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Perspectives on leadership, executive search and organisational performance from JOlivier & Partners.

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Leadership · 13 October 2026Leading through M&A integration: the leadership decisions that matterMost integrations are decided by a handful of leadership choices made in the first months. Here is what boards and acquirers should decide, when, and how.Read article → 6 min read $Abstract glass structure refracting blue and iridescent light, evoking data and technology$ Leadership · 15 September 2026AI and the C-suite: what changes in leadership roles and hiringAI is no longer a technology project delegated to IT. It is changing what boards oversee, what CEOs own and what every senior hire must be able to do.Read article → 7 min read

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Leadership · 14 April 2026The chief transformation officer: when the role makes senseA chief transformation officer can turn a strategy into results, or become an expensive parallel organisation. The difference lies in why the role is created, what authority it holds and when it ends.Read article → 7 min read

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Leadership · 11 November 2025Interim or permanent? The board’s choice after a sudden CEO exitWhen a CEO leaves without warning, the board must decide who runs the company tomorrow and who leads it for the next five years. They are different decisions.Read article → 7 min read

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