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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.
Karen Greenbaum, President & CEO at the AESC was a guest on a Hong Kong radio show called Money Talk hosted by Peter Lewis on Monday 14th March in Hong Kong.
Ahead of his appearance at AESC’s Global Conference in April, Alec Ross discusses some of the key themes of his new book The Industries of the Future and how they overlap with executive search and leadership consulting
When implementing a new executive search software solution, there are a number of items to consider to ensure that your firm gets the most value from its investment. When evaluating executive search software, the total cost of your project may not be apparent. Here are 5 ways to ensure your firm gets the maximum return on its recruitment technology.
In January the Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC) collaborated with the Wall Street Journal to survey 39 executive search firms specializing in the search for CFOs in the United States. The research revealed that, on average, CFO searches take longer than the average search duration across all functions and that over one-third of respondents feel that the search for CFOs takes longer now than it did five years ago.
Connie LaDouceur shares her best practices for researchers and associates in sourcing and recruiting, ahead of her appearance at the AESC Researchers' & Associates' Forum in Singapore.
The challenges surrounding leadership transitions are well-documented and can be damaging to both the hiring organization and to the incumbent. But according to new research from Oxford University’s Saïd Business School if a new CEO presents their strategy within their first 100 days it can have a positive impact on the stock price of the hiring organization.