Organizations are being asked to identify diverse talent to fill executive-level positions. The lack of diversity in leadership positions is consistently cited as a critical corporate issue, leading recruiters to pursue a wide range of executive diversity initiatives in 2021. According to an analysis by McKinsey, companies in the top quartile for gender diversity on […]
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Top 10 most valuable private consumer goods firms in China
Hurun Research Institute released China’s top 100 most valuable consumer goods companies on March 23, ranking private companies headquartered in China by market value as of March 9 or by the latest estimated value for unlisted ones. Companies on the list totaled 9.86 trillion yuan ($1.51 trillion), with a value of at least 14 billion […]
When it comes to AI, Beijing is leading the pack
As China’s science and technology innovation center, Beijing is leading in the 17 specific fields of the artificial intelligence industry in China, according to an industrial report published recently by the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence and Tsinghua University. The report says that Beijing has 63 scholars with high influence in the AI industry, ranking […]
Top 6 Chinese firms in Forbes ‘Blockchain 50’
Forbes released its latest Blockchain 50 on Feb 3, with six Chinese companies landing on the list this year. The third annual Blockchain 50 features companies that lead in employing distributed ledger technology and have revenue or a valuation of at least $1 billion, according to the financial magazine. Twenty-one newcomers including the world’s largest […]
What Does Great Leadership Coaching Look Like
Leadership coaching is a highly effective way of accelerating your development as a leader. But it also requires a significant investment of time and money. So how do you know if your investment is worthwhile? Gregg Thompson shares 10 characteristics of great leadership coaching. Gregg Thompson is a facilitator, coach and speaker with a passion […]
The One Social Media for Business
We’re looking at business use of social media. Last week, we decided that many companies which invest in online marketing plans for most social media are missing the boat. Let’s back up and start by defining what we are talking about. Business Marketing in general takes one of two forms. For Business-to-Consumer (B2C) your target […]
Re-Thinking Business Social Media
If you are an STM demolition and construction company, in a local market, should your marketing investment include Facebook and Twitter? If you think that is a mismatch, join the group. Yet, MGI Construction Company sees sales out there in Twitter’s 24 million followers. Or they don’t really and it’s just an example of what might […]
5 Different types of leadership styles
“Leadership is the ability to get extraordinary achievement from ordinary people.” – Brian Tracy The job of the leader is to get things done by leading others to success. It is important to develop leadership styles that suit different situations. The style used depends on the needs of the team. Great leaders choose leadership styles […]
The Best Value in Executive Recruiting
A friend of mine who writes an excellent financial newsletter always signs off with a quote from Warren Buffet: Price is what you pay. Value is what you get”. Tony Tiberius came to mind as I read a recent article published by HuntScanlon, a North American publisher in the executive search and leadership niche. The article […]