executive search

Robert Half hosted a panel discussion to explore the boardroom of the future and how to best traverse changing circumstances and expectations.

Robert Half Executive Search held its CEO/CFO roundtable of 2021 on Thursday 4th February. Through 2020 these virtual roundtables have evolved during the course of the pandemic, but their basic premise is still the same: They aim to provide an intimate and safe environment for senior board leaders to honestly discuss emerging COVID-19 related ideas, challenges, and opportunities in an open forum.

Robert Half Executive Search held its virtual Lockdown Leaders Forum on 26 January 2021. Attended by CEOs and CFOs, Chief People Officers and HR Directors from a variety of industry sectors, key speakers discussed how executive reward policies will change in the wake of recent shifts in society, including the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the growing importance of the environmental, sustainability and governance (ESG) agenda, and burgeoning awareness of the need for more fairness in business and society, including diversity and inclusion.

With poor judgements taken by organisations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have been exposed in the media throughout the current crisis, ranging from brands treating their people unfairly to companies taking government-backed funds without legitimate need, have businesses reach a tipping point during the crisis? Will the need to not only ‘do the right thing’ but to ‘show they are doing the right thing’ recede or accelerate for businesses?

The current marketplace is driven by innovation and disruption. What does this mean for the role of the CEO? What does the successful leader of the future look like?