We are delighted to welcome Natasha to Friisberg & Partners International.
She joins us as a Senior Associate with an impressive background in Executive Search and Management Consulting.
With 17 years’ experience, Natasha has carved a formidable reputation of outstanding service delivery and excellence with her clients. She is a passionate Head-Hunter who enjoys imparting specialised knowledge and headhunting skills to fellow colleagues and new employees. Natasha is extremely adept at sourcing, attracting and placing hard to find skills specifically, but not limited to, Financial Services.
Zoltan Petho, Chair of Friisberg, said, "Natasha has extensive experience in Executive Search, and the strength of her client relationships, combined with her people-focused skills means that she is a valued addition to our team."
In her spare time, Natasha enjoys all sorts of indoor and outdoor activities and also loves cats - especially her beloved pet Katniss.
She is delighted to be joining Friisberg, South Africa and is looking forward to working closely with the firm’s clients and Partners.
Globalization and other major world events such as the fall of the Berlin Wall (consolidation of East and West Europe), wars in countries such as Iraq, Libya, Syria and Afghanistan etc, the aging populations and low birth-rates in major economies of the world have facilitated massive movements of talent from one place to another - mainly to the West.
From a microscopic perspective, in South Africa, where I live, we have seen massive transformation of workplaces since the fall of apartheid in 1994.
This transformation is facilitated by the introduction of employment equity laws, resulting in women and people of colour slowly moving into senior positions that were previously occupied by white males.
All these megatrends point to a dire need for proactive diversity management programs to help organizations manage and leverage on these changes.
It values what every employee brings to the table as unique so that the organization can grow and succeed accordingly. The overarching theory is that when employees come together from different backgrounds, creative problem-solving processes grow in turn. This is thanks in part to an increased number of varying perspectives.
Mainly, it can serve as a reflection of a diversifying world - thanks to demographic changes, globalization and a digitalizing workplace, diversity can help teams to be better attuned to the many needs of their customers.
A study by Glassdoor shows the following advantages of a diversified workforce:
Originally diversity management was primarily about discrimination in recruitment and promoting tolerance within the company. But over time, things have evolved to where companies recognise the importance of diversity in the workplace as a key competitive advantage.
Here are some tips on how companies can craft their diversity programmes:
Themba Mthombeni
Partner, South Africa
Despite the impact of Covid-19, and a slowing economy, executive search activities are still brisk in South Africa.