What does a ‘head hunter’ ie, an executive search consultant really do?
As part of an international study on executive search (being done by Cambridge, Harvard and Sydney Universities), I was recently asked that question.
Alas I had to disclose the sad reality that while people think we are “king makers”, trend setters, and powerful influencers of the captains of commerce, the mundane truth is this:
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SHAREHOLDER FALLACY- the ‘70’s notion that a company is run ONLY in interests of shareholders, omitting concern for… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…3 days ago
6 DEGREES of SEPARATION no longer. Thanks to technology, it’s 4.6 for directors of Fortune 1000 companies, 3.57 fo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…5 days ago
The ENDOWMENT EFFECT: we value stuff we own more than stuff we don’t. This bias is constantly exploited by marketer… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…6 days ago
WORST Buzzword? After weeks of voting, one phrase beat DOUBLE CLICK and PING, defeating VALUE PROPOSITION in the fi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 week ago
US banks had best year ever, raking in $125 BILLION in fees--while nation dealt with record unemployment--thanks EN… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 week ago
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