Part 1: Reviewing the leadership potential of millennials

Posted by Intersect International
On November 18, 2015
Ambition, genY, Leadership, millennials

2015 saw Intersect International launch its progressive initiative Advance the Conversation which saw more than 100 female executives connecting and discussing the future for women’s leadership. Many themes came out of these events and we are excited to begin sharing some of these insights. Senior Associate Partner, Stephanie Merrin, had a particularly thought provoking conversation […]

Taking control of uncertainty

Posted by Intersect International
On May 28, 2015
Control, Environment, Leadership, Uncertainty

The new normal. Are you a master of recognizing and profiting from uncertainty? “Taking control of uncertainty is the fundamental leadership challenge of our time … ” Ram Charan writes in The Attacker’s Advantage (2015). “The advantage now goes to those who create change, not just learn to live with it. Instead of waiting and […]

Things that gain from disorder

Posted by Intersect International
On March 13, 2015
Leadership, Strategy, Succession

We do a lot of reading and research, so you don’t have to. And like you, we spend lots of time on planes – a time to catch up on reading and reflect. Senior Associate Partner Stephanie Merrin has been reading Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder. Taleb spent 20 years as […]