Having the right hire at the executive level boosts shareholder confidence, organizational effectiveness and employee engagement. The best executive search firms partner with clients, providing deep expertise in the industries, functional roles and geographies in which their clients operate. How do clients know who they can trust? AESC Members are vetted, trusted professionals who leverage […]
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CORNERSTONE RANKS ON TWO “FORBES BEST” LISTS
Cornerstone International Group has been named in the top 20 of America’s Best Executive Search Firms 2017 by Forbes, publisher of Forbes, Forbes Asia, Forbes Europe and Forbes.com. It was the second nomination for Cornerstone which in April 2016 ranked Cornerstone as one of the top 7 firms in a list of the Best Management […]
Join Now The Cornerstone 2017 Spring Global Business Survey
OUR 11th CORNERSTONE GLOBAL BUSINESS SURVEY STUDIES (Spring 2017 Edition) Join the Cornerstone global survey and the survey ONLY takes 4 minutes to complete and the brief survey is open to all senior managers and executives. The questionnaire can be completed anonymously, if you would like a copy of the summary report, please leave your […]
Cornerstone Coaching Tips For General Managers
Many lead by example. Unfortunately, not everyone will follow the example you set, especially if you are new to the organization. Improve that by understanding context and vocabulary and changing frameworks, the narrative and processes – in that order. One of the main insights from my executive onboarding work over the past decade goes to the […]
What is an Interim Executive & How Can Cornerstone Help?
<![CDATA[ We have seen executive careers take many forms in the past. Sometimes these career changes were caused by economic conditions, while at other times personal preferences have predominated. Experienced executives now have a number of options when making their next career choice, which include taking a full-time position, retiring, or focusing on Board work. […]
HIRE FOR CULTURE FIT – CORNERSTONE
<![CDATA[ Hire for Culture Fit – if You Have One Many hiring managers or HRDs have trouble explaining or describing their companies’ culture. No surprise there, but it does make it hard to ensure that your new high – value hires are going to fit right in – if you yourself are not sure what […]
BE AN OUTSTANDING LEADER – WITH CORNERSTONE
<![CDATA[ Attracting exceptional people to work with you is a key characteristic of an outstanding leader. The question is, how do you select the best people internally, or if necessary,hire them externally –and, as is often the case, quickly? The evidence shows that this is not an easy task: Peter Drucker, “the man who invented […]
HRD Can Help CEOs Succeed – Cornerstone
<![CDATA[ Two recent studies suggest a seldom-spoken secret about leadership: in essence, the corner office may not be the source of strength we assume it is, but a weak link in the chain. The first study was Cornerstone International Group’s annual Cornerstone global probe. We were looking for solutions HRDs could implement to help CEOs […]
Today’s Job Market – Cornerstone
<![CDATA[ So, how’s the job market? As a professional recruiter with 19 offices in Asia and 70 offices worldwide, this is a question I get asked all the time. Many business leaders also share their perceptions of the talent market with me with words like tight, flat, robust, competitive, and so on. However, the war […]