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Analyzing Effective Leaders: Why Extraverts Are Not Always the Most Successful Bosses

Conventional wisdom tells us that leaders are the men and women who stand up, speak out, give orders, make plans and are generally the most dominant, outgoing people in a group. But that is not always the case, according to new research on leadership and group dynamics from Wharton management professor Adam Grant and two colleagues, who challenge the assumption that the most effective leaders are extraverts.

Executive search firms benefit from hiring boost

New data from the worldwide professional association for the retained executive search industry has shown that senior executive hiring increased on a yearly basis.

The 'Silver Tsunami': Why Older Workers Offer Better Value Than Younger Ones

Just a decade ago, experts warned of labor shortages in the United States and other countries as the baby boomers marched into retirement en masse. But with an aging population facing the prospect of living for decades on shrunken retirement funds, graying individuals plan to keep on working. Published: December 06, 2010 in Knowledge@Wharton

Financial services sector “dominates” private sector interim industry

Almost a third (28%) of private sector interim placements in 2009 were related to the banking and financial services sector

Family Matters - Recruiting Executives for a Family-Owned Company

Family businesses are one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy and merit serious consideration for executives at large publicly traded companies. This represents an amazing turnaround from 30 years ago when nobody wanted to work for a family-owned business.

Executive Search: Broken Business Model or Busted Value Proposition?

Kevin Kelly, CEO of high-cost headhunter Heidrick & Struggles, recently said the industry’s 55-year-old business model is “broken” and leadership advisory services will represent “the evolution of the search business going forward.” Competitor Korn Ferry’s CEO, Gary Burnison, echoed this comment when, in a recent earnings call, he said his company would emphasize “integrated revenue growth.”

Executive Employment Market Stabilizing

With improving corporate profits underscoring signs of increased economic growth, recruiters are forecasting an increase in hiring activity at the executive-level, according to the latest ExecuNet Recruiter Confidence Index (RCI) data released today.

Do Tomorrow's Leaders Have What It Takes? Research Says No

A glaring gap exists between the leadership skills organizations have now and the ones they will need in five years, according to new research from the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL).