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Business Leadership: What Matters Most in 2021 Leveraging Leadership Trends and Opportunities   Looking ahead to 2021, Challenger Research has identified three important success factors in identifying the strongest business leaders: Trends favor talent development and promotion from within. Leader

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Chief Executive Officer turnover surged 37%, from the 160 who left their posts in December to 219 to begin the year. Last month’s total is 27% higher than the previous monthly record of 172 in October 2019, according to a

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Chief Executive Officer turnover jumped 8%, from 148 in November to 160 in December, the second-highest monthly total since Challenger began tracking CEO departures in 2002, according to a report released Wednesday by global outplacement and business and executive coaching

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Chief Executive Officer turnover fell to 148 in November, down 14% from the record-setting 172 CEOs who left their posts in October, according to a report released Wednesday by global outplacement and business and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray &

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Employers at U.S.-based companies announced 135 chief executive officer changes last month, 8.9% higher than the 124 CEO changes announced in February, according to a report released Wednesday by global outplacement and business and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray &

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A total of 147 Chief Executive Officers left their posts in November, two fewer than the 149 recorded in October, as CEOs continue to depart from top jobs, according to a report released Wednesday by global outplacement consultancy and executive

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With a booming economy and tight labor market, it’s no wonder companies are in hiring mode. According to a new survey from global outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc., 64 percent of companies say they are

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Turnover among the nation’s chief executive officers surged in January as 128 CEOs left their posts during the month, 29 percent more than the 99 CEOs who left at the end of 2016, according to a report released Wednesday by

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Chief executive officer departures jumped to the second highest level of the year, as 109 CEOs announced their exits during the month, according to a report released Wednesday by global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. Last month’s total

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The pace of chief executive officer departures continue to slow in July as 92 CEOs left their posts. That was down 5 percent from 97 in June and 28 percent lower than the 128 who left their posts in July

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The pace of chief executive officer departures slowed to the lowest level since February, as 97 CEOs left their posts in June. That was down 3 percent from 100 in May and 5 percent from the 102 who left their

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Turnover among the nation’s chief executive officers increased for the second consecutive month in April, as 108 CEO departures were announced during the month. That was up 7 percent from 101 in March, according to a report released Wednesday by

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