Executive Search
How to choose the right executive search partner
What can an executive search partner do that you can’t? Executive searches are all about locating elite, specialised profiles. And that specialisation implies much fiercer competition when it comes to recruiting. Consequently, recruiters face a three-fold challenge, i.e. knowing where the talent is, connecting with the prospect, and persuading them to sign on. That’s the…
Read MoreLet us break the glass ceiling – Women Entrepreneurship in today’s times
Talking about women’s leadership, a question always arises. Why is female leadership so important in our world? Women hold fewer than a quarter (24 percent) of senior roles globally. Despite more women taking the entrepreneurial plunge, they still face challenges which we have heard over and over again. Women have to work harder than men…
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The Organization´s success depends on the talent you hire, develop and retain
Part two
Working for vs Being part of There is a big difference between working in an Organization and being part of it. It is the difference of working with other people but individually, than being a key element within a team. In a team, each of the members performs specific roles whose results impact the other…
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The organization´s success depends on the talent you hire, develop and retain
Part one
Human beings are stewards of the talents we possess, we can feel like temporary owners of them, but the most important thing is the results we achieve when applying them in the real world. An organization is made up of people who think and act inside or outside of it, and people are their Talents.…
Read MoreWar for talent
Many companies, during the pandemic, did not know what the future would bring. They acted with caution and stopped the recruitment and hiring processes all together. However, the pandemic did not affect all industries on the same level. Some industries were impacted more and some less, and others experienced even better results than the previous/non-pandemic…
Read MoreSPECIALISTS vs GENERALISTS
What do the following jobs have in common? The CEO of Lotus Sports Cars A Scottish Island Whisky Distillery Manager The Director of Fundraising for a Cathedral A Chief Operating Officer for a Private Equity Bank At first glance of course, the answer is “nothing” but in reality, these are all jobs into which we…
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After covid-19:
Will (partial) work from home remain?
In the beginning of 2020, the government of The Netherlands suggested work from home whenever possible and that was the case for about 50% of people. Working remotely had a positive effect on the number of infections and therefore (serious) illnesses. There were fewer physical contacts when traveling to and from work and of course,…
Read MoreWorking in New Zealand in the COVID-19 environment
New Zealand continues to perform well in the on-going COVID-19 environment. Our vaccination programme is rolling along and although it is a slower process than many around the globe, we are in the fortunate position of still having no active cases inside our boarders. We are getting many enquiries from people overseas wanting to come…
Read MoreMotivation for job change under pandemic circumstances
Working in pandemic circumstances has become our “new normality” hence HR departments have been forced to adapt their way of working and thinking accordingly. A logical question arises: what about candidates? How do they manage to adapt to change? Are they sufficiently motivated and ready to change job in this stressful period? Need for security…
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