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Gerd Leonhard is a futurist who is listed by Wired Magazine as one of the top 100 most influential people in Europe. His work is concerned with the future of humanity and its relationship with technology, as outlined in his new book Technology vs Humanity. Ahead of his keynote session at AESC’s European Conference on November 10, we caught up with Gerd to discuss his new book and how it relates to our profession.
As the executive search industry becomes inundated with software solutions, it’s important to remember which tools truly allow you to automate administrative tasks while leaving the human element intact. A good executive search system will help you manage your time effectively, enhance employee engagement and most of all increase your firm’s revenue.
Dr. Natalia Nikolova is an expert in professional services, having earned her PhD in Economics, Management and Social Sciences from the University of Cologne in 2006. She is currently the Senior Lecturer in Management at the University of Technology Sydney and regularly publishes research on the relationship between consultants and their clients. In the below Q&A, Dr. Nikolova discusses her research and her presentation at AESC’s Boutique and Independent Firm Forum in Sydney.
This is a guest blog, written by Wan Pang, Managing Director at Reccelerate
This special edition of Executive Talent looks at the past, present and future of the executive search and leadership consulting profession. In this section we compare data from AESC’s 2010 report Executive Search in Transition to today’s data, and use this to predict what the future holds for the profession.
Howard Ross, founder of Cook Ross, is a leader in diversity, organizational change and leadership. Howard will host a webinar exclusively for AESC members on Monday 23rd May, focused on the topic of ‘The Mind of a Leader’ – examining the role that unconscious bias plays in decision-making. Below Howard previews some of the topics that he will discuss during the webinar.
Are you trying to build or grow the leadership consulting side of your business? I talk to more and more executive search firms that are doing just that. If you’re among them, you’d probably like to know some of the challenges that your clients are facing with respect to identifying and developing leaders. Well, you’re in luck! The results from a global study we recently conducted offer some fascinating insights – and opportunities.
Data security has become one of the principal concerns executive search firms have today. Candidate and client data is the foundation of any successful search firm and your firm’s largest asset. Where is your data living? How is it secured? Who is responsible? What steps do you need to take in case of a predictable ‘disaster’? These are questions your search firm should know the answers to.
By developing leadership consulting services, executive search firms are cultivating closer relationships with their clients and strengthening the value they provide.
This article was originally published in Issue Six of Executive Talent magazine.
The executive search industry generated $12.4 billion in revenue globally in 2015. How many direct competitors do you have in your market? What are you doing to make your firm stand out in that crowd? Find out how in this guest blog post by Ian Cameron of The McQuaig Institute.