bob olin
author's blog
Reflections on executive search, leadership and career decisions, drawn from more than three decades in the profession.
Could I become a company board director?
In senior management positions, you are often requested to have previous experience of a similar level/type of positions, so also at the board...
Leadership vs leadership styles
No one's leadership philosophy is set in stone. For me, leadership, or the leadership style, always starts with the person himself. A person's...
The makings of a good leader
Perhaps some have been given a better genetic capacity to develop into good leaders, but this is no guarantee that they will become good leaders or...
Training, Knowledge and Information sharing
One might easily think this is only an employer issue, but it is not. It is a two-way street. On the practical level, this is always about a...
Why do people land the wrong job? Why do companies hire the wrong person?
Mostly things go well in a recruiting process, but sometimes the recruiting fails. Anyone can make a mistake. Sometimes both parties simultaneously...
VENI, VIDI, VICI – I came, I saw, I conquered – or did I?
We typically change work employment 4–8 times in a lifetime. There are exceptions, but most fit within these limits. If we roughly calculate that...