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In our line of work, we are privileged to work with brilliant leaders. We aim to get to know you by understanding your leadership style together the philosophy and culture…

The Polish Executive Search Firm, Rudzinska Serwinska Consulting (“RSC”) has been a Partner Firm of Friisberg since 2016.  We are delighted to announce that from today RSC has will be…

Guglielmo Sallustio, who leads our office in Milan, announced today that Apis has now officially rebranded as Friisberg & Partners International, Italy in recognition of its growing traction in both…

We are delighted to welcome Yvonne Erlandsson to our Stockholm office as a Senior Consultant. Yvonne has a truly global background from her career as a Talent Acquisition leader from…

German coalition clears the way for women’s quota and family time off for board members.   In the future, board members with four or more members will have to have…

How do you maintain culture, loyalty, and relationships when communication takes place primarily at a distance and via online meetings – and often with fluctuating technical quality? Several of our…

The most effective way to grow is to hire diverse executive talent. Is it better to hire someone who’s a good match for your culture, or someone who can make…

We spoke with Agata Jach, Group HR Director, who joined InPost in March 2021. InPost is the largest logistics company in Poland operating in the e-commerce industry, offering courier services…

Why would any business engage an Executive Search firm? Surely there is plenty of information just waiting to be looked up on the internet? Finding the ideal person for a…

The advantages For some time now, environmental sustainability has been one of the most important issues globally involving governments, businesses and consumers. Consumers have never been so aware of the…

Perhaps I should say it quietly, but things are starting to look much better for the UK economy. Many larger companies are holding up well anyway, but more upbeat news…

We spoke with Nevena Nikolova, from our office in Bulgaria, to hear her Friisberg story. You have been a Partner in Friisberg since 2009. What was the career path you took…

Can a career while juggling a family ever be ‘strategically’ planned?   In my conversations with successful women, I always ask to what extent they have strategically planned their careers…

A Pineapple? It is what first came to mind, probably because the sun is shining and I am hoping for summer. There is probably an extended metaphor in there somewhere…

When you think about sustainability, you don’t think of the financial sector first. This is a mistake. Meltem Ay spoke with  Reinhard Pfingsten, CIO Bethmann Bank & Global Head Asset…

The big ‘WHY?’   Why do you want to change your job? Many candidates primarily consider what they know against the job description. Having the right expertise is an important…

We spoke with Dorota Serwińska and Anna Rudzinska, our Partners in Poland, to hear their Friisberg story.   You have both been Partners in Friisberg for a few years. What…

We spoke with Nijole Kelpsaite, Managing Partner, Lithuania, to hear her Friisberg story. You have been a Partner in Friisberg since 1994. What was the career path you took to…

We sat down with Magda Porizkova Magda works with companies across various industries, guiding them through transformation and change, to build a culture of innovation and creativity. What are the…

We met with Tanya Kosseva-Boshova, Managing Partner of Park Lane Developments, part of AG Capital. Tanya is also the Chair of the Association of Commercial Building Owners in Bulgaria, a…

The Seven Principles of Public Life. For over 25 years the Nolan Report has provided the underlying ethical basis for public life in the United Kingdom. In theory it is…

We asked more than 500 senior executives what they were most looking forward to when they return to the office, a staggering 28% of them said “Nothing.” Many said that…

Reputation and its importance to company branding   Steve Jobs said that it doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and then tell them what to do. You should hire…

After a year that has shocked the whole world, we have become aware of how vulnerable we are and it is time for analysis and introspection. The rules of the…

We spoke with some of our researchers who are vital to the success of each and every Search process we undertake at Friisberg. Here’s a few insights from Delyan Grozdev,…

Leadership challenges in a VUCA world   VUCA: Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity – an acronym used in 1987 to describe the unpredictability after end of the Cold War and…

We caught up with Lorri Lowe, one of our Partners in the UK, over an espresso and asked her how companies can secure diverse talent in the post-pandemic workplace? Progressive…

Over a quick espresso, we asked  Zoltan Petho for his views on effective international business development.   You have been responsible for international business development for years. What do you…

Contrarian Director   With such economic volatility and uncertainty currently, oversight by boards is more important now than ever. A balanced view is critical to the success of a company,…

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…

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…

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…

A (virtual) Lunch with Peter Strandberg. Peter has been President of Friisberg since 2012.   What was the path you took to get to where you are today?  I took…

CEOs face new and very specific challenges in supporting their organisations through, and then managing the lasting implications of, this current crisis. According to recent work by Gartner, sixty-nine percent…

Atila Yenisen, CEO of Metro Bulgaria. Reducing gender inequalities is one of the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to transform our world and the topic about the role of…

Doing the right thing is seldom easy, but doing the right thing is always the right thing. Political and business leaders face hard decisions and sometimes they will get it…