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Why MNCs Face Churn, While Locals Hold Steady

Unprecedented CEO Churn Grips Boardrooms Now

Will CEO Churn Spread Beyond Consumer Sector?

Should CEOs Always Take the Fall in Crises?

New CEO Checklist: Traits Boards Want Today

Are Short CEO Stints the New Boardroom Norm?

Are Legacy Giants Embracing Startup Culture?

Conclusion

Credits

It’s been a turbulent fortnight for corporate leadership, with sudden CEO exits at companies like HUL, Coca Cola bottler HCCB, L’Oréal, Diageo, Kenvue and WPP. In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Ratna Bhushan speaks to ET’s Associate Editor Arijit Barman and Vibhav Dhawan, Partner at Positive Moves Consulting to unpack what’s driving this churn: from slowing demand to soaring competition, from tariff pressures to slackening control over ad networks, from a lack of focus on growth to a push for next-gen leadership. Why is the top job turning into a revolving door? Are CEOs fall guys? Is the traditional playbook outdated? And are short tenures the new normal? 

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You can follow Ratna Bhushan on her Linkedin, Twitter profiles and read her Newspaper Articles. 

Check out other interesting episodes from the host like: Tariffs trump trade, Health Hazards in your Grocery Bag, Trump vs Harvard: India Impact, Explaining India’s Record FDI Freefall and much more.


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It&rsquo;s been a turbulent fortnight for corporate leadership, with sudden CEO exits at companies like HUL, Coca Cola bottler HCCB, L&rsquo;Or&eacute;al, Diageo, Kenvue and WPP. In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Ratna Bhushan speaks to ET&rsquo;s Associate Editor Arijit Barman and Vibhav Dhawan, Partner at Positive Moves Consulting to unpack what&rsquo;s driving this churn: from slowing demand to soaring competition, from tariff pressures to slackening control over ad networks, from a lack of focus on growth to a push for next-gen leadership. Why is the top job turning into a revolving door? Are CEOs fall guys? Is the traditional playbook outdated? And are short tenures the new normal?&nbsp;
Listen in. You can follow Ratna Bhushan on her <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ratna-bhushan/">Linkedin</a>, <a href="https://x.com/ratnabhushanET">Twitter</a> profiles and read her <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/etreporter/author-ratna-bhushan-11974.cms?from=mdr">Newspaper Articles.&nbsp;</a>
Check out other interesting episodes from the host like: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-morning-brief/id1568661777?i=1000702130670">Tariffs trump trade</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-morning-brief/id1568661777?i=1000712174615">Health Hazards in your Grocery Bag</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-morning-brief/id1568661777?i=1000710947447">Trump vs Harvard: India Impact</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-morning-brief/id1568661777?i=1000710014158">Explaining India&rsquo;s Record FDI Freefall</a> and <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-morning-brief/id1568661777">much more</a>.
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