1、15/09/2022INDEPENDEN T P U B L I C AT I O N BY#0827R AC O N T EU R.NE TTHE FUTURE CEOWHATS NEXT FOR EXECUTIVE EDUCATION?HISTORY LESSONS IN CRISIS MANAGEMENT1206RIGHTING THE SHIP ASTHE NEW SKIPPER14Bringing A More Inclusive Future Into FocusExperts in execuve search and inclusiveorganisaonal consulta

2、ncygreen-park.co.ukCMYCMMYCYCMYK5616_Green Park_Future CEO Ad Banners-V4.pdf 1 13/09/2022 11:22:41R A C O N T E U R.N E TT H E F U T U R E C EO0302indsight is a wonderful thing,but,if companies could have foreseen the UKs exit from the EU before the referendum in June 2016,things might now look diff

3、erent for British enterprise.As it stands,the extra bureaucracy involved in trading with the EU has upended many companies business models.If only there had been a global geopolitical expert on hand to warn of Brexits implications and to counter the market view that it wouldnt happen.Such expertise

4、might have helped companies to get ahead of the issue,according to Mark Freebairn,partner and head of the board practice at global head-hunter Odgers Berndtson.Unfortunately,that lack of fore-sight has had a resounding impact on economic confidence,even in the seemingly placid world of re-cruitment.

5、“Economic confidence defines whether or not youre pre-pared to pay our fees when it comes to hiring someone,”Freebairn says.And its not only Brexit.The im-pact of geopolitics on global compa-nies has increasingly made the headlines in recent years.For ex-ample,Covid-19 affected 16%of UK businesses s

6、upply chains,while significant disruption hit 30%of firms in manufacturing,wholesale and retail.Meanwhile,Russias latest invasion of Ukraine and its impact on energy bills in Europe mean that many small business owners will struggle to keep the lights on in the coming months.“The repercussions of co