Each year, Business Talent Group releases the High-End Independent Talent Report, looking across industries and business functions to analyze how business leaders deploy top independent talent to fill critical skill, expertise, and leadership gaps. Here are the key trends for CEOs and presidents in 2023.
CEOs and presidents are mindful of the potential for further disruption due to a number of factors—with economic volatility, geopolitical risks, and skill shortages chief among them. To address near-term priorities and reinvent their companies for the future, these leaders are turning to on-demand talent to drive IT and tech transformation, develop sustainable growth strategies, improve organizational effectiveness, and fill interim roles at all leadership levels.
PROJECT CATEGORIES: CEOs and Presidents
| 31% Strategy |
| 7% Operations |
| 11% Transformation |
| 7% Organization |
| 44% Interim Leadership |
IN-DEMAND PROJECTS FOR CEOs AND PRESIDENTS
Interim Leadership
IT and Tech Transformation
Growth Strategy
Product Strategy and Launch
Planning
Organizational Effectiveness
Human Capital
Marketing and Sales
Innovation and R&D
IN-DEMAND SKILLS FOR CEOs AND PRESIDENTS
Financial Controls, Accounting, and Audit
Organizational Design and Workforce Planning
Financial Planning, Analysis, and Modeling
Global Human Resources
Operational Excellence
Corporate and Business Unit Strategy
Growth Strategy
ERP
Technology and Systems Implementation
SAMPLE PROJECTS REQUESTED BY CEOs AND PRESIDENTS
- Serve as an interim CFO to oversee budgeting, financial statements, and key finance activities as the company finalizes an acquisition
- Lead strategic and operational initiatives to align two different business models in a multi-sided data platform product
- Guide the integration of a recent acquisition to ensure alignment and accountability
- Build scalable human resources practices and strategies to accelerate team performance and drive commercial momentum
