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The CHRO of Today
Competencies, leadership, and organizational capabilities in the face of today’s competitiveness challenges For decades, the Human Resources function has sought to establish its recognition as a...
Read More → November 2026The Director’s Dilemma – November 2026 Edition
Produced by Julie Garland-McLellan, one of Australia’s most internationally acclaimed company directors and board advisors. She is renowned for her practical experience as well as deep governance...
Read More → October 2026Nine things you need to know when choosing an executive search firm
Selecting C-suite executives and board directors is one of the most important business decisions an organisation will ever make. A good executive search partner can make all the difference in that...
Read More → October 2026AltoPartners 20th Anniversary: Stephen Dallamore (Global Chairman 2015 – 2020) Perspective
AltoPartners at 20: reflections on a period of purposeful growth and momentum I often think back to our 2014 Global Operating Committee (OCO) discussion in New York, where we recognised that...
Read More → October 2026The Director’s Dilemma – October 2026 Edition
Produced by Julie Garland-McLellan, Consultant at AltoPartners Australia and non-executive director and board consultant based in Sydney, Australia. Contribution by Corinne Klajda. Corinne leads...
Read More → October 2026AltoPartners 20th Anniversary – Julia Scheffer Personal Reflection
Picture It. Sardinia. August 2014. Not a bad place to have what I can only describe as a mild (or perhaps not so mild) career existential crisis. I had reached a point where I knew I wanted to do...
Read More → September 2026AltoPartners 20th Anniversary: Corinne Klajda (Founding Partner) Perspective
Our alliance of search firms was founded 20 years ago by a collective of like-minded professionals who recognised a pragmatic need for a strategic partnership. For me, having only just recently...
Read More → September 2026AI and Executive Search: The Better AI Gets, the More Human Intelligence Matters
By Paolo Damia and Daniele Cuminale, Trevisearch / AltoPartners Italy An earlier version of this article was originally published in Italian on the Trevisearch / AltoPartners Italy website....
Read More → September 2026Leading in turbulent times: six things boards are battling with right now
From AI costs to supply chain security: two AltoPartners partners unpack the six biggest challenges facing boards today – and the leaders who can step up to the plate. When Microsoft co-founder...
Read More → September 2026AltoPartners 20th Anniversary: Sorin Popa (Founding Partner) Perspective
2006 is a year I will always remember for two very special reasons. First, it was the founding of AltoPartners. Second, it was the first time Depeche Mode played a live concert in Bucharest. In...
Read More → September 2026The Director’s Dilemma – September 2026 Edition
Produced by Julie Garland-McLellan, Consultant at AltoPartners Australia and non-executive director and board consultant based in Sydney, Australia. Contribution by Scott Eversman, a Partner at...
Read More → August 2026AltoPartners at 20: The Origin of AESC: Setting the Standard for a Profession Built on Trust
As AltoPartners celebrates 20 years of bold beginnings and global collaboration we are proud to share the origin story of The Association of Executive Search & Leadership Consultants (AESC)...
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