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Phenomenal Women of AltoPartners – Patrycja Lachowska
This week we feature Patrycja Lachowska, partner at Accord Group Polska and head of AltoPartners’ financial services practice for Poland and the Baltics. A secret introvert and would-be hotelier,...
Read More → November 2022Ask Alto: Is it time for a DE&I Manager?
According to LinkedIn data in 2020, the number of people globally with the corporate title Head of Diversity more than doubled (107% growth) in the previous five years. The number with the title...
Read More → November 2022The Director’s Dilemma – November 2022 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, Managing...
Read More → October 2022Phenomenal Women of AltoPartners – Jana Martinová
This week we feature Jana Martinová, Managing Partner, owner of Accord Group in the Czech and Slovak Republic, and a founding member of AltoPartners. A talented linguist with a razor-sharp...
Read More → October 2022The AltoPartners Guide to Diversity and Inclusion: Conscious inclusion – a guide to reducing unconscious bias in the workplace
Whether we admit it or not, we all have biases. They arise from our life experiences, from our mental models, and from how we were raised. If that’s the case, what can leaders do to ensure that...
Read More → October 2022Phenomenal Women of AltoPartners – Mpho Nkeli
She once summited Mount Kilimanjaro with her 64-year-old mum, but these days Mpho Nkeli, executive chair and director of Search Partners International (SPi)/ AltoPartners South Africa, is more...
Read More → October 2022Ask Alto: What are collaborative negotiation tactics, and why do women need to know about them?
When Kathryn Valentine was an MBA intern at a Fortune 500 company, she tried negotiating her way into a job. Twelve minutes into the interview she was told that she wasn’t a good fit for the...
Read More → October 2022The AltoPartners Guide to Diversity and Inclusion: Safe Spaces – Could these be the missing ingredient in your DE&I programme?
It’s hard to think of a less safe space than polar ice. Yet Dr Ed Coats, polar explorer and adventurer, managed to create one on polar expeditions. He and his team would gather in their tent,...
Read More → October 2022Ask Alto: What should workplaces’ policies be on tattoos?
Did you know that Sir Winston Churchill had a tattoo – along with his mother Lady Randolph Churchill? Except that they probably didn’t. The famous wartime Prime Minister’s arm anchor, and his...
Read More → October 2022Phenomenal Women of AltoPartners – Corinne Klajda
This week we feature the multi-lingual Corinne Klajda, managing partner of Accord Group Poland and one of the founding members of the AltoPartners Executive Search & Leadership Consulting...
Read More → October 2022The AltoPartners Guide to Diversity and Inclusion: What are white privilege and white fragility? And how can people and companies change things?
“White privilege to a white person is like water to a fish.” – White social worker Brittany Alfarano The term white privilege, which originated in the United States in the 1980s, refers to both...
Read More → October 2022Ask Alto: What is menstrual leave and should your HR policies consider it?
In May 2022, the Spanish cabinet approved a menstrual leave law – the first of its kind in Europe. The bill still needs to go through parliament but if it passes muster, people suffering from...
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