Academic claims he can predict when a CEO will quit

Being able to predict when a CEO is going to quit would have a huge impact on business strategy and future-proofing.

That said, it is largely impossible to know if, or when, they are planning to move away - isn't it? Not quite...

Dr Qingan Huang, Senior Lecturer in Strategic Management at the University of East London’s School of Business and Law, now claims he can predict when CEOs are going to walk – or going to be sacked.

Dr Huang believes that two indicators show whether a CEO is close to the door: a lack of future-focus in public relations and writing; or a surfeit of negative emotion.