Our Perspectives
Alumni Global's perspectives on leadership, succession and board governance
Alumni Global works with executive search, board services and leadership assessment and development. Here we gather our articles and perspectives on leadership, drawing on what we learn from the boards, CEOs and leadership teams we work with, and from our events such as the Alumni Executive Summit. The topics range across leadership in change, succession, board governance, AI leadership and how organisations develop their leaders, written by our consultants for those who lead, recruit or serve on a board.
Succession Beyond Replacement: Building Leadership Capability for an Uncertain Future
Succession planning should start from the organisation's future direction rather than from today's roles and the people in them. Åza Skoog of Alumni Global argues for linking succession to strategy through scenarios, and for protecting the everyday learning that AI is changing. When Alumni Global asked 332 people in its network about their greatest succession challenges, 35 per cent said they lacked an established leadership pipeline.
Strategic Succession Planning: A Key to Future-Proofing Your Business
Strategic succession planning looks beyond filling vacancies to the leadership a company will need in the years ahead. Lars Navéus of Alumni Global describes how nomination committees, owners and CEOs use market mapping and benchmarking to prepare for board and executive transitions, sometimes building relationships with future leaders years before a role opens.