CEO Research Results 2019

Findings from Criticaleye's CEO Retreat Research:

65% of CEOs recognise they need to improve the quality of strategic debate
Retaining talent and developing skills are the top priorities for CEOs
Only 6% of CEOs are fully confident their leadership team can respond to business model disruption
67% of CEOs say their successor will be an internal candidate
Not enough time spent discussing strategy is the top reason for management team failure
97% of CEOs agree external mentoring improves the performance of senior executives

Click here to watch leaders discuss how to create the right environment for challenging and strategic debate. Featuring: Mark Silver, Chair, Cordic (& Criticaleye Board Mentor); Steve Lathrope, CEO, SSP Worldwide; Helen Murray, Chief Customer Solutions Officer, Webhelp UK; Nichole Viviani, HR Director, Worldpay; and Chet Patel, Chief Transformation Officer, BT Global Services.

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