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One Pragmatic Thought: How to Assess the Value of Skip-Level Meetings

Johanna Rothman

Tim, a C-Level leader, loves his skip-level meetings. He feels the meetings offer him a chance to connect with people he doesn't normally see. Sharon, a different C-Level leader, never conducts skip-level meetings. She feels that those meetings might cause her managers to feel unsafe, as if she doesn't trust them.

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The Big Baby Boomer Exodus: How to Respond to the Loss of Experienced Talent

Granite Leadership Strategies

If you haven’t already noticed this trend in your own organization, get ready: a good portion of your workforce will be leaving in the next two to ten years, and they’ll be taking their years of experience and hard-earned talent with them. This arrangement will meet both groups’ needs for time outside of work.

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How to Recruit and Retain Digital Talent

Comatch

As the CTO at COMATCH, part of my job is to help our businesses formulate strategies to attract, find, and recruit top talent to fill high-skill digital positions. Recruiting digital talent is one of the main problem statements facing engineering managers. Finding Top Digital Talent . However, the marketplace is changing.

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Conversation with Vivaldi Partners Group

Tom Spencer

I was grateful for the recent opportunity to talk with Heather Tortorello, the talent growth director at Vivaldi Partners Group. Tom: Vivaldi Partners Group consists of three specialty practice areas: Vivaldi Partners, your strategic consulting firm; Fifth Season, your creative powerhouse; and. Heather Tortorello: Good question.

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How to Solve 3 Modern Cross-Cultural Leadership Challenges

Organizational Talent Consulting

A competitive talent landscape, technological advances, and global population shifts are rapidly increasing cultural diversity in the workplace. Cross-Cultural Strategy #2: Recruit for Intercultural Competence Talent acquisition is a critical process for any leader and business.

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Conversation with IMS Consulting Group

Tom Spencer

I recently had the chance to talk with Stephanie Green, Manager of Talent Acquisition for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at IMS Consulting Group. If you have an interest in life sciences, either through your studies or previous work experience, then IMS Consulting Group could be the perfect place to enhance and grow your career.

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Supplement Your Consulting Pipeline by Subcontracting

Successful Independent Consulting

You’ll likely be introduced to clients you may otherwise never meet. Some companies provide access to group health insurance so it may be worth subcontracting just to get access to a better/cheaper health plan. Most global consulting firms use their own talent databases when they need to augment their own staff. See prior point.)