I first wrote about Lou Adler’s book “Hire with your Head” almost 5 years ago. The title clearly promises a hiring methodology diametrically opposed to “gut feel”. Now, a decade…
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There was a time when people worked their entire career at one organization. With a few exceptions, those days are long gone. Now the vast majority of employees change jobs…
Warren Buffett is CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, which owns a large number of companies which in turn employ over 300,000 people. With that many companies and that many employees, it…
Peter Drucker says “Culture eats strategy for breakfast”. 82% of senior business executives agree, saying that getting the right culture is critical to the success of their organizations*. And yet…
Bearing in mind that making economic forecasts these days is a very risky undertaking, I appreciated a recent forecast by Pierre Cléroux, Vice President, Research and Chief Economist for The...
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Congratulations! It is early December, and you already have your corporate and personal goals set for 2019! You have them all written down, vetted with family and/or peers, and you...
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You have just hired your next superstar – congratulations! The first challenge is over. Now comes the big one – Retention! In his book “Topgrading”, Dr. Brad Smart presents research...
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Do you remember what it felt like when you first joined your company after a successful career somewhere else, especially if relocation was involved? You will want to do everything...
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At this stage, you have carefully selected the candidate you want to hire for your position. Now you need to craft an offer that meets both party’s needs, i.e. yours...
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As mentioned in our last post, we are examining the search-evaluation-hiring-retention process, and sharing almost half a century of Executive Search insights by answering the following 6 questions: Who am...
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