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

October 2024

Ask Alto: How to make AI work in your organisation

Generative AI has taken the world by storm - leaders can’t afford to wait and see before deciding on an AI strategy. We share some advice for leaders on how to make it work in their organisations....

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October 2024

The Director’s Dilemma – October 2024 Edition

Produced by Julie Garland-McLellan, Consultant at AltoPartners Australia and non-executive director and board consultant based in Sydney, Australia. Contribution by Ricardo Bäcker, is Founding...

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October 2024

AltoPartners Special Report: The Ageing Workforce: A dividend to be leveraged or an HR problem to be managed

“Leaders who take steps now to destigmatise age, foster intergenerational connections and implement upskilling initiatives will reap the benefits and contribute to more inclusive and harmonious...

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September 2024

The Company We Keep: Keith Labbett

Keith Labbett is quintessentially Canadian — sporty, outdoorsy, civic-minded, and really, really nice. He is the founder of Osprey Executive Search, our Toronto-based partner. In the course of...

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September 2024

Ask Alto: The eight habits of high performers that reduce the risk of burnout

The third in our three-part series looks at lessons from successful people who have bounced back from burnout. Burnout doesn’t have to be an inevitable rite of passage for high performers. So says...

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September 2024

International Equal Pay Day 2024

In Australia in 2024, a woman earn 78c for every $1 earned by a man. Over the course of a year, that difference adds up to $26,393. We know this because the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, a...

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September 2024

Ask Alto: How leadership can tackle burnout

AltoPartners presents the second in a three-part series on burnout. In this article, we look at steps that leadership can take to prevent burnout… Burnout is happening in workplaces everywhere. A...

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September 2024

Ask Alto: Burnout – what causes it and how to deal with it

AltoPartners brings you the first in a three-part series on burnout. First up: there’s no simple solution, but there are ways to deal with burnout. “I’ve hit the burnout wall before and I know the...

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September 2024

The Company We Keep: Sandra Olive

Management and organisational behaviour specialist, leadership coach, vlogger and executive search consultant extraordinaire, Sandra Olive is the multi-lingual managing head of Bäcker &...

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September 2024

The Company We Keep: Plácido Fajardo

Nearly two decades ago, Plácido Fajardo, Managing Partner at Leaderland S.L / AltoPartners Spain, left a comfortable and prestigious corporate job with Spanish telecoms giant Telefónica de España...

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September 2024

The Director’s Dilemma – September 2024 Edition

Produced by Julie Garland-McLellan, Consultant at AltoPartners Australia and non-executive director and board consultant based in Sydney, Australia. Contribution by Kevin Hall, is Managing...

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August 2024

The Company We Keep: Ricardo Bäcker

“Carpe Diem.” Ricardo Bäcker, Chairman and Founding Partner of Bäcker & Partners / AltoPartners Argentina, our high-performance, larger-than-life partner in Argentina, believes in living life...

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