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Durakis Executive Search Family News

  • 09/20

Many who know Durakis Executive Search and have been part of our extended network for some time know that we have supported companies in their search and recruiting needs, in one form or another, since 1974. Much of our philosophy…

Beyond the C-Suite: DES Searches Layers Down

  • 05/19

While the name of the company I’ve helped build over the last 30-plus years is Durakis Executive Search, my work goes far beyond the C-Suite. Many people have the misconception that my work is solely focused on that level of…

Making Connections in Executive Search & Beyond

  • 03/19

When someone asks me to put what I do into layman’s terms, I always respond with, “Simply put, I make connections.” As an executive search professional, that’s how I’ve been able to stay productive and relevant for more than 30…

Core Thoughts: Hiring Decisions

  • 02/19

Core Thoughts is a series on my blog where I throw a question into the ring for discussion and allow my amazing colleagues and connections to answer. In this month’s Core Thoughts series, I posed the following question: “Do you involve your…

Core Thoughts: How to End the Year Right

  • 12/18

Core Thoughts is a series on my blog where I throw a question into the ring for discussion and allow my amazing colleagues and connections to answer. In this month’s Core Thoughts series, I posed the following question: What’s one thing you…

4 Myths About Time and Why Leaders Believe Them

  • 08/18

“A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.” – Charles Darwin  Time. It’s a concept that humans have spent millennia trying to understand and unbox. Everyone from scientists to philosophers to…

Building a Workplace That’s Failsafe

  • 05/18

What does it mean to have a failsafe workplace? It’s not a place that’s safe from failure—it’s a place where it’s safe to fail. Here’s the difference and what it means to leadership. Whether real or imagined, we all attach…

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