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Research, analysis, and perspectives from AltoPartners consultants on the talent markets, leadership trends, and governance questions that matter most.

May 2025

How to be better at communicating bad news – a guide for CEOs in troubled times

Managing the delivery of bad news is an underrated leadership skill, and right now, those skills are being tested to the limit. In 2023, Google, for years ranked as one of the top United States...

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April 2025

The Director’s Dilemma – May 2025 Edition

Produced by Julie Garland-McLellan, Consultant at AltoPartners Australia and non-executive director and board consultant based in Sydney, Australia. Contribution by Richard Sterling, is the...

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April 2025

Business Case for Board Diversity: Why Inclusion Fuels Innovation

This blog past was first published by Search Partners International (SPi) / AltoPartners South Africa. To read the original post, click here. Read the AltoPartners International Women’s Day 2025...

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April 2025

Future Predictions for Africa: Executive Recruitment

This blog past was first published by Search Partners International (SPi) / AltoPartners South Africa. To read the original post, click here. The continent’s GDP is outpacing global growth...

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April 2025

Australia Market Report 2025

Richard Fortune, AltoPartners Australia Managing Partner and member of the AltoPartners Global Operating Committee, contributed to the AESC “Australia Market Report 2025” and shared his insights...

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April 2025

Leadership Outlook Brazil 2025

The Leadership Outlook Brazil 2025 report produced by e.Institute and Evermonte Executive Search / AltoPartners Brazil, developed to identify the main trends, challenges, changes, and...

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April 2025

The Company We Keep: Daniele Cuminale

“When the winds of change blow, some build walls, others build windmills.” Meet Daniele Cuminale, our dynamic partner at TreviSearch in Rome. He combines deep experience in business development...

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April 2025

The Director’s Dilemma – April 2025 Edition

Produced by Julie Garland-McLellan, Consultant at AltoPartners Australia and non-executive director and board consultant based in Sydney, Australia. Contribution by Thomas Heyn, is a member of the...

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March 2025

Ask Alto: Could artificial intelligence be your new board member?

At boardroom level, the stakes are high. Could AI ever function as a member of a corporate board? “Unless board members understand generative AI and its implications, they will be unable to judge...

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March 2025

Boarding Now!

By Sonal Agrawal, AltoPartners Global Chair and Managing Partner Accord India / AltoPartners India I recently contributed to a global report for International Women’s Day 2025, examining the...

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March 2025

People Trends 2025 – Evermonte Executive Search Research Report

The “People Trends 2025” study by the e.Institute of Evermonte Executive Search / AltoPartners Brazil explores the key transformations expected in the field of Human Resources (HR) in Brazil and...

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March 2025

Women on Boards – Global Executive Search Consultants’ Perspectives: AltoPartners International Women’s Day 2025 Report

Women remain underrepresented in boardrooms globally, holding just 23.3% of board seats according to the 2024 Deloitte Women in the Boardroom report. This follows decades of work to increase the...

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