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The Director’s Dilemma – August 2023 Edition
Produced by Julie Garland-McLellan, Consultant at AltoPartners Australia and non-executive director and board consultant based in Sydney, Australia. Contribution by Dr Julia Zdrahal-Urbanek,...
Read More → Insights · July 2023Phenomenal Women of AltoPartners – Anuradha Menon
A stray email 15 years ago changed Anuradha Menon’s life forever, causing her to pivot from telecoms to Executive Search. It was a good day for Accord India too because she turned out to be a...
Read More → Insights · July 2023The Director’s Dilemma – July 2023 Edition
Produced by Julie Garland-McLellan, Consultant at AltoPartners Australia and non-executive director and board consultant based in Sydney, Australia. Contribution by Sonal Agrawal, AltoPartners...
Read More → Insights · June 2023Ask Alto: What is an exit interview and why should we do more of them?
The exit interview is a staple tool for human resource departments. The Society for Human Resource Management, which has a range of articles on the topic going back to 2004, defines an exit...
Read More → Insights · June 2023Ask Alto: What is a Director of First Impressions? Job title inflation… what’s really going on, and should it be encouraged?
When a company decides that the front-of-house receptionist should instead be called the Director of First Impressions, it’s easy to smile wryly and wonder what they were thinking. But the rise of...
Read More → Insights · June 2023Wanted: Multi-lingual, well-rounded, deeply curious, sporty book lovers with a passion for people. Must love dogs.
What we learned from interviewing 44 amazing women of AltoPartners. Last year, in honour of International Women’s Month, we ran a series called Phenomenal Women of AltoPartners in honour of Maya...
Read More → Insights · June 2023The AltoPartners Guide to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: If your inclusive language guide doesn’t come with a trigger warning, chances are it’s not doing its job!
Eight tips for using language to shift perceptions and promote cohesion in the workplace. In March this year, Oxfam updated its inclusive language guide aimed at helping staff and others in the...
Read More → Insights · May 2023Phenomenal Women of AltoPartners – Molly Brennan
This week we are delighted to feature Molly Brennan, Global Managing Partner - Nonprofit Practice Lead at Koya Partners / Diversified Search Group (AltoPartners USA), who left journalism and...
Read More → Insights · May 2023Ask Alto: What is mansplaining, and why does it matter?
Men regularly try to explain that there weren’t women writing in the Middle Ages (I have a PhD in medieval women’s writing). - Kathryn Maude, Twitter How to ride a bike. While I’m on my bike. By a...
Read More → Insights · May 2023The Director’s Dilemma – May 2023 Edition
Produced by Julie Garland-McLellan, Consultant at AltoPartners Australia and non-executive director and board consultant based in Sydney, Australia. Contribution by Ralf Nejedl, Partner Alto...
Read More → Insights · May 2023Phenomenal Women of AltoPartners – Kjersti Grøttås
Meet Kjersti Grøttås, a partner with Kingbird, AltoPartners/ Norway, and our go-to expert on senior managers and specialists in commercial and IT roles. Cheerful, modest and empathetic (she got a...
Read More → Insights · April 2023AltoPartners Guide to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: What is Imposter Syndrome, and is it a leadership issue?
“I got a raise. Now they will finally discover that I am useless. I won’t find another job at a similar salary because everyone knows that I do not deserve it.” - A highly educated, hardworking...
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