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Ask Alto: What is bystander intervention, how best to do it – and how to make sure it happens?
The Hans Christian Andersen story of the emperor who parades through the streets naked, believing that he is wearing magnificent yet invisible clothes, might not seem relevant to the 21st century...
Read More → Insights · February 2023Phenomenal Women of AltoPartners – Caroline Rofe-Woess
This week we feature Caroline Rofe-Woess, the Anglophile in AltoPartners’ team in Vienna. Growing up in the UK, Caroline spent many years in the investment banking sector in London, where she was...
Read More → Insights · February 2023AltoPartners Guide to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Encouraging allyship in the workplace
The word “allyship” made news headlines in December 2021, when it was chosen by Dictionary.com as its word of the year – even though it had only been added to the site as a word in November of...
Read More → Insights · February 2023A Key Role For HR Leaders: To Spar With Their Colleagues In The C-Suite
This interview was first published on LinkedIn. See the original post here Julia Zdrahal-Urbanek, managing partner of AltoPartners Executive Search Austria and board director at Gebrüder Ulmer,...
Read More → Insights · February 2023Ask Alto: What are workplace rituals and can hybrid / remote teams still benefit?
In his autobiography, Faf du Plessis, former South African cricket captain, describes a team ritual in which players throw protea flowers into a fire. The symbolism is rich: the team’s name is the...
Read More → Insights · February 2023The Director’s Dilemma – February 2023 Edition
Produced by Julie Garland-McLellan, Consultant at AltoPartners Australia and non-executive director and board consultant based in Sydney, Australia. Contribution by Sandra Olive, Partner at Bäcker...
Read More → Insights · January 2023Three ways executives can be outstanding in 2023
Article by Keith Labett, Managing Partner at Osprey Executive Search / AltoPartners Toronto Using an old golf analogy “Drive for Show but Putt for Dough”, golfers in poor weather must rely on a...
Read More → Insights · January 2023Phenomenal Women of AltoPartners – Julia Scheffer
This week we profile dynamic super-communicator Julia Scheffer, AltoPartners Global Director: Business Development. Master of the friendly reminder, and the glue that holds everything and everyone...
Read More → Insights · January 2023Ask Alto: What is career cushioning, and why is it a good idea?
The business world has been shaken by dramatic economic and geopolitical events over the last few years. Inflation, tight labour markets, the first major land war in Europe since 1945 and...
Read More → Insights · January 2023Phenomenal Women of AltoPartners – Renee Moodie
Meet Renee Moodie, the woman behind much of AltoPartners’ content. A journalist by profession, Renee is a writer, editor, content strategist, grammar geek and media trainer. We love her for her...
Read More → Insights · January 2023AltoPartners Guide to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Cultural competence and diversity initiatives
Google the term “cultural competence” and the results will contain many links to articles in the health and social work fields. That’s because it’s a key skill in the medical and care fields,...
Read More → News · January 2023Press Release: Diversified Search Group Acquires Yardstick Management (Significantly Expands Management Consulting Capabilities)
Diversified Search Group, the largest woman-founded executive search firm in the world and consistently recognized by Forbes as a top 10 firm in the U.S., announced on 18 January 2023 that it has...
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