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In times of crisis, a laissez-faire leader’s normally effective and hands-off leadership style risks sliding downward into one of absent leadership. Our Leadership Consultants provide tips for laissez-faire leaders to avoid this misstep in their new blog, the first in a series on successful leadership during a crisis.

As society continues to guard against COVID-19, Ferguson Partners asked more than 40 HR leaders how they plan to prepare for their employees’ return to the office. The exclusive survey results indicate that most companies will introduce new policies that prioritize employee safety and encourage social distancing.      

The COVID-19 pandemic strengthened investors’ interest in ESG policy within the APAC region. Which branches of the real estate business are hiring ESG talent? Our Asia team reported their observations in our latest “FPL in Focus” newsletter.

How will the COVID-19 crisis affect the psyche of the global workforce, and how will firms address employee mental health in the aftermath of the pandemic? Dominic Cottone, Senior Managing Director of Leadership Consulting at Ferguson Partners, provides guidelines as to how employers can prioritize the well-being of their employees in his latest thought piece.

The Commercial Real Estate Industry often faces the critique that it is conservative, traditional and lagging. As with all industry stereotypes, this critique contains some degree of truth. In this AFIRE article, we address these common misconceptions about talent and innovation and what companies and investors can do to harness the power of digital transformation.

For the spring edition of our Corporate Governance Monitor newsletter, Ferguson Partners selected articles that focus on the leadership attributes of Board members and C-Suite leaders, and how their moral characters have become just as important as their ability to be financial stewards.

Many investment managers have begun to reevaluate their business and staffing strategies in response to the unprecedented economic challenges presented by the COVID-19 crisis. In its most recent publication, Ferguson Partners offers guidance for investment managers questioning how to manage their current operations and prepare for the future in a perplexing and uncertain time.  

Although the spread of COVID-19 impacted the global economy, many businesses continued to hire new leaders during the first quarter of 2020. Which industries are still hiring, and what type of talent do they need the most? Ferguson Partners outlined the most recent human capital trends in its latest Global Quarterly Newsletter.

COVID-19 has turned the world upside down in a matter of weeks. Business as we know it has not been spared, and such dire circumstances call for corporate leaders to rise to the challenge. In our latest piece, we look at the role that leadership plays in times of crisis.