Hiring for the Culture You Don’t Yet Have
In periods of disruption, leadership teams often talk about transformation as though it were a strategy exercise. In reality, transformation is usually a talent decision first.
Author: Kim Bell
The Leadership Shift: From Filling Roles to Designing Fit
Most organisations still treat talent acquisition as a sequence: source → attract → assess → hire. But high‑performing leaders — especially passive candidates — no longer respond to this linear logic.
Tomorrow’s Strategy Depends on the Leaders You Back Today
The past few years have shown how quickly business assumptions can collapse. Markets shift. Technology accelerates. Customer expectations reset overnight. This is why the next generation of leaders isn't a "later" conversation.
Tomorrow Won’t Wait: Why Leadership Hinges on How Fast People Learn
The future isn’t approaching. It’s accelerating. And in many organisations, the real constraint isn’t strategy, technology or capital. It’s how quickly people can make sense of change, and act on it.
Start with Fit, Win with Credibility: Rethinking Talent Acquisition
Talent acquisition is often described as a process that begins with sourcing and attraction. In practice, this framing is flawed. Attraction does not start with outreach. It starts with clarity.
Ready or Not? Culture Determines What Thrives
Most organisations don't actively design culture. They experience it. It shows up in how decisions are made, how people challenge each other and what gets rewarded or quietly discouraged.
Hiring Is One of Leadership’s Biggest Risks
Most organisational underperformance doesn’t begin in execution. It begins earlier. In hiring decisions that quietly shape capability, pace and culture long before results show up anywhere visible.
If You Can’t Coach, You Can’t Lead!
Coaching is now central to leadership, not supplementary. AI can extend its reach, but in complex environments, context, trust and judgement remain firmly human domains.
Rethinking the Hiring Value Proposition from the Inside Out
At its core, attracting talent is not about saying the right things. It is about understanding the right things and being able to stand behind them.
Stay Interviews: A Proven Approach to Help You Retain Your Best Talent
In the midst of a red hot labor market, the competition for top talent is fierce. Companies are ratcheting up their focus on retaining employees and looking for smart ways to do so.
If You Don’t Care, You Can’t Lead
When leaders are remembered for their impact, it is rarely because of systems or strategy alone. The enduring differentiator is far simpler and far harder to sustain. Leaders who demonstrate that they genuinely care.
Why the “Best” Candidate Isn’t Always the Right One
In senior appointments, the greatest risk isn't hiring someone underqualified, but hiring someone misaligned. Sustainable performance begins with disciplined judgement at the point of selection.
