Leadership Insights and Executive Search News
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Opinion: Navigating the journey to CEO in a newly Private Equity backed business.
Earlier this month Paul Waite, Rowan CEO, spoke about his experience of transitioning from the role of Founder to CEO. For many this can be a journey filled with challenges, but Paul urges fellow founders to see it as an opportunity to continue your own professional development. From a business book recommendation to insights on what investors expect from a CEO, read the article over at The Business Desk today.
Event: Rowan Empowering Women Network
After an incredible first year the Rowan Empowering Women Network is back with our first event for 2024. And with over 300 women in the community, year two looks set to be bigger and better than ever! On Tuesday 5 March Rowan Director, Louise Stephenson, will be joined by a panel of four senior female leaders to discuss all facets of health and wellbeing. And with International Women's Day on the 8 March, the event will shine a spotlight on the theme of Inspiring Inclusion.
The 5 March will see the start of our fundraising efforts for the network charity partner, Prevent Breast Cancer, having previously raised an outstanding £25,000 in year one. If you're a senior female leader and would like to join our community to hear about future events, do please get in touch with Louise Stephenson (Associate CIPD) . #events #charity #networking
Insight & Analysis: Did you know the best performing business are making leadership change quickly? When analysing all 246 private equity exits from 2022/23, the team at Leadership Dynamics discovered that the best performing businesses were making leadership change much sooner than their worst performing counterparts. This insight is taken from the LCap Leadership Capital report – and it is just the tip of the iceberg of what you can expect to find in this fascinating resource. Request your copy here today.
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Opinion: As a senior leader in business strategic planning and goal setting is never far from your mind. Rowan Associate Director Lexi Graty took a deep dive into the sub-behaviours exhibited by pragmatic leaders. Pragmatism is one of the four critical behaviours that our PACE behavioural evaluation tool has identified is present in exceptional leaders. Take a read of Lexi's article here and get in touch with Lexi to find out more about PACE.
Event: Rainmakers Conference 2024
FACT: 99.9% of the UK business population is made up of SMEs. At Rowan we are committed to supporting high-growth, founder-led businesses and private equity investors, which is why we are proud to be headline partner at TheBusinessDesk.com Rainmakers Conference 2024. Bringing together financiers, advisors and senior leaders, the Rainmakers Conference 2024 will see a host of influential panelists look to the renewal of the Northern economy. You can join us there by purchasing your tickets online.
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