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Ask Alto: What is the Glass Cliff?
When Angela Merkel took over the leadership of the Christian Democratic Union in 2000, the party was in crisis. Merkel took the reins in the middle of a financing scandal and navigated her way to...
Read More → April 2024The Company We Keep: Kunal Ghosh
Kunal Ghosh Director and Head of Engagement Accord India / AltoPartners India WHERE WERE YOU BORN, AND WHERE DO YOU LIVE NOW? I was born at my maternal grandmother’s house in Kolkata, where I grew...
Read More → April 2024The Company We Keep: Marco Arcaini
Marco Arcaini Partner AltoSearch GmbH / AltoPartners Germany WHERE WERE YOU BORN, AND WHERE DO YOU LIVE NOW? I was born in Frankfurt, and currently live with my family in Wiesbaden, Germany. My...
Read More → April 2024World Book Day 2024: Essential reads for a first-time CEO
There’s an old joke in which the outgoing CEO of a struggling company leaves his successor three envelopes and tells him to open them when things are going badly. The new CEO does that, with the...
Read More → April 2024The Company We Keep: Mpho Nkeli
Mpho Nkeli, Executive Chairperson & Head: Board Practice Search Partners International (SPi) Executive Search / AltoPartners South Africa, and AltoPartners Global Operating Committee Member...
Read More → April 2024The AltoPartners Guide to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Mental health in the workplace in 2024 (and what leaders can do to foster it)
Mental health in the workplace is crucial for productivity and effectiveness. Supporting people in their struggles starts at the top. Eight out of ten employees globally feel at risk of burnout in...
Read More → April 2024The Future of Retail: Insights from the Global CXO Webinar
On Wednesday 10 April 2024, the AltoPartners Consumer, Luxury & Retail & Services practice group hosted an exclusive CxO webinar examining the future of retail, the current trends...
Read More → April 2024The Company We Keep: Kevin Hall
Kevin Hall Managing Partner of Bluestone Leadership Services / AltoPartners Canada; AltoPartners Global Operating Committee Member; and co-head of the AltoPartners Global Natural Resources Practice...
Read More → April 2024The Director’s Dilemma – April 2024 Edition
Produced by Julie Garland-McLellan, Consultant at AltoPartners Australia and non-executive director and board consultant based in Sydney, Australia. Contribution by Albert Froom, is a Partner at...
Read More → March 2024The Maternity Gap: Extracts from “Unlocking The USD 172 trillion Gender Dividend” IWD 2024 Report
Across the world, it is almost always women and mothers who shoulder the responsibility for childcare. Even taking a break to have and raise a family has a significant impact on women’s earning...
Read More → March 2024Ask Alto: How can leaders encourage a growth mindset in the workplace?
At market close on January 13, 2024, Microsoft was the world’s most valuable publicly traded company. That position at the head of the business pack was not because of advanced algorithms or...
Read More → March 2024Gender equality and women’s participation in the workforce – (still!) a work in progress: Extracts from the AltoPartners International Women’s Day Report
As might be expected, progress towards gender equality across regions is mixed. Yet one theme emerged again and again in our survey of AltoPartners experts: much more can and should be done to...
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