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We mentioned earlier, 2024 saw almost half of the world's population go to the polls to vote for their national leader. That's a lot of potential geopolitical change happening in just one year. And for any leaders who perhaps were not paying attention, this year likely encouraged them to change that strategy.

Former president of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, talked about this when we asked how leaders are thinking about geopolitical risk.

Former president of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, talked about this when we asked how leaders are thinking about geopolitical risk.

Former president of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, talked about this when we asked how leaders are thinking about geopolitical risk.

Geopolitical risk then is certainly at the top of the agenda for a great many leaders today. But we can't talk about risk without also talking about trust. And that was another topic we covered this year. As we all know, trust is a critical component of leadership, and it's vital to the success of any organization.

Geopolitical risk then is certainly at the top of the agenda for a great many leaders today. But we can't talk about risk without also talking about trust. And that was another topic we covered this year. As we all know, trust is a critical component of leadership, and it's vital to the success of any organization.

Geopolitical risk then is certainly at the top of the agenda for a great many leaders today. But we can't talk about risk without also talking about trust. And that was another topic we covered this year. As we all know, trust is a critical component of leadership, and it's vital to the success of any organization.

But as people wrestled with worries about economic instability, job reductions, and increased polarization socially in 2024, that need for trust was demonstrated on multiple levels. As organizations look to their leaders to navigate through uncertainty and change, how are leaders going about building that all-important asset?

But as people wrestled with worries about economic instability, job reductions, and increased polarization socially in 2024, that need for trust was demonstrated on multiple levels. As organizations look to their leaders to navigate through uncertainty and change, how are leaders going about building that all-important asset?

But as people wrestled with worries about economic instability, job reductions, and increased polarization socially in 2024, that need for trust was demonstrated on multiple levels. As organizations look to their leaders to navigate through uncertainty and change, how are leaders going about building that all-important asset?

President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, David Miliband, had a very clear and very simple answer when we asked him about how he does it with the IRC's clients and with the partners with whom they deliver their programs.

President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, David Miliband, had a very clear and very simple answer when we asked him about how he does it with the IRC's clients and with the partners with whom they deliver their programs.

President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, David Miliband, had a very clear and very simple answer when we asked him about how he does it with the IRC's clients and with the partners with whom they deliver their programs.

Say what you do and do what you say. That's advice many of us heard from our parents and teachers growing up, but it still holds true for CEOs. And this is especially true for CEOs who are new to the role as building trust is critical in that first year. Transitioning into the CEO role can be a challenge and there are various paths to the top.

Say what you do and do what you say. That's advice many of us heard from our parents and teachers growing up, but it still holds true for CEOs. And this is especially true for CEOs who are new to the role as building trust is critical in that first year. Transitioning into the CEO role can be a challenge and there are various paths to the top.

Say what you do and do what you say. That's advice many of us heard from our parents and teachers growing up, but it still holds true for CEOs. And this is especially true for CEOs who are new to the role as building trust is critical in that first year. Transitioning into the CEO role can be a challenge and there are various paths to the top.

Some of the CEO transitions are expected and planned in advance, while others are unexpected due to sudden and unforeseen circumstances. Let's talk about the planned CEO succession first. Wells Fargo president and CEO Charlie Scharf came into the role at a very challenging time with the bank in 2019.

Some of the CEO transitions are expected and planned in advance, while others are unexpected due to sudden and unforeseen circumstances. Let's talk about the planned CEO succession first. Wells Fargo president and CEO Charlie Scharf came into the role at a very challenging time with the bank in 2019.

Some of the CEO transitions are expected and planned in advance, while others are unexpected due to sudden and unforeseen circumstances. Let's talk about the planned CEO succession first. Wells Fargo president and CEO Charlie Scharf came into the role at a very challenging time with the bank in 2019.

The bank was dealing with a fallout from a scandal, customer trust was very low, and he had to quickly get a handle on it and deal with it fast. Here's how he approached that CEO transition.