Leadership Link | November 2023

Welcome to this month's edition of Leadership Link! In this edition,?we highlight the latest compensation data and trends for private equity investment professionals in our 2023 North American Private Equity Investment Professional Compensation Survey. We also dive into how chief revenue officers and chief financial officers optimize their relationships for organizational success and spotlight a recent podcast with Lise Kingo as she shares her insights on the private sector’s role in addressing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) challenges. Finally, we wrap up this month’s edition with a guide from Heidrick & Struggles’ on-demand talent offering on how to maximize the impact of your independent consulting and interim leader engagements.

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2023 North American Private Equity Investment Professional Compensation Survey

Discover the latest compensation data and trends for private equity investment professionals in this report as we provide a comprehensive picture of the compensation that North American private equity executives are currently receiving.

In this report, we compiled compensation data from a survey of 587 investment professionals in North America.?

Read the full report here.

Chief revenue officers and chief finance officers: Optimize their relationship for organizational success

The relationship between the chief revenue officer and the chief financial officer has never been more important. Still, little has been written about the dynamics and best practices that characterize a successful one. This article highlights interviews with six sales and finance executives on how to make the most of it.

Read the full article here.

Implementing purposeful and effective sustainability initiatives

In this episode of The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Martin Holm speaks to Lise Kingo, an independent board director at Danone, Sanofi, and Covestro. Kingo, who served as chief of staff, executive vice president, and a member of the executive management team at Novo Nordisk and then held a five-year tenure as CEO and executive director of the United Nations Global Compact, implementing its Sustainable Development Goals, shares her insights on the private sector’s role in addressing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) challenges and explains the competitive advantages, economic and social, that companies can gain by purposefully implementing sustainability initiatives.

Listen to the podcast here.

Guide to Working with On-Demand Talent

Once reserved for temporary backfill or emergency support, on-demand, independent talent are now an essential strategic resource for many of today’s enterprises. By providing fast, targeted expertise with low overhead, independents deliver significant value and the agility necessary to navigate uncertainty, steer transformative initiatives, address sudden gaps, and drive growth.

Discover how to attract, onboard, and manage the best independent consultants and interim leaders—and how to maximize the impact of your next talent engagement—in this comprehensive guide.

Download the full guide here.

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