The last few weeks have brought to the forefront a reckoning of American values and our history of race relations. Here in Britain, it’s been echoed by brown and black people and the discrimination they face in the UK. The conversation is largely about the brutal treatment of police in the most extreme situations. That’s…
According to one poll, 68% of female respondents worried about contracting COVID compared to 56% of men. And that’s true despite reporting than men actually tend to suffer worse outcomes if they contract the virus. So the pandemic impacts men and women differently, and perhaps not in the ways you might expect. Some of those differences…
During these difficult times, there’s constant anxiety on both a personal and professional level. Everyone is on high alert about their own health, as well as their loved ones. For those negatively impacted economically, there’s fear about making rent and paying bills. And for those still working, many are trying to adjust to an office…
As globalisation has become the business norm (and frankly, our personal norms too), it’s become more important than ever to understand that almost nothing is local anymore. Or at least, not local in the way that it was thirty or even twenty years ago. It’s key to get the global understanding vital for corporate success…
How to make working as a team remotely successful: Recognize this is not easy. With so much technology in our lives, it seems on first glance that dialing into a videoconference and getting on Slack can replace all our in-person operations. That’s not really true. For one, videoconferencing is really best for meetings – pre-planned appointments…
High Potentials, through their specific abilities and skills, are accountable for the organization’s future performance and success. In the meantime, HR is currently facing a major challenge retaining these talented individuals, as well as anticipate and secure the implementation of strategic positions, combined with a necessity to ensure leadership skills development across the organization. According…
Last 20th and 21st of November a representer of each of API’s members gathered in Barcelona to take part in a General Assembly.
En octubre 2019 tuvimos la gran oportunidad de tener en Chile al Dr. Robert Hogan, fundador de Hogan Assessment Systems, quien nos presentó su investigación más reciente, enfocada en la importancia de la humildad en el liderazgo. Hogan define el liderazgo como la capacidad para construir y mantener equipos y organizaciones de alto desempeño y…
Una de las fuentes más comunes de conflictos interpersonales es la violación (percibida o real) de algún acuerdo. Cuando alguien deja de cumplir lo que hemos acordado, tenemos una razón legítima para sentirnos defraudados y, lo que es más importante, podemos cuestionar si deberíamos confiar o seguir confiando en esa persona o grupo en el…
A study states that parity in high-directive boards does not grow at the same pace as in executive positions and that the increase of the percentages depends, to a great extent, on a legal requirement. Madrid, October 2019: A study conducted by Alliance Partnership International (API), international group of consulting independent executive search…