Author: Cornerstone India

C-suite leadership roles refer to the senior-most executive positions in an organisation — those whose titles begin with "Chief" who collectively set strategy, allocate capital, and are ultimately accountable for how the organisation performs. The C-suite is where vision becomes decision, and decision becomes direction.Every...

There’s a point in many organisations where things don’t break because of strategy, or talent, or even competition. They start breaking because of how closely work is being controlled. What begins as “just staying involved” slowly turns into something more restrictive. Decisions take longer, ideas shrink, and teams start waiting instead of...

A sudden CEO exit is not a theoretical risk. In India's current leadership environment, it is a live probability. The organisations that navigate it well are not the ones with the best crisis instincts — they are the ones with a plan they built before...

Diverse leadership is not a compliance checkbox. It is a competitive advantage — and succession planning is where that advantage is either built or squandered. Here is why it matters, what is holding India back, and what boards can do about it. The reality India's Leadership Pipeline...

Replacing a CEO is one of the most consequential decisions a board will ever make. Most organisations approach it too late, too narrowly, and with too little structure. Here is how to do it right — before you need to.The problem: Why Most Boards Get...

The Biggest Mistakes Companies Make in Succession Planning After two decades of executive search practice in India, we have seen succession planning succeed and fail in almost every conceivable way. The failures are rarely unique. They follow the same patterns — and they are almost always avoidable. Quick answer: The biggest succession...

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