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Future of Leadership Series · Session 4

Build, Buy, Borrow or Bot

How growing companies are combining internal talent teams, external partners, flexible embedded support and AI to build the hiring capacity they need.

Wednesday 30 September 4:00pm UK · 11:00am ET · 8:00am PT Virtual · one hour

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“We have a lot of planes to land but only a couple of runways.”

— A US cybersecurity Chief People Officer, Session 1

20% TA attrition isn't a talent problem. It's a capacity problem.

What 90 senior leaders told us across three closed-door sessions

46% of leadership hires fail within 18 months, and 86% have already decided how long they'll stay within six months.

— Gartner, Session 3

Only 10% of leadership teams say they're genuinely aligned on strategy.

— Gartner, Session 1

40-50% of businesses have cut headcount in the last 18 months.

— Session 1

Only 15% of organisations do genuine strategic workforce planning.

— Gartner CHRO research, Session 2

38% of people on a formal succession plan didn't want the promotion.

— Session 3

90senior leaders hosted

13countries represented

3sessions run so far

From aerospace and cybersecurity to life sciences and industrial manufacturing — company sizes from 30-person scale-ups to 100,000+ employee enterprises.

Sound familiar?

The capacity problem shows up the same way everywhere

Missing hiring quota, quarter after quarter, no matter how hard the team works.

Can't get the TA headcount approved — even when the demand is real and growing.

No repeatable hiring process, so every requisition starts from a blank page.

TA attrition running at 20%+, and the institutional knowledge walks out the door with every leaver.

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20% TA attrition isn't a talent problem. It's a capacity problem.

What 90 senior leaders told us across three closed-door sessions

“We have a lot of planes to land but only a couple of runways. The skill of being intentional is just as much about what we are NOT going to do as what we are.”

A US cybersecurity Chief People Officer, Session 1

46% of leadership hires fail within 18 months, and 86% of new hires have already decided how long they'll stay within the first six months.

Gartner, Session 3

Only 10% of leadership teams say they're genuinely aligned on strategy, and 70% of employees say their leaders send conflicting signals.

Gartner, Session 1

40-50% of businesses have cut headcount in the last 18 months. Only 5-10% have grown it significantly.

Session 1

Only 15% of organisations do genuine strategic workforce planning, despite 40% of CHROs naming it their #1 priority.

Gartner CHRO research, Session 2

38% of people on a formal succession plan didn't actually want the promotion they were being lined up for.

Session 3

What to expect

One hour. No pitch. Real conversation.

Small & senior

A deliberately small room

A closed-door group of senior leaders — not a webinar audience. Director / Head of level and above.

Candid

No panels, no slide decks

Just people who don't normally get to compare notes, talking honestly about what's working and what's broken.

Practical

Something to take back

Two or three no-budget actions you can run with your team within two weeks of the session.

Reserve your seat

Join 90 senior leaders who've already had this conversation.

Seats are limited to keep the room genuinely small and diverse. Tell us a bit about you and we'll confirm your place.

Wednesday 30 September, 4pm UK — virtual, one hour
Closed-door, off the record
Director / Head of level and above

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Build, Buy, Borrow or Bot

The capacity problem shows up the same way everywhere

One hour. No pitch. Real conversation.

A deliberately small room

No panels, no slide decks

Something to take back

Join 90 senior leaders who've already had this conversation.

Reserve my seat

Session 5 · Thursday 22 October