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When a position opens up nowadays, two questions frequently asked are: Do candidates need specific experience in our industry? Are we doing what we can to ensure the diversity of our workforce? Often, the inclination is to answer Yes to…
In my last blog, I mused about trains… specifically, how they used to be the biggest and baddest technology around, especially for transmitting information. Today I want to take the railroad idea one step further and explore the people idea…
While “kids these days” can’t even fathom it, most of us remember a time before the Internet. When we relied on Rolodexes and library catalogs to get our information and to keep in touch. But long ago, there was a…
In the past, the issue of cybersecurity has fallen onto the shoulders of IT – but just as cybersecurity has changed and advanced rapidly in the last few decades, so have the stakeholders responsible for handling it; cybersecurity is now…
Cybersecurity is a top priority for businesses, with spending on products and services expected to exceed $1 trillion by 2021, according to Cybersecurity Ventures’ 2017 Cybersecurity Market Report. October is Cybersecurity Awareness month – so I decided to pick the…
If you know me, you know I never stop searching for better ways to find and match executive talent with companies that need to fill leadership positions. When I heard about these “super” executives, I had my doubts. Easy-to-find, off-the-shelf…
We can’t all be Uber. And right now, maybe we don’t want to be. Yet for all the rollercoaster riding of this particular start-up (and others like it), I believe even the most seasoned of leaders secretly wants this kind…
How important do you think relocation is when it comes to a candidate's decision to accept a new position? I'm here to tell you that however important you think it i - ¦ it's much more. Relocation is often treated…
"Ask the right questions if you're going to find the right answers." - Vanessa Redgrave A metaphor I often hear when it comes to executive search is that it's like "finding a diamond in the rough. " While the diamond…
LinkedIn is, in my opinion, one of the few tools in my industry that has really stood the test of time. In my last post I talked about moving beyond simply connecting with people or posting your resume on LinkedIn…