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28 November 2025

Have You Thought About Your Career Strategy in the Age of AI?

I often reflect on how much the world has changed since I started working as a head-hunter more than 25 years ago. One thing, however, has never changed: when someone is looking for a new role, it is not just a process it is a very personal, emotionally charged period. I meet candidates who are […]

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Walking The Talk

The constant struggle to find the balance between ‘the talk’ and ‘the walk’. There is often a discrepancy between initial outspoken enthusiastic support for an idea, ‘the talk’ compared with the actual follow through – ‘the walk’. Most of us will have heard convincing presentations regarding visions, strategies, clearly defined projects, actions, and willingly, cheerfully, […]

NextGen CFO

Changes in CFO role The future is anything but predictable and having a strong finance leader is crucial for any organisation as the CFO most directly contributes to a company’s financial health and resilience. In the times of the current pandemic, CFOs are assuming a greater role and are likely to hold onto those greater […]

Interview mit Martina Gruber

Deutschland hinkt in puncto Geschlechtervielfalt anderen europäischen Ländern hinterher. Was meinen Sie, wo liegt unser Problem? Ich glaube, das hat auch viel mit unserer Sozialisierung zu tun. In den 70iger Jahren brauchten Frauen noch die Genehmigung ihrer Männer, um arbeiten gehen zu dürfen. Das ist nicht einmal 50 Jahre her! Es ist bei uns immer […]

Wise Words

What advice can you offer to women starting their careers? We asked two of our female Partners, both very successful management consultants... Susanne’s answer I have two pieces of advice for the young women starting their careers. Firstly, make a career plan. Having been a headhunter and mentor for over 20 years, my experience has […]

Women at the Top

Norwegian requirement for 40% female directors has yielded better boards Norway currently tops the European statistics for gender-balanced corporate governance, with France and the UK in second and third places. (Source: Gender Diversity Index, europeanwomenonboards.eu). Many factors explain why Norway has made great strides with equal opportunities, and gender quotas for company boards is one. […]

Epochal Change

The Digital Revolution: Many companies are in a process of epochal change. The Italian Experience... Digital transformation is now a strategic priority for companies in all sectors and the past year, due to the pandemic, has highlighted even more gaps in larger companies. Digital technologies are present in our daily lives and are also forcing […]

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