In today’s fast-paced, competitive business landscape, hiring and developing future-ready, transformational C-suite leaders is critical to organizational success. Making the wrong hiring decision can often lead to higher costs, damage to workplace culture, or worse. So what are the key things to keep in mind as you think about the leaders who can help take your organization to the next level? In our first episode of Season 5, Simon sits down with Russell Reynolds Associates’ own CEO, Constantine Alexandrakis, to talk about what to look for in transformational C-suite leaders and how to use leadership assessment tools – like RRA’s Leadership Portrait – to find them. He’ll reveal how to take the next step in building transformational teams and what makes them successful. He’ll also share tips from his own CEO journey and the steps he took to prepare for that transition to nail his first year in the role. We'll also hear from Erin Zolna, a leadership advisor in our New York office, who will outline our latest research on the skills that leaders need in a fast-changing world. Four things you’ll learn from this episode: How to start well when stepping into a new CEO role How to assess transformational leaders and why it’s important before they take on leadership roles What makes transformational teams different and how they operate What C-suite leaders are thinking about AI and the top challenges they’re facing If you enjoyed this episode, you might also like these Redefiners episodes: Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat Leadership Lounge: How to Future-Proof Your Leadership Talking Tough Decisions with TCW President and CEO Katie Koch Leadership Lounge: How to nail your first year as CEO Unpacking Leadership Lessons with Marriott International President and CEO Tony Capuano
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Call them change makers. Call them rule breakers. We call them Redefiners. Join us in conversation with daring leaders who are creating extraordinary impact and driving change from around the globe.
Each episode gives you a fresh perspective on your leadership and career journey. I'm Hoda Tahun, a leadership advisor at Russell Reynolds.
I'm Clark Murphy, the former chief executive officer and a leadership advisor. And this is Redefiners.
Hello everyone and welcome back to Redefiners. This is our first episode in 2025 and the kickoff for season five. I'm Simon Kingston. Hoda is unable to join me sadly today, so I'll be flying solo on today's episode, which for reasons that will become clear is slightly terrifying.
However you celebrated them, I hope you all had wonderful holidays and have had a fantastic start to the new year so far. Before we get started today, just a quick reminder to our listeners that you can find all the episodes of Redefiners and the Leadership Lounge on YouTube. And if you're currently watching Redefiners on YouTube, just hit the subscribe button below so you don't miss an episode.
For our audio listeners, don't forget to rate Redefiners wherever you get your podcasts. We really want to hear your feedback. Today, we've got what is in many respects a unique conversation. We're going to talk to somebody who knows firsthand what it takes to hire and develop
the best in class leaders, both CEOs and of the C-suite across a whole range of industries and someone who is himself a true redefiner. He's redefining the executive search industry because our guest today is none other than our own Russell Reynolds, Chief Executive, Konstantin Alexandriakis. Constantine also serves on the firm's board of directors.
Prior to taking on the CEO role, Constantine held numerous leadership roles across the firm, latterly as head of the Americas region. Now, in addition to leading the firm, he continues to advise a host of boards and CEOs for both public and private companies on the most significant leadership issues they face.
But he's also practiced what he's preaching at a corporate level in the provision of advice on leadership development and assessment to those leaders too. And he has expertise in corporate governance, board effectiveness, and succession planning, as we'll be discussing in the course of the next 30 minutes. Konstantin, welcome to Redefine Us. Thank you, Simon. Great to be here.
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