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 2022.
Facing significant workforce challenges and dramatic changes in how and where work gets done—all against the backdrop of a dynamic and unpredictable economy—CEOs and presidents are relying on leadership-level independent talent to rethink the layout of their organizations, instill efficiency in business processes, and fill interim roles from the C-suite to several layers below.
PROJECT CATEGORIES: CEOs and Presidents
42% Strategy |
28% Interim Leadership |
17% Operations |
6% Transformation |
6% Organization |
IN-DEMAND PROJECTS FOR CEOs AND PRESIDENTS
Business Processes
Interim Leadership
Growth Strategy
Human Capital
Marketing and Sales
Product Strategy and Launch
Opportunity Assessment
IN-DEMAND SKILLS FOR CEOs AND PRESIDENTS
Organizational Design and Workforce Planning
Project Management
Financial Controls, Accounting, and Audit
Tech and Systems Implementation
Financial Planning, Analysis, and Modeling
Growth Strategy
Market Landscape and Research
Global Human Resources
SAMPLE PROJECTS REQUESTED BY CEOs AND PRESIDENTS
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Serve as an interim CEO of a joint venture, reporting to parent companies’ leadership teams
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Develop a strategic plan to expand a brand out of its core market
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Assess the current project management team, fix inefficiencies and processes, and implement standard project delivery methodologies as PMO lead for a luxury goods company
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Stand up the human resources function for a high-growth company seeking to go public