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Mercuri Urval´s Blog

It´s all about people

Business Breakfast

By Alexander Zeh

New trends in candidate sourcing

More and more companies have a clear focus on ensuring that they concentrate on people who understand their business, their culture and their values. Given the fact that we speak of candidate markets in so many areas, it is becoming increasingly important to see and treat candidates as clients rather...

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- #Artificial Intelligence
- #Recruiting
16/04/2019
Leading in Change

By Hansjörg Mierke

It is all about sustainability! Do companies grow sustainable?

Many small to mid-sized companies in the IT/Software sector face the challenge of how to position themselves on the market. This is an important question that needs to be reflected upon as it has a major impact on the sustainable growth of a company.

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29/03/2019
Leading in Change

By Daniel Müller

Why do so many family businesses fail in finding a suitable successor?

Why do so many family businesses fail in finding a suitable successor? In this blog post, I will walk you through the economic relevance of family businesses and the impact of failed Succession Planning.

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29/03/2019
Leading in Change

By Gregor Teamrat Ghirmay

Is your business model ready for the digital future?

Economic growth and revenue can only be achieved by changing and developing new business models that will stand the test of time in a digital world. Is your business model ready for the digital future?

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- #Financial & Professional Services
29/03/2019
Hiring

By Vincenzo Di Pietro

Predictive Assessments: The key to success?

How do you make sure you give your company, and your candidates, the best assessment experience that result in you selecting the right person for the job?

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29/03/2019
Hiring

By Steen Gravers

How to streamline thoughts, ideas and opinions in a hugely diversified executive...

How do you skilfully approach the situation so the result will be a feeling that everybody has been heard and involved, and that there is wide agreement and consensus on the profile?

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29/03/2019
Hiring

By Dr. Ralf Biele

Have you seen a recruitment committee in the public sector speaking with one...

In the public sector, there is an urgent need for efforts to fulfil the services of general interest, or to achieve a positive business result in the long run. What is the best way to align a very heterogeneous group of stakeholders?

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29/03/2019
Hiring

By Volker Schulz

The new management job, how to get the right start?

Due to organisational adjustments, new leadership positions with challenging change assignments are created. This offers opportunities for managers to step into a new assignment. But the question is: how will managers succeed in their new leadership roles?

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29/03/2019
Networking | Hiring

By Steffen Ehrke

How do Executives find new Jobs?

Looking at the market, one can assume the situation for job seekers has never been better. Economy is going well and organisations are looking for professionals across all functions and levels. No problem to change jobs? But if you ask C-Level managers they might not agree.

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29/03/2019
Developing Talent

By Dominic Pfau

The war for talents is about to begin - Are you ready?

Companies that operate in the sector of medical engineering and life science face a huge challenge: Finding and keeping the right people. But are the leaders in your company already aware that skilled employees are the most vital resource in the near future and treat it accordingly?

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- #Medical Engineering
- #Life Science
29/03/2019
AI Candidate Sourcing

By Mariana Grip

AI Candidate Sourcing – Finding candidates beyond traditional methods

AI is the ability of a machine to exhibit learning, perception and problem-solving. For recruiting it can be used for anything from scanning resumes to vetting for characters.

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- #Artificial Intelligence
12/02/2019
Finding the right people

By John Greenway

What is the single biggest issue for every organisation?

What is the single biggest issue for every organisation? Having the right people. Without them you really are stuck! If you appoint the wrong people at the top of an organisation, they can destroy it in no time at all. This applies to all key roles in any enterprise

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23/01/2019
Work/life balance

By John Greenway

Get a better work/life balance

Trying to balance life and work priorities is something that we all face. But is it the right question? Are “work” and “life” on the opposing scales, competing against each other? It can certainly feel like that at times.

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04/01/2019
Leadership Recruitment

By Vardan Malhotra

A.B.C.D of Recruitment

In this technological era, where the workplace dynamics are changing every 18 months, the need to have “Future Ready” leaders is a must have for all organizations. Talent acquisition teams and human resources leaders today have a Herculean task at hand which makes this function even more imperative than...

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- #Recruitment
- #Leadership Recruitment
13/11/2018
Alliance Contracting

By Aki Hyryläinen

Alliance Contracting in the Property and Construction industry

Have you heard the term 'alliance'? Most likely you have, and you know it refers to tight cooperation between two or more parties

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- #Alliance Contracting
- #Collaboration
15/10/2018
Leadership

By Kenneth Lean

Leadership Learnings in VUCA Times

Every corporate giant is finding a competitor sprouting out from unexpected places. This makes leadership more exciting, challenging and painstaking; which has led to thudding falls of organisations and individuals.

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- #Leadership
09/10/2018
Leadership

By Kenneth Lean

VUCA! VUCA! …it's here to stay!

The signs of a time of intense difficulty or danger does not always arrive on a band wagon. In many cases it is as good as invisible, a phenomenon that is aggressively inevitable. Consequently, when a crisis hits its VUCA VUCA all the way.

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- #Leadership
09/10/2018
Leadership

By John Greenway

LEAD: 50 models for success in work & life

September 27th, is a special day for our colleague John Greenway from Mercuri Urval in London. Not only can he celebrate 30 years with Mercuri Urval, but he launches his new book, LEAD: 50 models for success in work & life,

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- #Leadership
- #Book release
27/09/2018
Recruiting - Inspiration

By Simon Bach Nielsen

Recruiting Excellence

The top 2 Things to Do and Top 2 Myths of elements that can significantly improve the success reates when recruiting.

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- #Recruitment
- #Recruiting Excellence
06/09/2018
Leadership - Inspiration

Your Business Tomorrow

As a partner of HJK - the biggest football club and sports brand in Finland - Mercuri Urval got a chance to participate in “Your Business Tomorrow” seminar, organised and hosted by HJK in Finlandia Hall on August 21st.

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- #Inpiration
- #Leadership
30/08/2018
Succession Planning

By Daniel Müller

Many companies face the challenge to find a suitable successor

In the upcoming years, over 45,000 companies in Germany will have to look for a successor, a process that in many cases has not yet started. Have you?

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- #Succession Planning
24/08/2018
Folkemødet 2018

By Henriette von Essen-Leise

Folkemødet: Dét blev der sagt om ledelse

Folkemødet 2018 er slut for i år, og ledelse i det offentlige var i den grad til debat, ikke mindst på Ledelsesscenen. For første gang fik ledelse sin helt egen scene på det netop afholdte Folkemøde 2018.

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- #Ledelse
- #Offentlig ledelse
28/06/2018