Newcomers and Promotions at the Top

Print or Download C-suite roles are highly coveted positions in global business. To fill these important positions, companies sometimes pursue new hires from outside their organizations, and they sometimes promote talent internally. We assessed C-suite executives from the 500 companies that comprise the 2021 edition of the Global Fortune 500.  C-suite executives at these companies… More

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Corporate Board Members: Myths vs. Facts

Print or Download Boards of directors are elected by the company’s shareholders to supervise their company’s key officers. As such, for many, becoming a corporate director exemplifies a pinnacle career accomplishment.   At least lately, however, the reality of being a corporate director varies considerable with its long-standing perceptions. The perception of a corporate director… More

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How Do You Attract The Best Executives?

By Professor Boris Groysberg, Harvard Business School and his research team Abstract: Executive loyalty and executive engagement drive company success. What are the factors that can in/decrease executive loyalty and engagement? How can you act on this? Professor Boris Groysberg at Harvard Business School has partnered with The Official Board to survey over 7,000 top… More

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The Embrace of Human Resources Analytics

“If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it,” business management icon Peter Drucker is quoted as saying. Identifying, developing and measuring vital business metrics are the starting point and foundation business improvement processes. All of this is no less true in human resources, where functions have only become more complex. Human resources executives are… More

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Twenty Trends Driving Change in Human Resources

  In our ongoing conversations with hundreds of senior executives around the world, we can’t help but notice the obvious: Big, sweeping changes are underway in the global economy—and they are impacting the human resources profession in an equally big way. We see at least twenty prominent trends impacting hiring, engagement, talent management and organization… More

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What 2016 Has in Store for Executive Recruitment

Nearly three months into 2016, there is every reason to believe this will be a critical year for the executive recruitment industry.  The industry is rapidly adjusting to new realities in the world’s evolving economic realities and leveraging emerging opportunities in technology and social media.  At least seven trends are driving change in executive recruiting:… More

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Executive Search Firms vs. Inside Recruiters

One of the hottest ongoing debates in the field of executive recruiting is whether recruiting efforts are better handled by inside recruiters or whether it’s preferable to outsource the function to executive search firms, which maintain singular focus and expertise on the recruiting function. The survey concludes that executive search firms are favored by the… More

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Six Steps to Landing a Corporate Board of Directors Affiliation

  Prior to the 2002 passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act that tightened the finance and governance regulations of U.S.-based public companies, service on a publicly-traded company’s board of directors was globally considered by some to be something of a cushy professional affiliation.  Board members were compensated well and usually met only four times annually (sometimes… More

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27 Trends in Executive Searches for 2015

Executive Summary With the New Year and the finalization of 2015 business budgets, many corporations will soon begin executive searches for existing openings and new positions.  Many companies will launch these searches in-house, typically with inside Human Resources personnel.  Many others will turn to executive search firms to find their candidates. As they proceed with… More

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