Gallup's conclusion in its State of the Global Workpla...
10/22/2026

"Declining manager engagement is by no means inevitable." That is Gallup's conclusion in its State of the Global Workplace 2026.

Manager engagement fell to 22% worldwide in 2025. Yet within the best-practice organizations Gallup studies, 79% of managers were engaged at work.

Our view: engaged managers are selected, developed and supported on purpose. Coaching keeps that development moving between reviews.

Start the conversation: https://executive-panel.as.me/discovery-call

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