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EXECUTIVE INSIGHTS 2026 · RESEARCH

What Senior Executives Say About Their Most Challenging Situations

What makes a situation particularly challenging for an experienced executive?

In 24 qualitative interviews, CEOs and senior executives shared experiences that went beyond everyday leadership. Their situations were remarkably different — from difficult organizational decisions to unfamiliar environments and questions about their own direction.

This paper brings together selected experiences and explores how leadership, people and relationships, organizational conditions and context interact in shaping performance.

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