Cornerstone International Group
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Banks in the past have been able to count on a stable customer base. In the business sector they have traditionally been confident of the loyalty of their SME and corporate customers, because all have more than one bank. In the retail market, many people – particularly in Europe – would bank where their parents […]
In this age of culture fit, it seems only yesterday that western business leaders were worrying about how emerging markets would understand and react to them. Seems they worried for nothing. Today’s shoe is on the other foot and it is the western executives who wonder how to fit in. Last month, there was a […]
C Happy 2018! A new year is upon us, but the old one won’t let go. Competent executives and key personnel will be as hard as ever to find. Digging for that exceptional leader will be even harder as the business world increasingly demands more than just “qualified” Most depressing, the devastating statistic that as […]
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 […]
