12th June 2009
Like many other regions impacted by the global economic crisis, investors and business executives across Latin America have been forced to recalculate expectations of return on investment and corporate earnings.
Brazil, the largest of the Latin America...
16th February 2009
The global Natural Resources market is nearing a critical tipping point.
Sustained worldwide demand for natural resources is pushing investment in oil and gas exploration and production, mining and alternative natural resources such as wind and solar w...
16th February 2009
One language is beginning to emerge as the focal point of financial services organizations stretching from established capital markets in New York, London and Hong Kong to fast-growth and emerging global business centers such as Dubai, Shanghai and Mumbai...
16th February 2009
Leading industrial and manufacturing companies around the world are today confronted with a range of new and increasingly complex challenges. As the rules of doing business within a fiercely competitive industrial and manufacturing environment continue to...
16th February 2009
I think it was the Financier Leo J. Hindery Jr who once said: 'I think there are people, including myself at certain times in my career, who because of their uniqueness warrant whatever the market will bear.' But the questions beg HOW much is too much? an...
16th February 2009
I often get the opportunity to speak with CEOs and leaders of multi-nationals and SME's about the value of top talent to their business. I have come to the following conclusions:
* Talented executives are often motivated and attracted by the prospect o...
16th February 2009
It’s time to buy a new car. You know exactly what you want. You do your research, formulate what you think is a fair counter offer to the sticker price. You stride into the dealership, make your offer, and the salesman enthusiastically accepts. You are ...
16th February 2009
‘There cannot be a stressful crisis next week. My schedule is already full.' - Henry Kissinger
Stress is part of everyday life, and is perfectly normal. This does not mean however that it is healthy or inevitable! A recent survey indicated that more ...
16th February 2009
Besides a good résumé, the modern executive should have the skill to understand how his market behaves and the capacity to adapt speedily to its transformations. Only thus will he have the possibility to survive in a scenario of globalized economy, in w...
16th February 2009
In an increasingly demanding and competitive market, to achieve professional success depends on planning, discipline, strength of will, capacity for adaptation and equilibrium. Successful people achieve success because, in the first place, they know exact...
16th February 2009
Where will tomorrow’s leaders come from? For companies on every continent, the answer to that simple question remains elusive and starkly sobering. As many organisations grapple with a mandate to recruit, develop and retain tomorrow’s leaders,
there ...
20th January 2009
Hiring companies, that understand the recruitment of senior business leaders is a two-way street, will be in the best position to compete in an increasingly global war for executive management talent that is now beginning to unfold.
That is because no ...
