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Ongoing updates on critical business issues for peer group members

• Executive Briefings Business & Management: Leadership

  Monday March 24, 2025

  It is important for business leaders to self-reflect so they can play to their strengths while seeking to overcome their weaknesses. IMA recently conducted a CEO leadership self-assessment survey, drawing over 120 responses. We sought to measure the (self-assessed) quality of leadership that our member CEOs bring to the table, across five dimensions: vision and strategy, engaging with the Board, talent management, organisational culture and personal effectiveness. By capturing self-ratings on these parameters, we hoped to shed light on how CEOs perceive their effectiveness. The findings are not only thought-provoking but also serve as a personal call to action

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• To Green to be True?

  Thursday March 20, 2025

  Businesses are setting themselves increasingly ambitious environmental, social and governance (ESG) targets, and many strive to be ‘sustainability champions’. However, alongside numerous, and clearly genuine efforts, there is also much greenwashing at play. Exaggerating or falsifying an organisation’s ‘green’ credentials – which is typically done to enhance the brand image or satisfy regulators or other stakeholders – reduces transparency, misleads consumers and erodes trust.

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