The role of the assignor in challenging international search projects IESF France and IESF Israel demonstrated a strong corporation despite difficult cultural and economic circumstances Partners of IESF, an international network of Executive Search firms, regularly work together on cross border assignments. Each project highlights new challenges and learnings. Sometimes it’s assumed that the assigned …
The Age of Smart Industry: Trends in Manufacturing for 2022 Already before the pandemic disruption in 2020 and 2021 there were major changes on their way in the manufacturing industry. But the pandemic caused a real boost in the adoption of Industry 4.0 or even 5.0 initiatives. Manufacturers were struggling to maintain cost-effectiveness while …
The oldest recruitment company in Poland is celebrating its 30th anniversary! I was wondering how to list the hundreds of companies that have trusted us throughout all these 30 years. On one hand, it is difficult because we are obliged by the rules of confidentiality both with regards to the Clients and to the Candidates. On the …
How to give yourself “career insurance” during uncertain times? In a time of so much uncertainty, many professionals feel a bit unmoored. We can’t control the public health situation or the broader economy. But when it comes to our careers, we don’t have to sit back and wait for things to happen to us. Here …
Each year, Hunt Scanlon publishes ranking of the best global recruitment service providers, including executive search services. Once again, this time in 2020, the International Executive Search Federation (IESF) is among the top 40 of such companies in the world. […]
A handshake has many meanings; “Welcome”, “I’ve seen you”, “thank you for a good deal”, “goodbye”, “see you” etc. At a time when we need to keep our distance and reduce infection, we need to develop new rituals. Therefore the […]
Polish C-level Manager/Director/Board Member/Execitive is a person raised in the last 30 years of the new economy – a 40-60 years old person. He has an experience of working in at least 2 organizations, however, there are also professionals whose careers are composed of e.g. 6-7 companies. Such rich portfolios result from frequent job changes …
Article by Pia Torreck Partner at Ingvardsen ll Partners and Philip Santilhano, Stud.Psych, Copenhagen University Do personality tests work in Executive Search? The answer to this question depends on how the test is implemented and which tests are being used. Despite the fact that we tend to understand personality and identity as something static and predictable, …
An article by HR BURÓ – IESF Chile. “Getting the right people on the bus in the right seats”. This quote of Jim Collins, management guru and American writer, was the most liked in HR Buró social networks during 2018. This challenge is not an easy task. Hiring is a risk, and good executives are aware of that. To match …
An article by Andréa de Paula Santos, Partner at Ascend Executive Search – Brazil. We live in a time where internet gives us unlimited access to knowledge and information, virtual communication allows the contact with diverse cultures, travelling around the world is more and more accessible and common, geographical boundaries are no barriers to access cultural, political, economic realities worldwide. …
Managers may be busier than ever, but with some simple techniques the flood of information doesn’t have to make life hectic, says Stefan Stern. For more read…https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/voices/comment/we-all-need-get-better-time-management
“Moving up the corporate ladder is like climbing Mount Everest. It’s hard, time-consuming, and if you’re not careful, you might die. Okay, no one died climbing a corporate ladder. But you get the point: not everyone has the drive to reach the top. Do you have what it takes? After analyzing leaders of today’s top …
Typically, the manufacturing sector is continually striving for improvement in the organisation. During the crisis, this sector undergo more change than the other industries in order to optimise production costs. At present, improvement processes are constant, which is a general […]