What to look for and what to run from Most of us have experienced good, bad and ugly leaders. As an Executive Coach, I’ve seen my share of all three – always wishing the last two categories had never happened. But they did, and most times I have been able to help them. Unlike a […]
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Hiring Top Talent: Why You Need a Weighted Feedback Form
Editor’s Note: This is the sixth in a series by Ralf Knegtmans of Cornerstone Amsterdam, author of the recent book Agile Talent: Nine Essential Steps for Selecting Tomorrow’s Top Talent. After years in the executive recruitment field I have come to believe that the proper theoretical background and sufficient practice can help anyone to improve […]
Making a “Commitment” is Personal
Commitment means different things to different people in different situations. In the workplace, it’s a frequent but ambiguous request, as in “we need to stop having incidents, and I need your commitment that they will stop.” Do any of us have that kind of power? The command is delivered as if we were purposely […]
The Cornerstone Eagle – May 2018
THE CORNERSTONE EAGLE is the newsletter for senior executives, friends and partners of the Cornerstone International Group around the world. The Eagle is majestic, free and towers above all else when gracefully gliding the currents in the air. The Cornerstone International Group likewise feels close affinity with the Eagle, in professionalism in our practice, honesty […]
Values Collision, How to Ruin a Great Day at Work
You wake up at 5:30 to get the early train. You are the first to arrive at work, you have a busy week ahead of you, as well as a full day today. You prep for your Monday morning team meeting. Notes, handouts, metrics – everything is just the way you like it. It’s 9 […]
Linkedin: Same Old, Same Old?
In North America especially, LinkedIn is generally viewed as THE place for a professional to post his or her resume. No job directory has come close to its meteoric growth from 500 thousand to 500 million users. And recent stats for 2015-2017 show the growth rate of users undisturbed. But a recent study by the […]
How Neuroscience Enhances Executive Coaching
By Deb Elbaum, PCC, CNTC Editor’s Note: Deb introduces a new weekly series of posts on executive coaching contributed by our Leadership Development team.. She is one of 30 highly qualified and specialized executive coaches who have joined us recently, doubling the number of executive coaches worldwide. When coaching executives and leaders, I like […]
Why Executive Coaching is the New Big Thing
Today we announced the addition of 30 more professional executive coaches to the team. We already had 34. Why would we want more? Because more of our clients worldwide are interested in executive coaching. Executive coaching and leadership development has shot to the front in recent years as a must-do tactic for accelerating the development […]
Press Release: Global Recruiter Doubles Up Coaching Support
SHANGHAI, CN April 18, 2018 – Cornerstone International Group, a prominent global recruiter, has stepped up its Leadership Development services by doubling the number of certified professional coaches on its roster. It recently added 30 new executive coaches, bringing its worldwide total to 64. Most of the additions are in North America as the first […]
Shaping the Future ll – Finding the Banker of Tomorrow
Lydia Goutas is Managing Partner of Cornerstone Vienna and an authority on the current evolution of the banking industry. Following is Part 2 of her remarks to a recent conference on the challenges of finding the bank employees of tomorrow. Read Part 1 here. The future of banking includes meeting candidate expectations of brand and […]
Shaping The Future – The Bank Of Tomorrow
Lydia Goutas is Managing Partner of Cornerstone Vienna and an authority on the current evolution of the banking industry. Following is Part 1 of her remarks to a recent conference on the challenges of finding the bank employees of tomorrow. I was recently asked to speak on Shaping the Future – the topic of the […]
Cornerstone Adds Executive Search Firm in Costa Rica
ATLANTA, GA March 29, 2018 – Global executive search organization Cornerstone International Group has confirmed the addition of a new member office in Costa Rica. Cornerstone Costa Rica becomes the 56th member office around the world and fifth in Latin America offering Retained Executive Search and Leadership Development services. The firm was founded six years […]
The Cornerstone Eagle – April 2018
THE CORNERSTONE EAGLE is the newsletter for senior executives, friends and partners of the Cornerstone International Group around the world. The Eagle is majestic, free and towers above all else when gracefully gliding the currents in the air. The Cornerstone International Group likewise feels close affinity with the Eagle, in professionalism in our practice, honesty […]
Eyes of Business Turn to Africa
Cornerstone London to Partner Sub-Saharan Trade Many companies with global strategies have been turning their eyes on Africa recently as the new frontier for business. Improved political environments, above average growth and the rich opportunities waiting in a continent that essentially has to start everything from scratch are predictably raising both eyebrows and interest. […]
Be the Warren Buffet of Leadership Recruiting
Seven Things to Look for in a New Leader When you are recruiting for an important executive position, the candidate’s experience, education and past accomplishments become table stakes. Especially if you are in a competitive, fast-moving business arena you have to know which of the candidates you are looking at is the game changer […]
Cornerstone Adds 15th Executive Search Firm in Asia
SHANGHAI, CN March 7, 2018 – Global executive search organization Cornerstone International Group has confirmed the addition of a new member office in the Philippines. Cornerstone Manila becomes the 56th member office around the world and 15th in Asia offering Retained Executive Search and Leadership Development services. The firm trades regionally as Optimus Executive Search […]
Business Leaders Adapt to Changing Workforce
ATLANTA, Ga. March 6, 2018 Changes in today’s workforce are bringing about a shift in business leadership styles, says a leading executive recruiter. A trend to functional specialization is resulting in a leadership focus on culture and identity as drivers of performance “Management’s priorities used to be shaped by shareholders and the Board,” says Heinz […]
The New Face of Business Leadership
Changes in the composition of the workforce in recent years are gradually establishing a new type of business leadership. In 30 years of global management positions, including with talent acquisition and development firms, I have not experienced such change in the conditions for successful management in such a short time. And the pace of […]
Have Quotas Put More Women On Boards?
With International Women’s Day approaching March 8, the latest Economist has a timely look at the progress made by women joining corporate boards in the last decade. It was 10 years ago that Norway decreed that 40% of the directors of listed companies must be women. At the time, the percentage in major countries was […]
6 Principles to Set New Employees up for Success
Putting down a dog because it is troublesome is too often an admission of failure. Nine times out of ten, the dog is a problem because of poor or non-existent training. The same goes for people, You’re not supposed to euthanize employees for behaving poorly. It’s a much better plan to find a coach, correct […]