All articles by Gary L. Neilson

Faced with volatility, more companies are looking beyond their own ranks to find new leadership. Multimedia: Take the quiz “Are You a Likely CEO?”

Last year, less than 3 percent of the CEOs hired by the world's largest companies were female, the lowest share since 2011.

With these 10 principles for rethinking cost management, you can maximize value and avoid threats from Wall Street.

Is it time to add chief operating officers to the list of endangered species?

Poor planning for changes in leadership costs companies dearly. Getting it right is worth more than you might think. See also “CEO Succession: Why It Pays to Have a Plan.”

These fundamental guidelines, drawn from experience, can help you reshape your organization to fit your business strategy. See also “A guide to organization design.”

Based on 10 years of organizational design (“organizational DNA”) research and 220,000 diagnostic surveys, here’s what we’ve learned about building high-performance companies. See also “Unlocking your organizational DNA.”

From 100 years back to a quarter century ahead, the evolution of the chief executive officer.

The eight components of your organizational genome hold the secret to unleashing superior performance.

Here are the symptoms to watch out for and what to do if you find them.

The newest CEOs have neither the diversity nor the global backgrounds that you might expect.

CEO turnover is trending high, but in a more planned and stable manner.

Even when facing a crisis, some CEOs know how to anticipate the worst, plan a response, and navigate to advantage. You can do the same.

Big companies are once again appointing new chief executives in greater numbers, Booz & Company’s annual study finds. Here’s a close look at the incoming class, and some advice from veterans on how they can best navigate their crucial first year.

CEOs who took part in Booz & Company’s 2011 study of CEO turnover share their thoughts about the difficulties they faced, the successes they achieved, and what, in retrospect, they might have done differently in their first year on the job.

What is the right number of direct reports for any incoming C-level executive? A new diagnostic tool can provide the answer, based on each leader’s situation and strategy.

Booz & Company’s annual study of turnover among chief executives — now increasingly diverse, as the world’s largest companies migrate to emerging economies — suggests that the nature of the job varies with the role of the corporate core.

The role of the chief executive is evolving. CEOs from around the world discuss the game-changing practices that lead to success.

Booz & Company’s annual survey of chief executive arrivals and departures shows that the financial crisis has held down the rate of CEO turnover — for now.

With the right kind of organization, you can expand while cutting costs.

The news this year is that even those chief executives who deliver subpar returns are showing unexpected staying power.

A 10-point checklist can help leaders of large-scale transformation put their wisdom into practice.

By blending the poetic with the quotidian, organizational strategies and cultures can find common ground.

A new Booz Allen Hamilton study detects the sources of organizational dysfunction and reveals where you’re most likely to find companies programmed to thrive.

How the world's largest heavy equipment manufacturer rebuilt its organizational DNA.

When everyone agrees but nothing changes, it’s a sign that organizational inertia is holding your business back.

From coffee bar to caffeine kingdom, Starbucks proves relationships are as important as physical assets.

A well-funded R&D program isn't enough. Corporations must invest in business opportunities outside their four walls to accelerate innovation and growth.