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The Director’s Dilemma – May 2026 Edition
Produced by Julie Garland-McLellan, one of Australia’s most internationally acclaimed company directors and board advisors. She is renowned for her practical experience as well as deep governance...
Read More → Insights · April 2026The origin of AltoPartners: Our Founding Chairman’s personal perspective
Albert Froom’s personal perspective on the founding of AltoPartners in 2006. In an era of fleeting global networks, AltoPartners stands apart — forged not by contracts, but by enduring...
Read More → Insights · April 2026AltoPartners at 20: a 50/50 Bet That Paid Off
Today marks AltoPartners’ 20th anniversary. In April 2006, the international partnership of retained executive search and leadership consulting firms started out as a handful of like-minded...
Read More → Insights · April 2026The Director’s Dilemma – April 2026 Edition
Produced by Julie Garland-McLellan, one of Australia’s most internationally acclaimed company directors and board advisors. She is renowned for her practical experience as well as deep governance...
Read More → Insights · March 2026Closing the Gender Leadership Gap: A Review of Legislative and Real-World Outcomes – AltoPartners International Women’s Day 2026 Report
Despite decades of progress in gender equality, women remain significantly underrepresented in corporate leadership. While many countries have introduced board gender quotas and diversity targets,...
Read More → Insights · March 2026CEO Wanted. Leadership Not So Much
By Richard Sterling, Partner at AltoPartners Australia. This article was first posted on LinkedIn. To read the original post, click here. The truth of a CEO role reveals itself in the first...
Read More → Insights · March 2026The Director’s Dilemma – March 2026 Edition
Produced by Julie Garland-McLellan, Consultant at AltoPartners Australia and non-executive director and board consultant based in Sydney, Australia. Contribution by Mario Mora, Founder &...
Read More → Insights · February 2026Pay Transparency: Regulatory Mandate or Strategic Lever?
This article was first published in Italian on the TreviSearch / AltoPartners Italy website. To read the original blog post, click here What really changes with EU Directive 2023/970? (and why...
Read More → Insights · February 2026Leading in Uncertain Times: The Human Qualities Defining 2026’s Most Effective CEOs
As a global executive search partnership, AltoPartners has a front-row view of how leadership is changing, not just in theory, but in the lived realities of boards, CEOs and senior teams as they...
Read More → Insights · February 2026The Director’s Dilemma – February 2026 Edition
Produced by Julie Garland-McLellan, Consultant at AltoPartners Australia and non-executive director and board consultant based in Sydney, Australia. Contribution by Lauren E. Smith. Lauren is...
Read More → Insights · December 2025The Director’s Dilemma – December 2025 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. Julia...
Read More → Insights · October 2025Interviewing Senior Candidates: In-Person vs. Virtual and the Nuances That May Be Missed
This post was originally published by Karla Dorsch, Founder and Managing Partner Evrima / AltoPartners Abu Dhabi, on LinkedIn. To view the original post, click here. These days, it feels like half...
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