Selecting and Hiring Senior Managers Part 2

February 23, 2012

This is the second part of a two part article on overcoming the challenges involved with selecting and hiring senior managers. The first part can be found here. Below we address how to avoid post recruitment surprises. 

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Selecting and Hiring Senior Managers Part 1

February 16, 2012

This is the first of a two part article on how to overcome challenges involved with selecting and recruiting senior managers. First we address selection and fit and in Part 2 look at how to avoid post recruitment surprises.  

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Making Mergers Work

February 07, 2012

Matt is the CEO of a mid-size manufacturer about to embark on his second acquisition and it has to go better than the last one. The promised synergies were just not delivered, at least within the time frame promised. Dealing with unhappy shareholders and bank was no fun.

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Who's Winning the War for Mobile Talent

January 11, 2012

The offer came at a good time for Kevin, he felt ready for a new opportunity. But relocating his family was going to be a big deal. Ensuring that they would be happy and settled in the new location was the primary consideration but so too was making sure that the whole adventure was going to b...Read more
2012 Resolution - No Surprises

January 11, 2012

As the New Year begins we reflect on what "slipped through the cracks" and whether at some point we may have to pay for those oversights.  Here's a Human Capital checklist that might help you get through 2012 without too many surprises.  Policy Review:  You've gro...Read more
5 Ways to Create Your Compensation Advantage

December 05, 2011

Now that the war for talent has gone nuclear, attracting a new executive requires your organisation to have a compensation advantage.

5 Ways To Create Your Compensation Advantage: 

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7 HR Breakdowns You Can Easily Avoid

December 01, 2011

Our best resource is often the most under-utilized. Achieving corporate goals and avoiding breakdowns in Human Resources (HR) becomes easier with an engaged workforce; because only then can each employee enhance company value.

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The New “Stay Put” Generations

January 04, 2011

The New “Stay Put” Generations

The Baby Boomers have contributed to much expatriate activity worldwide. And you already know the retirement of the Baby Boomer generation will take a sizeable chunk of the existing mobile workforce away. However, generations X, Y and Z’...Read more

“Culture… we don't have one!”

April 02, 2007

This senior executive quote underlines the challenges we face in understanding and changing the effects of work place culture. Notwithstanding an ability to resist description Bain’s recent biannual “Management Tools and Trends Study” concluded that nine out of ten executives...Read more

Getting Global

January 16, 2007

Almost since work began employers have attempted to organize it with approaches to reward largely based on egalitarianism. If not one size, at least one model that fits all! Employers may have to rethink this approach as the effect of the acute talent shortage, facing all industries begins to ...Read more

The war for talent goes nuclear

December 04, 2006

Almost since work began employers have attempted to organize it with approaches to reward largely based on egalitarianism. If not one size, at least one model that fits all! Employers may have to rethink this approach as the effect of the acute talent shortage, facing all industries begins to ...Read more