Reviewed By Vijay Karkare Managing Director @Cornerstone IndiaWhy more Indian boards are treating interim leadership as a deliberate strategy, not a stopgap In my years leading executive search and leadership advisory work, I've sat with boards mid-crisis asking a version of the same question: we need a leader in this...
Reviewed By Vijay Karkare Managing Director @Cornerstone IndiaExecutive coaching helps leaders improve workplace management by giving them something almost no one else in their organisation will — an honest, structured mirror on how their behaviour actually lands on the people around them. In two decades of executive search, I've seen coaching...
Reviewed By Vijay Karkare Managing Director @Cornerstone India Executive decision making is the process by which C-suite leaders navigate high-stakes, often ambiguous choices — under time pressure, with incomplete information, and with consequences that compound across the entire organisation. It is also, in 2026, one of the most visible...
A Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) is the senior-most executive responsible for an organisation's people strategy — spanning talent acquisition, culture, workforce development, succession planning, and increasingly, enterprise-wide transformation in the age of AI. The role has always been important. In 2026, it is arguably the most complex and contested seat...
Leadership and personality development is the deliberate process of building the mindsets, behaviours, and capabilities that enable executives to perform at their highest potential — and translate that performance into measurable business outcomes. Many organisations now complement these initiatives with executive coaching services to create more personalised and measurable...
Identifying the right succession candidates is only half the challenge. Evaluating them with rigour and objectivity is the other — and it is where most organisations fall short, even for executive search firms in india that operate at the highest levels of leadership hiring. Earlier in this series, we covered how...
Leadership transitions at the top are among the most consequential — and least prepared-for — moments in an organisation's life. Here's why partnering with a specialist executive search firm can mean the difference between continuity and chaos. The stakes A Leadership Void at the Top Costs More Than You...
What gets measured gets managed — and what gets assessed with rigor gets hired with confidence. Cultural fit is simultaneously one of the most cited hiring criteria and one of the least rigorously assessed. At the executive level, this inconsistency is particularly costly. Organizations often rely...
Leadership at the top can be surprisingly isolating. Senior leaders are expected to make tough choices, deal with conflicting priorities, and set the course for the whole company, often without a place to think out loud. This is where executive coaching can really help. So,...
The expectations from leaders are evolving—fast. Today’s CXOs are not just tasked with driving revenue or managing teams. They must inspire through uncertainty, lead through ambiguity, and deliver results while preserving their own resilience. In this high-stakes, high-speed environment, even the most seasoned leaders need something...
