3 min readA leadership team can spend months building a strategy that looks exactly right. The numbers make sense. The priorities are clear. The case for change is persuasive. Headquarters signs off. The rollout begins. Everyone feels confident. Then the strategy lands in local markets. Not with dramatic resistance, but with something quieter: Leaders often say, “The […]

3 min readA question I often encourage senior leaders to ask in succession discussions is this: Are we promoting for comfort or for complexity? It is a simple question, but it gets to the heart of a much larger leadership issue. Too often, organizations confuse familiarity with readiness. A candidate may be highly respected, loyal, and successful […]

5 min readWhy counting overseas assignments is no longer enough and how boards can bring cultural intelligence into the center of CEO and C‑suite selection. In global CEO and C‑suite searches, especially across Asia Pacific, a familiar pattern keeps appearing: boards overestimate “international experience” and underestimate cultural intelligence. Candidate briefs ask for “significant international experience,” “time in […]