Full coverage: Leadership

Global recruitment giant Heidrick & Struggles has assessed the backgrounds of all ISEQ 20 CEOs to understand the skills and experiences that shaped their path to the top role. This is what they learned.

Jim O'Callaghan entered politics later in life than some and has become a key figure in Fianna Fáil, despite being surprisingly left out of Cabinet for this government. He talks to Sam Smyth about his leadership aspirations, golfgate and why he wouldn't be opposed to going into government with Sinn Féin.

The scale of disruption arising from the Covid-19 pandemic can be overwhelming. Yet a number of common steps applicable across industries can help business leaders ground their response in fact, steer their teams through it – and make the most of opportunities arising at the other end.

From sailing rivalry with her sister in their teenage years to her decision to return to the Laser class for a chance at Olympic gold and lessons to be learned from hard-boiled eggs, Olympian Annalise Murphy shares her leadership secrets in extracts from Pete Smyth's Potential Squared podcast.

In a retail world turned upside down by the digital revolution, the leadership style of Brown Thomas’s fashion director includes a measure of “listen and wait” and careful attention to young people.

During an election campaign, the Arcuri question will be extrapolated to the bigger big issue of Boris and The Women. When one woman becomes a problem for a man like Johnson, a whole lot of woman become a major problem.

There is no good leadership without heart. And you’ll never find it standing by the river waiting for bodies to float by.