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RBI proposes upper age limit of 70 yrs for bank CEOs, whole-time directors

Recent events in a dynamic and rapidly evolving financial landscape have led to increasing scrutiny of the role of promoters, major shareholders and senior management vis-a-vis the role of a board

RBI's 40 bps rate cut to revive auto, real estate sales, say CEOs

Rise in group exposure limits to help large corporates

Covid-19: Massive job, revenue loss lies ahead, says CII survey of CEOs

Based on the responses of more than 300 chief executive officers (CEO) across industries, the survey shows that a broad cross-section of firms foresee a delay in economic revival

Global CEOs see U-shaped recession, fear death of some brands: Study

11 per cent of chief executives see coronavirus as a risk to the survival of their firm, while a further 40 per cent say the pandemic poses a severe threat.

Several may lose jobs amid coronavirus outbreak, says CEO Snap Poll

Further, most firms (80 per cent) have claimed that their inventory was lying idle at present

Beware of competence without humanity or humility

A cardinal principle in succession planning by boards is to scrutinise the "wake" of a candidate and not rely only on performance metrics

Hiring, the Welch way

The CEO of CEOs used the "4Es and 1P" principle to recruit a winning team

Neutron Jack's better legacies

Welch had the less-acknowledged talent of working productively with people he didn't get along with and meticulously planning his succession

Successful CEO transitions

Board, not a committee, is accountable for selection of chief executive

Succession plan is often ill-executed

Most firms lack proper in-house succession planning; and often don't spend enough time, energy and resources in planning for the same

Are Indian boards truly effective?

Our approach to board governance has resulted in a sharp focus on structure, that is, form, without commensurate focus on substance, that is, effectiveness

Reading the CEOs

The Right also thinks so, which is why I despise intellectuals from both sides. They think smugness is the perfect substitute for wisdom and the State is the panacea for all ills

CEOs on Social: Will the ego land in 2020?

Today, an entire industry has sprung up to support the narrative that CEOs need to be highly social

Slowdown set to worsen in 2020, but Budget may help turn the tide: CEO poll

Budget wish list: Income-tax cut, blueprint for investment push

Greta Thunberg accuses world leaders of 'creative PR' not leading to action

The activist cited scientific reports that have established that unchecked warming above 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) for the planet will be catastrophic.

3 Indian-origin CEOs among top 10 best-performing heads: Harvard biz review

The list relies on objective performance measures over a chief executive's entire tenure

HBR's list of 10 best performing CEOs has 3 Indian-origin chief executives

On the 6th spot is Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, followed by MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga, ranked 7th and Microsoft chief Satya Nadella on the 9th spot

Continuos exits, struggle to raise new funds: Urban Ladder's uphill task

While it is not unusual for co-founders of startups to hang up their boots after some years - recently, Zomato co-founder Pankaj Chaddah also moved on - for Urban Ladder this is quite a blow

Leadership during slowdown

Great CEOs see opportunity even when the general mood is gloomy

When the CEO is the corporate brand

India has had its fair share of celebrity CEOs over the past few decades. From JRD Tata to Ratan Tata. GD Birla to Kumar Mangalam Birla. Dhirubhai Ambani to Mukesh Ambani