CEO Research Results 2018

Findings from Criticaleye's CEO Retreat 2018 Research:

• 38% of CEOs go six months or more without discussing business strategy with their team
• Seeking inspiration and fresh thinking was the number one area where CEOs wanted to improve
• 86% of CEOs says leadership development is a priority but 65% say more is spent on headhunters and external recruiters
• The majority (91%) of CEOs do not see the CFO as their natural successor
• Mentoring and learning from peers are cited as top leadership development tools by CEOs
• Just over one-fifth (23%) are fully confident the executive team can deliver on strategy