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IIT & IIM grads no longer corner the corner offices - The Economic Times
The dominance of IIT and IIM degrees in shaping India's corporate leadership is declining, with only 23% of BSE 200 CEOs/MDs holding these degrees in 2025, a significant drop from 50% in 2009. -
Is the magic of brand IIT-IIM waning?
Only 28% of CEOs of India Inc's Top 200 companies have an IIT, IIM pedigree, finds an EMA Partners study. -
IIT, IIM grads tick on India Inc, says study
A study shows that IITs and IIMs are the largest source of business leaders, accounting for over half of the country’s top executives. -
Half of India Inc CEOs from IITs, IIMs
Nearly half of India Inc's CEOs hail from IIT and IIM, a study says. -
IITs, IIMs largest source of business leaders
There’s a 50/50 chance a CEO of India’s top 200 companies is from IIT or IIM.
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ema partners india: 200+ CXOs pop up in million-dollar pay list
213 executives earned over a million dollars in India's top 200 companies last year, a 19% increase. -
BSE200 companies: Industrial and manufacturing sector dominates million-dollar CXO club
The industrial and manufacturing sector leads, followed by financial services and pharma. -
Million-$-salary CEO club sees membership rush in tough year
Despite tough times, there was a surge in executives joining the elite club. -
Million-$ CEO club sees 17% drop in membership in financial year 2021
FY21 saw a 17% drop in million-dollar CEO club members, though average pay increased. -
Professional CEOs see average pay rise by 7% to Rs 13 crore in FY20
Professional CEOs' salaries rose 7% on average in FY20. -
Million-$ club CEOs get a raise after 2017 pay decline
Compensation rebounded post-2017, with more CEOs joining the club. -
Economic slowdown restricts CEOs’ entry into million-dollar club
A subdued economy limited new entries to the elite group. -
Professionals outnumber promoters in million-dollar club
In FY16, professionals surpassed promoters in the million-dollar club.
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Fewer CEOs leaving as boards focus on stability & continuity
CEO exits declined in FY20–24 compared to FY15–19, indicating a focus on stability. -
Indian CEOs' shelf life getting shorter post slowdown
From 2009 onwards, 79 CEOs moved companies amid changing corporate dynamics. -
India to witness big CEO churn, says a study
India Inc may see a major CEO turnover in the coming years, says EMA Partners.
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3 out of every 5 top global firms have CXOs of Indian origin
3 out of every 5 global firms have CXOs of Indian origin, reflecting global leadership trends.
Articles and Features
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Third of CEOs expect business to return to pre-pandemic levels this year
More than a third of CEOs expect a rebound in economic activity to pre-pandemic levels in the second half of this year, according to a new global survey. -
Revealed: Top CEOs move to GCC as UAE, Saudi Arabia turbocharge economic growth
Countries like Saudi Arabia and the UAE, leveraging their oil wealth for non-oil sector development, attracted talent from regions such as Singapore and Hong Kong. -
UAE jobs: Incoming influx of white-collar talent from US, UK, Europe as global firms push for staff relocation plans amid mass layoffs
The incoming wave of talent is expected to catapult Abu Dhabi and Dubai as major global hubs for wealth and growth. -
Event line-up revealed for exclusive invite only event on building global business out of the Middle East
Regional and multinational C-suite executives will come together for an exclusive conversation on the opportunities presented by the region’s ambitious future. -
Infosys CEO among highest paid in Indian IT as compensation rose 22% to $9.4 mln last fiscal
CEO Salil Parekh's compensation rose 21.7% to 806.2 million rupees ($9.44 million), the company said in its annual report on Monday, making him one of the highest-paid Indian IT chiefs currently in office. -
To lead through turbulent times, India Inc looking for leaders who thrive under pressure
Corporate India seeks leaders adept at navigating volatility, supply chain disruptions, and geopolitical tensions. -
Expat CEOs are making room for local talent: EMA Partners
Main reasons for this range from incompatibility, inability to make transition & adapt to local culture among others. -
Exclusive - IPO Central's Interview With EMA Partners’ Management Team
EMA Partners is a prominent executive search firm that provides customized leadership hiring solutions to clients across diverse sectors. -
MediaCast: K Sudarshan on EMA Partners’ historic IPO opening
This episode of MediaCast features one of the most experienced leaders in the Executive Search space in India, K Sudarshan, Chairman & MD of EMA Partners India Ltd, which has created history for exec search firms in India by becoming the first from the category be listed on the Indian Stock Exchange. -
The Right Fit - BusinessToday
The founder of a leading Indian retail company interviewed two candidates for CEO's role at one of his retail verticals. -
EMA Partners Announces Leadership Changes Across India, UAE, and Singapore
May 31, 2024 – EMA Partners International, a global partnership of executive search professionals, has announced leadership changes across India, UAE, and Singapore -
Against The Odds
YouTube CEO, Susan Wojcicki, is one of the earliest members of the Google team and it was in her garage in the US that the Google founders laid the foundation of the $136 billion-technology giant. -
ema partners india: Executive search firm EMA Partners India to launch IPO
EMA Partners India plans to launch an IPO worth up to Rs 100 crore, making it the first executive search firm to be listed in the country. -
Salaries: CEOs Drive A Hard Bargain
IN FY24, IT services company Wipro paid former CEO Thierry Delaporte $20.1 million, making him the country’s highest paid professional CEO. -
Meesho redefines work culture, reaps benefits
At a time when many in India Inc decided to bring their employees back to the office after the worst of the pandemic, Meesho chose to let them work from anywhere permanently. -
TCS CEO Krithivasan earned $3 mln in first year at top job
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS.NS), opens new tab, India's top IT services firm, said its CEO K Krithivasan earned 253.59 million rupees ($3.04 million) in financial year 2024, making him likely the lowest-paid CEO among top the four Indian IT firms. -
Leadership lessons from Sachin Tendulkar
Looking back at Sachin’s long innings, K. Sudarshan, regional managing partner (Asia) at EMA Partners International, a global executive search firm, lists out key takeaways for a professional manager. -
More CEOs eye exit as going gets tough, options spring up
India Inc. is witnessing a surge in CEO departures, with a significant increase in exits at NSE-listed companies during the March quarter of 2025. -
Why can’t Indians be appointed as CEOs in large Indian carriers, asks industry
Management circles in the world’s third-largest domestic aviation market are abuzz with the hiring of expat chief executive officers (CEOs) by two of India’s leading carriers. -
Rcpl: Reliance Consumer to focus on every FMCG product range equally, backend sourcing
FMCG flagship Reliance Consumer Products (RCPL) said it intends to enter the entire spectrum of domestic, household and consumer goods such as pharmaceuticals, food products and beverages, agri and non-agricultural produce, commodities, educational, raw, processed and commercial products. -
Why India Inc needs more women leaders
India Inc has a problem. Only 8.9 per cent of firms in India have women as top managers, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Gender Gap Report 2021. -
Kingfisher Airlines CEO Sanjay Aggarwal quits
Kingfisher Airlines Ltd’s chief executive officer (CEO) Sanjay Aggarwal has resigned, two company executives said, making him the last of the senior management executives from outside the UB Group to quit the grounded airline. -
A Different Track for Jindal
Polo is not just a sport for Naveen Jindal, it is his way of life. The Chairman of Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) discovered polo at the age of 18 and there has been no looking back since. -
Impact of Kochhar, Ramkrishna Saga: Greed isn’t gender-specific, say experts
Though nothing has been conclusively proved as yet, serious charges on personal integrity have been pressed against them by regulators, investigative agencies and other stakeholders -
Expat hiring up in India
There has been an upsurge in hiring of non-resident Indians and expats by companies in the country in the past two years, thanks to improved infrastructure and competitive compensation levels, experts say. -
Tata Sons Crowns N Chandrasekaran Chairman: From hilarious to banal, check out the Twitter reactions on Ratan Tata, Cyrus Mistry and more
The brutal war for control of the group has hit the brand hard and the same is reflected in the Twitter reactions that have come fast and furious in the wake of the coronation of N Chandrasekaran at Bombay House today. -
Strain’s showing: India Inc hiring slowest in 3 years, up by mere 2% in FY14a
The combined employee strength of the country?s largest companies went up by a mere 2% y-o-y in 2013-14, growing at its slowest pace in the last three years, reflecting the strain that the economy went through in the previous fiscal. -
Indian businesses slow in getting women on board
It is said one woman is a token, two is a presence and three is a voice. But women may take many years to have their voices heard on Indian companies? boards, as gender diversity is yet to catch up with Indian businesses. -
Perks in Infosys, HCL Tech, others get fancy; top talent gets iPhones, Mercedes
HCL Technologies has rewarded 130 of its top performing employees with a Mercedes or an all-expenses-paid holiday abroad as a token of appreciation. -
Maternity perks may cost 1.8 million Indian women their jobs
A new law to improve maternity benefits for women in India’s workforce and encourage them to further their careers is likely to have the opposite effect, a survey showed. -
Banks seek talent for on-tap CXO hiring
State-run banks are increasingly turning to consultants, empanelling them to identify domain experts and speed up future hires as and when they need executives for specialized C-suite roles. -
Demand for tech savvy CXOs on rise, say search experts
The acceleration of digitization post-pandemic and the rapid pace of technology adoption in businesses across industry sectors is leading to the demand for CXOs who can think “tech first”, said search industry experts. -
Employee safety top priority of companies, finds survey on Covid-19 impact
Ensuring financial stability (47%) and cost optimisation (44%) were the other top business priorities, revealed 'Global survey COVID-19: Impact on business', a survey conducted by executive search firm EMA Partners and shared exclusively with ET. -
CXO Jobs: CXO hiring likely to touch a new record this year
Everyone is hiring," said Atul Vohra, managing partner at Transearch India. "Companies have realised that there is no dearth of financial capital and business opportunities. -
CXOs much wanted; demand likely to exceed supply in 2024
The momentum has been building up for the past few months, said Heidrick & Struggles partner Suresh Raina. -
M&A | CXO: M&As, talent war put CXO severance packages in focus
As more acquisitions happen and the war for talent intensifies, severance pay agreements in India are witnessing a shift. -
India Inc's attrition woes deepen as job offers swell
Unlike previous years where candidates were offered 20-30% pay hike offers, letter of offers now include a 100% jump and with additional equity offered. -
CXO Hiring: Large local companies ramp up search for CXOs amid macro woes
Leading executive search firms including Korn Ferry India, Heidrick & Struggles, EMA Partners and Insist Consulting have seen a 25-30% increase in CEO/CXO mandates in the first four months of this fiscal year compared to a year ago across sectors such as industrial, manufacturing, commodities, engineering, financial services and healthcare. -
CXOs in demand in non-tech sector despite headwinds
There was a 20-25% increase in top leadership mandates from large conglomerates and traditional Indian companies in sectors such as manufacturing, engineering, infrastructure, electric vehicles, metals, cement, chemicals, fast-moving consumer goods and retail in the October-December quarter compared with the previous two quarters of financial year 2023, said leading executive search companies. -
No longer business as usual: Companies seek more in CEO skills
Companies are seeking CEOs who possess a combination of technological awareness, people management abilities, and softer skills such as agility, authenticity and ethics. -
Coca-Cola re-interviews India employees to realign roles in sweeping revamp
Coca-Cola is on a journey to transform how it operates so it can emerge stronger from the pandemic and accelerate growth. -
Chief digital officers across sectors pocket sharp salary hikes
According to data from Aon, shared exclusively with ET, chief digital officers across sectors saw the highest jump in median compensation at a compounded annual growth rate of 14% from 2019 to 2022. -
CXO crunch: Core sector companies facing acute shortage of talent at senior management
Executive search firms and industry experts said the problem has been years in the making as talented graduates have steadily moved away from the manufacturing sector -
Crorepati club: Over 200 managers at Hindustan Unilever took home more than Rs 1 crore in annual salary in FY23
Hindustan Unilever Ltd's (HUL) fiscal year 2023 salaries saw an increase in the number of executives earning over Rs 1 crore, with 205 managers compared to last year's 163. -
CXO Jobs: CXOs in demand as economy picks up
Technology, IT and IT-enabled sectors are leading hiring, though others such as consumer, private equity, investment banking, pharma and life sciences, and industrial and manufacturing have also seen a significant jump. -
CXOs feel the heat amid high expectations, low tolerance
Public relations issues (22%), economic downturns (13%), cybersecurity breaches (12%) market changes (10%), regulatory/compliance matters (10%) and M&A challenges (10%) were among the other issues that posed a significant risk to CXO careers, according to the upGrad Harappa Grand CXOs and Workplace report shared exclusively with ET. -
Strategy Consultants Salary: Companies rushing to hire consultants, but not in traditional way
Indian companies are drawing professionals from top consulting firms with competitive pay to drive their growth. -
Retention toolkit: India Inc readies golden handcuffs to arrest CXO attrition
A toolkit to bind the CXOs may include measures like longer tenure employment contracts (five years versus three years) and longer notice periods (six to nine months) as compared with three months earlier, according to the CXO search consultants. -
As hiring slows and companies tighten belts, in-house recruiters face heat
On Wednesday, Google let go of hundreds from its once nearly 3,000-strong recruiting team in its latest round of layoffs, saying it was 'meaningfully slowing the pace of overall hiring' and 'made the hard decision to reduce the size of (our) recruiting team'. -
Companies eye Indian expats for niche tech roles
While many Indians – who have lived in the US – even for two decades are willing to move base to India again for greater responsibilities in a local company, the availability of remote work options is also allowing companies to get expats on board as technical experts who would fly into India once every two months or a quarter and operate the rest of the time work from their home countries, said company officials and search industry experts. -
Who gets the better performance appraisal - employees working remotely or those in the office?,
While companies said they were cognisant of employee concerns and taking steps proactively, so no such differentiation occurs, HR experts said it’s a grey area. -
40% CEOs from 220 companies surveyed jumped ship in past three years
Since 2019, chief executives of 90 cos — about 40% out of 220 surveyed — have jumped ship, according to a study commissioned by ET. -
Senior executives exit startups to the safe shores of big local business groups
About 40% or 300 senior executives decided to move out of the start-up ecosystem to join large traditional companies, according to data put together for ET by Longhouse Consulting. -
Most firms are not flexible about WFH provision in job contracts, especially for senior roles
As an increasing number of companies across sectors are calling employees back to office, HR managers, company executives and top recruiters say job seekers – especially in senior roles – who set flexibility as a condition may significantly diminish the possibility of getting hired in many organisations. -
India Job Market: India Inc remains upbeat on senior leadership hiring
Leading executive and recruitment firms including Korn Ferry, EMA Partners, Insist Consulting, Transearch, ABC Consultants, Stanton Chase and Odgers Berndtson that ET spoke to said hiring at senior levels was still upbeat. -
Tech startups beef up teams via CXO-level hiring
Most companies in the edtech, medtech, beauty, food and other segments are beefing up their top management and leadership teams by hiring CXOs and category heads. -
Wanted: Human resources to steer Artificial Intelligence
The growing recognition of AI's transformative potential, and its role in giving a competitive edge, optimising operations, personalising customer experience and driving innovation, have led to a sharp rise in such mandates, say job search platforms and headhunters including foundit, ABC Consultants and Michael Page. -
C-suite chase: Job companies' search engine going full steam
Some industry leaders have also been critical of the inability of corporates to groom in-house talent for top jobs, being forced to turn to external candidates. -
Infosys: India Inc flagships are giving older chiefs more time at the helm
Senior executives in their late 50s and 60s are receiving longer tenures in India's business sector after the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Women Leaders: India Inc placing rising emphasis on gender diversity in top roles
Around half-a-dozen leading executive search firms ET spoke to said it’s now mandatory to have women candidates among the slate of prospects in searches; in many mandates, the preference is for hiring a female candidate, all other factors being equal. -
CXO Salaries In India: CXO pay in India inches close to that of US peers
Indian CXO salaries are catching up to US counterparts. Multinationals and GCCs are giving higher pay and stock options. -
Indian IT firms fight it out to foil plans of talent-fishing companies
Plagued by a slew of senior-level management exodus, Wipro has filed lawsuits against at least two of them. In another instance, Infosys, the country’s second largest IT services firm, is reported to have accused Cognizant of using “unethical poaching tactics. -
Corporate India aims at vaccination, puts office return on the back burner for now
Though companies say there is no urgency to open offices for white-collar staff, they have clear guidelines and timelines to get their entire workforce vaccinated. -
Some companies that have been forced to lay off staffers are helping them find jobs elsewhere
Layoffs are the big story now, and it's never a good day to lose your job. side story to it. -
RIP dream job: How the allure of a dream job is fading for Gen Z
Gen Z professionals are moving away from the traditional notion of a 'dream job', impacted by tech industry layoffs and a changing work culture. -
Vaccine rollout, falling Covid cases are adding momentum to white-collar job scene in India
Vaccine rollout, falling Covid cases are adding momentum to white-collar job scene in India -
EMA Partners Strengthens its Leadership in India
Aravind Sridharan joins EMA Partners India as Client Partner to lead the Technology and Digital Practice for the firm. Earlier, at Dell EMC, he was the Account Director for Global Alliances. -
Lessons from Rahul Dravid: 6 traits for everyone at workplace
K Sudarshan Managing Partner of EMA Partners International deconstructs six traits of Rahul Dravid for everyone at workplace. -
NRI executives line up for desi jobs
What is significant is that these Indian-origin execs who are now looking to return home are coming in at salaries similar to what they were getting abroad. -
India Inc vouches for senior executives at board levels; GenNext can wait
India Inc believes that being a CEO and helming a company is a completely different ball game from strategising for its overall business. -
Five ways to work with relatives on the team
Working with relatives at the workplace can either be fun or a nightmare. -
The rise of professional CEOs
It’s an endless debate on which kind of CEO — professional or promoter/shareholder — is a good bet for an organisation. -
Domestic legal job market to see boom
Recruitment firms expect to see a boom soon in the domestic legal talent market. -
Big fight! How Indian IT firms Wipro, Infosys are looking to prevent rivals from poaching talent
IT majors fight it out! IT companies in India are taking strong actions, including legal measures, to prevent their top talent from being poached by competitors. -
Employees over 50 years of age could soon be a dwindling community
India’s recruitment ecosystem needs change. -
Vishal Sikka: Sikka saga: CEOs must be able to manage ecosystem, say industry experts
Managing relations with founders and key stakeholders has emerged as a vital lesson for CEOs from the Infosys saga. -
cxo: CXO hiring unfazed by downturn in job market
Even hiring in technology sector – which has seen a sharp comedown overall – continues at senior levels, especially for niche skills in areas such as cloud, artificial intelligence and automation, as companies across sectors focus on digitising businesses. -
India’s First Executive Search IPO: EMA Partners CMD K Sudarshan Shares Insights
In this special episode of Mediacast, K Sudarshan, CMD of EMA Partners India, shares insights on their historic IPO – the first by an executive search firm in India. Sudarshan explains how IPO proceeds will be reinvested into business growth, leadership hiring trends, AI integration in recruitment, and their unique market positioning. -
Race for AI talent to go on, green energy executives to bring home top $
Hybrid work models, a focus on mental health, advancements in DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion), and AI integration in recruitment, performance, and engagement will shape the future of HR.recruitment, and their unique market positioning. -
Growth is critical catalyst for engaging people'
K Sudarshan, regional managing partner- Asia EMA Partners International says growth is critical catalyst for engaging people and retaining talent.
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askST Jobs: Should you declare your use of ChatGPT at work?
In this series, manpower reporter Tay Hong Yi offers practical answers to candid questions on navigating workplace challenges and getting ahead in your career. -
askST Jobs: What is working in a start-up like?
In this series, manpower reporter Tay Hong Yi offers practical answers to candid questions on navigating workplace challenges and getting ahead in your career. -
askST Jobs: How your resume can pass automated screening
Manpower reporter Tay Hong Yi offers practical answers to candid questions on navigating workplace challenges and getting ahead in your career. -
askST Jobs: Does no bonus mean it’s time to quit?
In this series, manpower reporter Tay Hong Yi offers practical answers to candid questions on navigating workplace challenges and getting ahead in your career. -
Farming, volunteering, dancing: Why some employees are ‘micro-retiring’ in their 20s
When Ms Rachel Yeo and her husband visited Tasmania during their honeymoon in 2022, they were struck by the simplicity and tranquillity of life in the countryside. -
Demand for AI-related talents increasing globally across sectors
It has been an active market for global roles in the area of artificial intelligence (AI), with several top-level appointments being reported in recent months. -
Amid ongoing tech layoffs, employment bright spots appear at recently funded startups
THE start of 2024 saw layoffs continue to roil the tech sector, but recruitment experts report some bright spots of hiring emerging in the local startup ecosystem. -
askST Jobs: Can you avoid divulging sensitive information in interviews?
In this series, manpower correspondent Tay Hong Yi offers practical answers to candid questions on navigating workplace challenges and getting ahead in your career.
Insights
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DEI In Leadership
In 2025, diverse perspectives serve as catalysts for innovation; equity is a strategic imperative than a mere buzzword; and inclusion stands to be the critical element driving organizational harmony. -
Talent Paradox in the Energy Transition Era: Navigating Workforce Evolution
Modern economies have advanced for two centuries through the historic reliance on fossil fuel exploitation and its unintended consequences. -
Indian Mining Sector
In our latest report, 'Indian Mining Sector: A Growth Driver of the Economy,' EMA Partners' Sanjeev Das, Adarsh Aaron, and Syed Nayel Uddin share their perspectives on how India's mineral resources are powering key industries and shaping the nation's industrial landscape. -
Resurgence of Wealth Management in India
Wealth management in India is undergoing a transformation, reflecting broader economic and technological shifts. -
India – the next Global R&D Capability Centre
Our latest report, 'India - The Next Global R&D and Capability Center,' explores why global companies are making India the epicenter of their R&D strategies. -
Are long-term careers a thing of the past?
‘Think about your job from a long-term perspective’, is that even a line that you have heard of recently? The job landscape today is dominated by millennials and the GenZs. -
The Art of Holding on to Top Talent
In a competitive business environment, often the difference between winning and losing is defined by the ability of your company to firstly attract and then more importantly retain top talent. -
CEO Challenges: Overcoming Leadership Hurdles in Business
Saudi Arabia's labor market has undergone unprecedented growth in recent years,driven by the visionary 2030 Vision, spearheaded by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. -
Sustainability 2021 - ESG is the next big thing
The pandemic has compelled organizations to rethink on what they believe is truly important, and sustainability has come out on top. -
MENA Region Perspective
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is recovering rapidly from the pandemic thanks to government led micro & macroeconomic measures and swift vaccination drives. -
Learning from Each Other: Global Analysis of Coronavirus Pandemic
The past few months have been one of the most difficult in recent times, not just because of the Covid-19 infections but also because of the ripple effect it has caused across different economies and sectors. -
Abraham Accords: Impact on talent synergies between UAE & Israel
Two apparently different nations, both rich in leadership talent, opened their doors to each other in August 2020 to promote peace and encourage collaboration between both countries. -
Investments & Talent Across Sectors, Middle-East & North Africa
Even as the pandemic roiled global economies, the Middle-East & North Africa (MENA) region stood out, in not only weathering the storm but attracting private investments across the region. -
Industry 4.0 & impact on Singapore hub: A talent perspective
The world as we know it, is changing at an unprecedented rate. -
CEO Churn and its influence on success of a company Partners
CEO change is a sensitive topic for discussion that troubles many corporate boardrooms and recent trend indicates that the conversations are not getting any easier. -
Business pivots of technology start-ups: Leadership talent
Several technology start-ups came into existence in the last twenty years or so by exploiting the inefficiencies in the real world, by disintermediating established businesses, by aggregating an essentially fragmented ecosystem and thereby delivering value to all participants in the new “marketplaces”. -
The Changing Landscape of Executive Search in KSA
When it was introduced, Vision 2030 had as its main objective the diversification of the Saudi Arabian economy, and the reduction of dependence on oil as a main source of income. -
Shifting Paradigms of a Digital Leader
Few years ago, corporate semantics dictated that a special breed of C-suite leader was the need of hour. -
Don’t count on it – The lure of counter offers
In recent times, the biggest challenge for search firms and potential employers is the threat of ‘counter-offers’ made by the prospective employee’s current organisation. -
Ground reality of India Inc. shows big gender gap at top
Only six of the top 250 company CEOs are women, of which three are founders or hailing from promoter families, according to a diversity study for FY20, put together exclusively for ET by executive search firm EMA Partners India. -
Cultural Adaptability and Fit for the Middle East
Renowned Management Consultant and educator Peter Drucker said “culture eats strategy for breakfast” and that is particularly true in the Middle East. -
The evolution of leadership hiring in the Gulf
A century ago, the Arabian Gulf was principally regarded as a trading hub; facilitating import and export opportunities between the East and West. -
CEO Insights: Navigating Challenges During the COVID-19 Crisis
The epicentre of this century’s largest humanitarian crisis has already shifted base from China and is now a global phenomenon, spanning over 150 countries and affecting directly or indirectly more than half the global population. -
#EMAsks CFO of Sociolla
Those are the positives that Easy Arisarwindha, who recently joined as the Chief Financial Officer of Sociolla, drew from weeks into her job. With the increasing complexity and weariness being felt by almost every facet of human society, e-commerce has tricky upsides to capitalize and difficult challenges to overcome. -
RESURRECT from COVID-19 economic attack
The world has been subjected to an unprecedented attack on Social and Economic health in recent times thanks to the Covid 19 crisis. -
Pharmaceutical Sector Update – November 2020
A single dose of Johnson & Johnson’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine produced a strong immune response against the novel coronavirus in an early-to-mid stage clinical trial. -
Co-Creating Value: Engagement for Individuals & Organizations
There is hardly any single factor that is more valuable for both individuals and organizations than engagement (Larsson & Kling, 2017). -
COVID: 1 versus eCommerce: 1?
I did not quite understand what the fuss was about regarding delivery issues until I tried to order groceries online some time back. -
Key Takeaways: Navigating The COVID-19 Lockdown in India
As we crawl through the second week of the national lockdown, there is much left to wonder about how it’s affecting businesses, from manufacturing and distribution to retail and advertising. -
Gender Splits: Women CEOs accounted for 3% of consideration
EMA Partners conducted a study of the leadership profile of 240 large corporations in India, a mix of both local as well as multinational corporations across various sectors, and discovered that only 11 percent of the companies studied had women CEOs. -
Context of the Discussion: Navigating the COVID-19 Lockdown
COVID-19 has now engulfed the entire globe. -
Leadership Learnings from the COVID Crisis by KrishnaPrakash
As organizations and CEOs scramble to address the Covid 19 pandemic and mitigate its immediate impact, there is not much clarity on when the situation is going to ease, leave alone a clear understanding of its long-term repercussions. -
Restart Post COVID-19: The Road Ahead, Challenges & Opportunities
The world has rarely been the same, every time it witnessed a pandemic. -
Corporate Governance in the Middle East | EMA Partners
Over the years, corporate governance function has helped to hold companies accountable, while helping them steer clear of financial, legal, and ethical pitfalls. -
Hydrogen-Industry Outlook | EMA Partners
A clean energy agenda is on top of most CEOs’ priorities currently because of the world's increasingly urgent imperative to embrace energy transition. -
Family Member CEOs Outperform Professionals | EMA Partners
Family member CEOs upstage professional peers. -
Evolution of the Chief Risk Officer
In the aftermath of the NPA blowout, the stress across key financial institutions both in the public and private sector and the potential of a contagion effect, the burning need for stringent risk management practices emerged as a top priority for financial institutions including NBFCs. -
11 Leadership Lessons from Indian cricket icon, MS Dhoni
MS Dhoni, India’s most successful cricket captain is well on his way to be regarded as one of the greatest leaders the game has seen.
Industry Reports
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Learning from Each Other: Global Analysis of Coronavirus Pandemic
The past few months have been one of the most difficult in recent times, not just because of the Covid-19 infections but also because of the ripple effect it has caused across different economies and sectors. -
Boards of the Future: From Corporate to Collegiate Governance
An effective board member is well prepared, scrupulously honest, in possession of the right mindset and well-versed in the responsibilities of the position. -
CXOs in the Age of Machines Partners | CXO's must be role models
The age of machines has boards and investors grappling with an increasingly dynamic and complex business environment.
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