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Hiring the CEO: how can Executive Search Partner help the Board? The success of the Board is 100% dependent on the success of the CEO the Board has hired. Hiring…
Find out moreWe spoke with Agata Kaczmarska, CPO PL and CEE dentsu Agata, over the last year you have introduced a very interesting benefit program for your employees related to health on…
Find out moreWe spoke with Marta Jakowluk, Chief People Officer at UPC, and discussed the Merger & Acquisition process through the eyes of a CPO. Marta, for over a year you have…
Find out moreFrom the 7th -12th June, the 60th edition of the Salone del Mobile was again on stage in Milan. After a subdued September 2021, due to the many lockdowns, this…
Find out moreMeetings are back! In one way this is good – I mean seeing people face to face is wonderful after so long being trapped behind a computer screen. However, it…
Find out moreThoughts on attracting, nurturing and retaining the talent to sustain your business. Workplace flexibility, better benefits and higher pay are not the only causes of the current so-called ‘Great Resignation’.…
Find out moreWe spoke with Neil Greco, one of our Partners in the U.S., to ask about his upcoming Thanksgiving holiday plans… I had the good fortune of attending the Macy’s Thanksgiving…
Find out moreClimate Change is our Global Responsibility Last week, global leaders met in Glasgow, Scotland to discuss action required to curtail climate change (COP26). Many have differing views on the effectiveness…
Find out moreWe spoke with Paulina Romaniszyn, General Manager at Stada Poland. The role of medical consultants is evolving, and many organizations focus on and develop digital methods of reaching doctors…
Find out more“Intelligent decision-making entails knowing what tool to use for what problem.” Gerd Gigerenzer There is no such thing as the best decision-making strategy or approach that can be used…
Find out moreIn CEE, leaders tend to overestimate how well their company is doing in terms of gender issues. With so many diversity and inclusion activities underway it is easy to…
Find out moreGerman 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…
Find out moreHow 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…
Find out moreThe 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…
Find out moreWe 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…
Find out moreWhy 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…
Find out moreThe 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…
Find out morePerhaps 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…
Find out moreWe 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…
Find out moreCan 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…
Find out moreA 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…
Find out moreWhen 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…
Find out moreThe 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…
Find out moreWe 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…
Find out moreWe 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…
Find out moreWe 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…
Find out moreWe 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…
Find out moreThe 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…
Find out moreWe 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…
Find out moreReputation 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…
Find out moreAfter 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…
Find out moreCEOs 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…
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