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6 Interview Questions to Ask a Chief Operating Officer (COO) Candidates

The Chief Operating Officer (COO) is a crucial executive team member responsible for managing a company’s day-to-day operations. The COO[...]
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3 Active Outcomes of Outsourcing at Your Startup

Are you a key decision-maker at an emerging business? As a startup business owner or C-suite executive, you play a pivotal role in the strategic direction of the company. While you’re busy setting the vision of the startup, directing management teams, and recruiting talent—you trust your employees to follow through with your big ideas. But […]
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Designing Successful High-Performing Teams

By definition, a high-performing team is a skilled group of employees working in cross-functional areas of an organization who are focused on achieving a common goal. In today’s digitized and highly remote workforce, assembling a team of this nature has become essential to the success of a business. However, its assembly is much more complex […]
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Recruiting and Retaining a Leadership Team for International Expansion

by Carl Kutsmode
Fortune 500 companies such as Home Depot, Target, and Walmart have failed to expand into new international markets. What’s hindering their success? Cultural differences, regulatory requirements, and competition from established local players can create barriers for organizations seeking to expand. Seventy-one percent of HR executives cite HR-related issues as the most significant challenge to global […]
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Employee Retention Starts with Your Job Posting

“Out with the Great Resignation, In with the Great Retention” is the title of a recent Forbes article. In today’s tight labor market, retaining your current employees—by listening to their needs, creating pathways for growth, and recognizing and rewarding them—should be leaders’ focus in 2023. However, employee retention efforts should start sooner than you may […]
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5 Interview Questions to Ask Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Candidates

The pandemic and current economic uncertainty have reshaped what it takes to be an effective leader in 2023. Beyond business acumen, industry knowledge, and the ability to make difficult decisions, today’s leaders need the skills to navigate change and motivate a diverse workforce. This new C-suite requires interviewers and executive recruiters to modify the interview […]
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The 4 Cs of C-Suite Personal Branding Part II: Understanding the “Why”

by Pete Petrella
Executive branding is a strategic concept that allows you to be your true self while establishing individuality as a leader within your niche, growing your brand awareness, and creating a following. While expressing your views and opinions, you create a network of like-minded people who elevate your brand and assist you in making a mark […]
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The 4 Cs of C-Suite Personal Branding Part I: Understanding the “How”

by Pete Petrella
Personal branding assists leaders in distinguishing themselves from other highly qualified executives and helps to define the distinct role the individual sees for themself in the workplace. Executive branding is “the process of creating and building the human-centric personal and professional brand of CEOs, C-suite executives, and entrepreneurs in the context of business growth,” according […]
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TalentRise’s Peter Petrella Predicts 2023 Executive Search Trends

As part of their annual Ecosystem Predictions, Endeavor partners with key leaders in their network to gather predictions about what changes may happen over the next 12 months and what innovations may help foster sustainability and adaptability. To start the 2023 series, TalentRise’s Executive Search Practice Leader, Peter Petrella, shared his predictions around talent attraction […]
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Contingent vs. Retained Search: What’s the Difference?

by Carl Kutsmode
In today’s ever-changing and unpredictable world, the importance of hiring and developing strong upper-level managers and resilient C-suite executives has never been greater. Organizations have witnessed a rising need for leadership teams to face tough challenges head-on. But finding, assessing, and recruiting top-performing talent at this high level can be a challenge. If your organization […]
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