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Building Resilient Talent Pipelines and Succession

Building Resilient Talent Pipelines and Succession

Africa is entering one of the largest generational wealth transfers in its history. Most family businesses are not ready for it. The scale involved is significant. Speakers addressed this at the Nairobi Private Wealth Conference in June 2026. They pointed...

September 16, 2026

Why AI Is Eroding Trust in Executive Hiring

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Why AI Is Eroding Trust in Executive Hiring

Recruiting has quietly split into two arms races. On one side, employers automated the front door — applicant tracking systems, keyword filters, automated assessments. On the other, candidates armed themselves with the same category of tool to get past those...

September 5, 2026

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Avoid Hiring Toxic Leaders

A senior leadership hire is one of the highest-stakes decisions a board or founder will make. Get it right, and you gain someone who lifts an entire function. Get it wrong, and the damage rarely stays contained to one seat...

September 4, 2026

Crisis Leadership: What External Shocks Reveal About Your Bench Strength

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Crisis Leadership: What External Shocks Reveal About Your Bench Strength

Every external shock — an oil price spike, a currency devaluation, a shipping disruption, a regulatory upheaval — runs an unplanned assessment of your leadership team. It’s not one you scheduled, and it’s not one you can prepare candidates for...

August 31, 2026

Your Next Great Hire Is Already on Your Payroll

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Your Next Great Hire Is Already on Your Payroll

If you lost your three most important people tomorrow, do you have someone internally who could step up? Or would you be starting a search from scratch? For most organisations, the honest answer to that question tells you everything about...

August 29, 2026

Why Can Businesses in Africa and Emerging Markets Not Afford to Delay Succession Planning?

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Why Can Businesses in Africa and Emerging Markets Not Afford to Delay Succession Planning?

If your top leader left tomorrow, would you be ready? Too many organisations treat succession planning like a distant chore, only to scramble when change hits. The world’s most resilient companies know that future-proofing leadership is not a one-time event,...

July 1, 2026

What Does the Latest Regional Shock Reveal About Your Leadership Bench?

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What Does the Latest Regional Shock Reveal About Your Leadership Bench?

In the last six weeks alone, oil prices crossing $105 a barrel, shipping costs spiking and global growth forecasts being revised downward have put every leadership team across Africa, India and the Middle East through an unplanned stress test. Some...

July 1, 2026

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African Boards Succession Planning

Why Should African Boards Prioritise Succession Planning Now? Across Africa’s boardrooms, succession planning remains one of the most under-invested areas of governance. Most boards know they should be doing it better. Most of them are not. The consequences are increasingly...

May 20, 2026

Category: CEO Succession

Building Resilient Talent Pipelines and Succession

Why AI Is Eroding Trust in Executive Hiring

Avoid Hiring Toxic Leaders

Crisis Leadership: What External Shocks Reveal About Your Bench Strength

Your Next Great Hire Is Already on Your Payroll

Why Can Businesses in Africa and Emerging Markets Not Afford to Delay Succession Planning?

What Does the Latest Regional Shock Reveal About Your Leadership Bench?

African Boards Succession Planning

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