When you’re not involved in the day-to-day of Executive Search like our team is, it makes sense that many folks still don’t understand how our industry works OR the value that developing a relationship with a search firm can be in transforming a company or a career. Truth is… recruiters are misunderstood. Companies hire search firms to fill critical roles …
Today (October 10) is World Mental Health Day. I am so proud of this generation of young leaders who have prioritized the mental health of themselves and their teammates and continue to challenge businesses across the country to focus on addressing efforts to protect and improve employees’ mental health. Mental health in my generation was a taboo and scary topic. …
We have had a lot of generational conversations with our clients over the past few years. Especially now when we have not one, not two, but five generations within our workforce. Millennials have fully taken on the largest portion of the workforce, with Gen Z quickly coming up behind them. We see the tides have turned to the younger worker, …
In my 26 years of Executive Search, I have never seen so many polarizing business challenges as we have all faced these past few years. If having to manage through a pandemic wasn’t enough, the aftermath has been equally as challenging. From supply chain issues to a talent war, it’s been an uphill battle to try and embrace what appears …
As a leader, I think we all wish there was a “one size fits all” path to a magnificent culture. It sure would make trying to balance creating and maintaining a unified culture easier in the face of what has become one of the fastest business growth periods we have experienced in quite some time! Sometimes trying to balance both …
2021 was the beginning of a very challenging labor market. COVID-19 created the perfect storm – on the front side, it resulted in a lot of layoffs and the necessity for remote work. On the back side of 2021, it not only left us with a labor shortage, but a shift in work habits with workers desiring more remote work …
Can you believe it’s almost 2022? For many of us, we look forward to putting 2021 behind us. We see 2022 as an opportunity to start fresh – “out with the old, in with the new” if you will. While our world is still in a bit of a challenge, a new year offers the opportunity to reset our lives …
I can’t tell you how many times in my Executive Search career I have heard leaders admit in private that they are “way over their skis,” including me. Uncharted territory can be a common occurrence unless you are with a long-established company, and even then, new innovations and technology have caused all of us to have to learn on the …
Women have made some pretty significant strides in the workforce throughout history, but particularly from the 20th to the 21st century. We are proud of the number of female leaders that run Fortune Top 50 companies, as well as those who are entrepreneurs chasing their own dreams. Unfortunately, the pandemic has given way to what is being coined a “She-cession,” …
I know plenty of people have read “A Day in the Life” articles or videos for interesting people like Steve Jobs, or at the very least have researched the daily habits of successful people. It’s often hard to relate to these posts because we can’t see ourselves in comparison to the leader’s we deem wildly successful. Which is exact why I …
