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Humanizing the Future of Executive Hiring: The Role of People Analytics and AI
Unleashing the Power of Human Intelligence in the Age of AI: The Future of Executive Search Relies on Striking the Perfect Balance. The executive search industry continues to be disrupted. Still, the temptation of easy answers provided by new technologies may lead many firms into the future of disruption without the right balance between technology and a human touch combined. While artificial…
Digital Transformation in Healthcare
Insights and Strategies for Healthcare Leaders to Drive Innovation, Integration, and Success in a Rapidly Evolving Industry. As the healthcare industry continues to undergo rapid changes, driven by advancements in technology and evolving patient needs, it is crucial for healthcare organizations to stay ahead of the curve. Building leadership teams that can navigate complex healthcare technology…
Expanding the Word Diversity to Be More Inclusive
In the past several years, executive search firm KPIs relied heavily on efforts made in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), but we have been making progress in the wrong way, and this isn’t what you are expecting. Of course, we should be monitoring success in these areas, but the DEI efforts I am suggesting we track should be more inclusive rather than just the small…
F1 Racing and the Insurance and Finance Industry: A Comparison of Trends and Challenges
I’ve never had a strong interest in F1 racing, mainly because I didn’t know much about it. Recently, NETFLIX released its sixth season of the popular streaming series Formula 1, Drive to Survive. I began watching the series and immediately got hooked. My appetite for fast cars driving around city streets and oval-shaped tracks has since changed, and in many ways, I saw clear parallels between the…
How External Board Evaluation Can Support Board of Director Recruitment
When you’re looking to recruit a new board director, how do you know who is the perfect fit? The truth is that bringing on a new board director can be powerful and transformative because they will reshape the composition of the board, bring new skills to the boardroom, and has the potential to contribute diverse insights that pull the organization's future forward. Instead of simply leaving a new…
How to Achieve Greater Board Effectiveness With a Board Advisory Partner
Is your board of directors operating at its maximum effectiveness? Today's boards make critical decisions that have profound organizational impacts, all while upholding their fiduciary duty of acting in the best interest of shareholders. Besides, boards must perform under today's strenuous economic conditions and nail-biting market competition. For boards to maximize their impact, make the…
Defining the Difference Between Recruitment and Executive Search Services
When top-tier organizations want to bring on powerhouse executive leaders, they generally have two options for finding their dream placement: executive search services or executive recruiting services. While the two terms might seem similar (and used interchangeably), there are significant distinctions between them. Understanding these differences is critical to finding that perfect-fit leader,…
What to Consider During Your Annual Evaluation When It Comes to Boardroom Diversity
Boardroom diversity is far from just a hot-button buzzword, and today, it's well understood that diversity is never recommended simply for the sake of "checking a box." The truth is that boardroom diversity brings immense benefits to the CEO, the entire organization, shareholders, and the board itself. For organizations that want to outperform their competitors and have a board operating at its…
How Leadership Team Coaching Benefits More Than Executives
Executive leaders are masters of their craft. These world-class subject matter experts include members of advising boards, CEOs, and senior executives who are pioneers in their industries and make waves in their spaces. But even those sitting at the top need to identify ways to optimize themselves, bettering their work and diving deeper into their highly specialized skills. For that, executives…
Diversification Putting Pressure on FinTech Executives
By Vera Sharova & Teodora Cosic Diversification is not a trend; it is essential for companies to become and remain competitive. With technology reshaping the global business landscape, many companies will be pushed to fundamentally reconsider their ways of doing international business, diversifying into new product categories and adopting a “borderless” expansion model. Undoubtedly, this is…
How a Board Search Firm Can Support Organizations
Boardrooms today face new, evolving challenges that are increasingly complex to navigate, and they are under immense pressure and scrutiny to operate at maximum effectiveness. In the wake of volatile global economic conditions (which show no signs of stabilizing), growing pressure from regulators, and complex demands from shareholders, Boards need to be thoughtfully composed, so they can thrive…
Purpose-Driven Board Leadership; What to Consider in Your Next Board Recruitment
Today's boardrooms look less and less like the boardrooms of the past few decades. Boards are increasingly visible to their organizations, stakeholders, and the public. There are high standards for how boards uphold their fiduciary responsibility today and contribute to a future-proof organization for tomorrow. Board accountability is in the spotlight, and diversity in the boardroom is more than…
Key Governance Issues in Board Level Search
What's happening inside the Boardroom has never been more crucial to business outcomes and more visible to interested parties. In today's uncertain economic conditions and fierce market competition, everyone from shareholders to regulators closely monitor how boards perform and if board members are upholding their fiduciary duty. Because of these factors, board governance continues to be critical…
Bigger is Not Always Better When Selecting a Search Firm to Partner With
Kelli Vukelic, CEO of N2Growth examines the nuances that distinguish boutique search firms from their larger counterparts. Here are some key insights into selecting the right executive search firm to partner with. Senior leadership hires can make or break an organization. Various studies show that the failure rate of executives coming into new companies is 30 to 40 percent after 18 months. In a…
Executive Coaching Company Breakdown: How to Get the Most Out of Coaching for Strategic Change
Executives are the best business leaders in the world. They are subject matter experts in their field, the brightest minds, and equipped with the immense technical skills and experience to be at the helm of the world's most powerful and disruptive companies. The truth is that even these world-class leaders have room to grow and can find ways to identify their weaknesses, optimize their…
Revealing the Value Often Overlooked in Executive Recruiting – A Look Into the Executive Search Process
To compete as a world-class company, world-class executive leadership is required. And while finding this elite leadership who will take your organization to its desired future state is critical, top-tier candidates probably aren't going to walk through the front door. On the heels of the global pandemic and the mass-resignation phenomenon known as the Great Resignation, there is a growing global…