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Phenomenal Women of AltoPartners – Marion Sözcü
Today we wish Marion Sözcü, the glue at Jack Russell Consulting our Munich-based partner, a very happy birthday! Twenty years ago, Marion made the brave decision to leave a safe job with a nice...
Read More → Insights · November 2022The AltoPartners Guide to Diversity and Inclusion: A practical guide to creating a trans-inclusive workplace
“One of the biggest hurdles for co-workers and leaders is a general ignorance of how to interact with a transgender co-worker. This is a significant gap in many companies’ diversity awareness and...
Read More → Insights · November 2022Phenomenal Women of AltoPartners – Andrea Brand
Bold and brave; polished and poised, but with a wicked sense of humour. Meet Munich-based Andrea Brand, equity partner and esteemed colleague at Jack Russell Consulting/ AltoPartners Germany. What...
Read More → Insights · November 2022The Great Debate – Should in-office employees be paid more?
Despite the benefits of working from home, employers confess to having mixed feelings. Faced with underutilised office space, the added demands of managing remotely and the nagging worry that...
Read More → Insights · November 2022Phenomenal 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 → Insights · 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 → Insights · 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 → Insights · 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 → Insights · 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 → Insights · 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 → Insights · 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 → Insights · 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,...
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