Surya KohLeadership review 2026

Speaking & conversations · 2026

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Keynotes, fireside conversations and board sessions, shaped around the audience's decisions.

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Succession planning must reach beyond the list

Keynote · 35 minutes · People and leadership conferences

A chief human resources officer's perspective. A succession list is a starting point, not an account of readiness. I ask what the future role will require, which experiences a potential successor still needs and who owns the development plan. Discussion focus: leadership succession, organisation design, people strategy, culture transformation.

02

Culture is experienced through operating decisions

Board session · Nomination and remuneration committees

A chief human resources officer's perspective. Employees learn what matters from the way decisions are made, performance is recognised and difficult information is handled. A statement of values cannot compensate for an operating system that rewards conflicting behaviour. Discussion focus: leadership succession, organisation design, people strategy, culture transformation.

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Recent conversations and coverage

  • The People Leaders Journal · 2025

    “Building a succession bench the board can trust”

  • The Boardroom Review · 2024

    “What remuneration committees miss about culture”

  • The Leadership Ledger podcast · 2023

    “Episode 117 — Culture on the night shift”

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