Cornerstone International Group
Executive Search Firm
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 […]
With customer experience requiring more data, and the upcoming Payment Services Directive PSD29 requiring banks to release customer data to 3rd party providers so that customers have other options, it appears that banks are facing a Catch-22 situation with regard to new data privacy laws. The conflict lies in the challenge of meeting the need […]
Transformation of the workplace has made it the most diverse in history in generational terms. In a survey a few years ago Trinet, a provider of HR solutions, pointed out that the workplace is now populated by four generations of workers with the latest 20-year-old working alongside colleagues 50 years older. This is not that […]
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 […]
So, you up to speed with your recruitment marketing ? If you are not keeping up, that buzz phrase of 3-4 years ago has become a central element in adapting to the rapidly changing talent acquisition market. A recent survey by the Brandon Hall Group (10,000 global clients) indicates 40% of organizations regard a fully […]
Women are under-represented in the senior executive ranks of most businesses worldwide. According to a McKinsey report this year, only three of the G20 countries had 30% or more women on corporate boards or executive committees. The reasons why vary by jurisdiction. At one end of the scale, notably in Europe, representation is significantly supported […]
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 […]
Does it matter if the new CEO is a man or a woman? Not to the people who put her there. And in most high-level searches that would include the recruiting firm. Executive search companies, particularly those known as retained search firms, earn their fees by finding the best candidate available. Not the best man, […]
We do not see things as they are. We see them as we are!” – Harry Freedman, author and entrepreneur In my previous column on Agile Talent, we discussed the second of nine steps which make up the three stages of talent selection – Preparation, Selection and Verification). That column showed that you will get […]
There is no shortage of words about how to hire top talent – the best of the best. And there are plenty of cautionary tales about the picking the wrong one – the many thousands lost when the hire doesn’t turn out as expected. But there is really very little dealing with a different […]
“Depending on your talent needs, you’ll probably sleep better” The law of cause and effect says there are no accidents. Everything happens as the result of a cause. In the business of hiring executive talent, that means your success is directly dependent on the steps you take, the process you adopt. Luck is not an […]
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 […]
Management Boards[1] in Europe and Central Europe have been slowly undergoing changes. On the one hand, the US and the UK investment companies have invested in several local Banks, turning them around and changing the profiles of the new board in South East Europe as well as the fall-out of Brexit with UK banks entering […]
In many ways, yes. But that’s a GOOD thing.” If you are one of the 16 million people who watched the season finale of Game of Thrones, you have a year to wait before finding out if the zombies take over Westeros. If your nightmares are about little green robots taking over the workspace, you […]
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 […]
Labor Day is more than a holiday here in the U.S. It is the day when people and organizations change. A new sense of urgency arises. Holidays, vacations and travel are set aside for budgets, plans, goals and business activities. It is a dynamic time. Think in terms of the Olympic 1500 meter, not the 10,000 meter, race. There is a […]
Here’s something you already know about recruiting. Whether you hire the candidate or not (especially not), how he or she reacts to the experience matters a lot. The more difficult it gets to secure high-level/high quality talent, that interaction becomes more and more critical for two basic reasons. You miss an opportunity. Candidates have become […]
Research conducted by the Corporate Executive Board (CEB) identifies Recruiting as the second most critical area of focus for HR leaders. As we enter the latter half of 2017, that field is getting still more challenging. Heads of HR are preparing for critical talent shortages as mid-sized companies face fierce competition from larger organizations. As […]
ATLANTA, GA. Aug 3, 2017 – The short White House career of Anthony “Mooch” Scaramucci is a text-book example of how not to hire an executive, says a top recruiter. “The President apparently made a “gut decision” on this one,” says Larry Shoemaker, President of Cornerstone International Group, a global executive search firm. “More objective […]
Preparation is arguably the most important aspect of hiring the right person. The time invested in clarifying the role, describing ideal candidates, and establishing the selection criteria ensures emotions are only an appropriate part of the hiring decision, not a significant factor. Advance planning places the focus on what is truly important for success in […]
