“Executive recruitment” is the process of employers using an external firm to locate potential candidates to fill senior or key vacancies. It is commonly known as “headhunting”.
Recognising our biases and presumptions is only the start of achieving the fairer, more inclusive, recruitment processes our businesses need...
Pandemics, rising costs and environmental concerns are leading to doubts over whether long-haul business travel will ever return to 'normal'.
HR and L&D teams will often have plans in place to help new managers become equipped for the new responsibilities,...
Leadership instability is blighting many top businesses, with a large minority of HR chiefs reporting difficulties in developing effective senior leaders.
Succession planning often focuses on key leaders in the organisation. But in a changing business environment, planning for the future...
One in every two FTSE 100 executive appointments over the next year will have to go to a woman if...
Businesses where women occupy more than 30% senior leadership roles are more likely to nurture ambition, with a quarter (27%)...
A government-backed board of senior industry leaders meets for the first time today with the aim of encouraging executives to...
The number of black, Asian and minority ethnic board directors of major UK companies has “flatlined” over the past year,...
The UK’s biggest companies are being urged to keep up the pace to meet the 33% target for women on...
Half of UK organisations rely on instinct and gut feel when it comes to assessing skills despite need to analyse data.
Almost all organisations have felt the effects of record employment on recruitment, which is why supporting existing staff to move...
As the requirements for future leaders change, is it time to do away with the concept of focusing only on a select few?
Poor succession planning for leadership positions could be contributing to the limited progress in achieving gender balance. Brett Moffatt explains...
Recent research highlights how much companies could gain in fields such as cyber security from recruiting ex-armed services staff, writes...
