Executive Talent Insider

On September 16 2015, AESC program Director, Brian J. Glade, @BrianGlade, Cornell Certificate Program alumni, Alicia Hasell, of Boyden Houston @BoydenHouston and Cornell Director, Donna Sharp, @sharpdonna took part in a Twitter conversation about the AESC’s certificate program with Cornell University’s ILR School. The program has been created specifically by the AESC and Cornell for senior executive search and leadership consultants. View the highlights here. 

There is a paradox or dilemma in becoming a trusted client advisor. On the one hand, you must develop a deep expertise in order to build your brand, attract clients, and do great work on specific issues. On the other hand, you have to be more than just an expert to your clients, because expertise is a commodity. Many search consultants can find and present candidates, for example. But what separates out the truly great search consultant from the average one, at least in the eyes of clients?

This article was originally published in June 2015 and was written by Andrew Sobel. 

We live in an era of technological insecurity. What can we do to make sure our clients have the right talent to meet their cybersecurity needs? 

This article was originally published in June 2015.

A recent article from Angela Ahrendts, senior vice president of Apple Retail, discusses the attributes she looks for to determine if candidates will be a good fit and able to thrive over the long term.

According to a recent EY report, organizations are placing a greater importance on connectivity and collaboration in order to navigate the more complicated business environment. EY surveyed 821 executives across 14 countries, and nine out of ten respondents believed that building effective teams is now essential for business success. Interestingly, EY’s research also demonstrates that organizations that build diverse teams tend to have higher EBITDA growth rates.

One of the biggest trends impacting organizations is the aging and shrinking workforce. In fact, according to Mercer’s new report – Aging Workforce and the Future Workplace– there will be more people leaving OECD workforces than joining them from this year onwards.

Lucy Apthorp Leske is managing partner of the higher education practice at Witt/Kieffer. In this interview, she discusses the sector’s attitude to executive search, the need for leadership assessment services, and the pressures on higher education leaders today.

This fascinating article explains why Deloitte is moving away from assessing individuals’ skills and moving towards real-time feedback. It presents an interesting debate about how best to appraise high performing executives, and describes their new “performance snapshot” which, they say, allows them more time to spend actioning the findings of their performance management, rather than measuring them.

On 27th July, AESC hosted an event in Sydney for researchers and associates at AESC member firms. In this article, Patrick Rooney, Managing Director, Asia Pacific & Middle East, AESC, describes his highlights.

AESC is building on its existing relationship with Cornell University's Industrial and Labor Relations School (ILR) to provide a six-month MBA-level virtual certificate program designed exclusively for senior-level executive search and leadership consultants. We caught up with Donna Sharp, Director of Cornell University's ILR School, to discuss the program.