Hiring a leader for a foreign subsidiary may look familiar: your group has filled roles such as Managing Director, Plant Manager or Head of Sales many times at headquarters. Yet in Poland, France or Canada, the same search suddenly becomes much more complex. In this situation, many decision-makers rely on…

Recently, I spent the whole month of July in Beijing and Shanghai. During this time, the World AI Conference (WAIC) was held in Shanghai with much fanfare. Securing a ticket to the WAIC event seemed more difficult than getting a Football World Cup ticket. But that’s not what I want…

When senior executives consider their next move, they often look first to visible channels such as LinkedIn, job boards and company career pages. Yet many of the most important leadership opportunities begin elsewhere: through relationships, reputation, referrals and confidential conversations. This is the hidden executive job market—where roles are often…

The day one of my clients told me they were opening an office abroad, I was genuinely happy for them. Three seconds later, the real question landed: “So… you can find us a Managing Director over there, right?” At that point, two options. Either I mumble something like “let me…

We do see the following Mega-Trends in Recruiting by 2035: 1. AI-powered Talent Acquisition will be „Standard“ By 2035 and much earlier – Artificial intelligence will have moved from being a support-tool of today´s recruitment environment to the talent-attraction suite for HR/Leadership, as part of an entire HR-and Biz-strategy. Highly…

In an environment where executive talent is the scarcest and most strategic asset of any organization, executive search has gone from being a luxury to a necessity. While an internal talent acquisition team is excellent for day-to-day operations, delegating senior management positions to a headhunter offers competitive advantages that no…

Organizations have become exceptionally good at hiring for experience. Job descriptions are built around proven track records, boards seek candidates who have “done it before,” and executive search processes often prioritize familiarity over uncertainty. Yet many of the challenges facing organizations today have no precedent. Artificial intelligence, new business models,…

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how organisations operate at pace. From forecasting and workforce planning to scenario modelling and risk analysis, leaders now have access to more information, faster, than ever before. But despite the growing capability of AI, leadership is not becoming less important. If anything, it is becoming more…

What the AI Governance Gap Actually Costs The cost of weak oversight is now measurable. IBM’s 2025 Cost of a Data Breach report found that 63 percent of breached organizations either had no AI governance policy or were still developing one, leaving most companies exposed at precisely the moment AI…