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Finding a Route Back to Work After a Long Career Break
April 2016 — Getting back to work after a prolonged break is rarely easy. But stories of women and men who went through this transition can teach us how to better navigate a way back in.
Boot Camp to Boardroom: Making a Success of Leaving the Military
December 2015 – What happens to military officers when they are leaving the battlefield and decide to join the world of business? This article explores, via the story of five former military men and women, exactly what the transition feels like, with more or less support, and seeks lessons in making it more effective and […]
Jumping Hurdles From the Stadium to the Corporation
September 2015 – Many of us may idolise great sporting stars and see them as forever young. But we tend to forget to wonder about what the future brings for them, beyond their last Olympic podium. However, for most of them, there is a next chapter, once their bodies are no longer able to cooperate […]
How to Transition From Consulting to C-Suite
June 2015 — While former management consultants represent only 5% or so of CEO transitions over the past ten years across the world, evidence from a recent study by Spencer Stuart would suggest that consultants are more than worthy of consideration for a role at the top. This does not necessarily indicate that all consultants should […]
Turning Neurodiverse Talent Into Strategic Advantage
March 2015 — We all have or have had someone at work, who was mildly or even deeply annoying to work with, who just did not seem to “get” situations, and who seemed to function in a world apart. At the time, most of us probably just gently put up with the misfit, occasionally becoming more annoyed, and thought little more of it.
Boomerang Executives
November 2014 — Over the past ten years, the number of Fortune 100 companies that actively run “alumni programs” has multiplied. One of the main results of this approach is that there are more and more people who return to their former employer at some time later. Those who are part of this growing phenomenon are […]
Making the Move From Profit to Purpose
August 2014 — A transition into not-for-profit from the profit-driven corporate world is something that more executives are making these days than was the case ten or even twenty years ago. Some aspects of the change are obvious, and others more subtle and unexpected. In this article, we chart some of the recurrent themes we observe […]
“Talent Masters” by Bill Conaty and Ram Charan
November 2010 – Ram Charan, the consultant, and Bill Conaty, the former Senior VP of HR at General Electric, have joined their talented hands to write a new book that brings a vast quantity of information, advice and useful tools, and explains how and why “smart leaders put people before figures”. More information on “Talent […]
Anglo-French Management: more than the “bon mot”
November 2010 – In this interview, that Antoine Tirard gave to Robert Dick, Director of the Global Talent Network (GTN), he explains what needs the HR Anglo-French Dictionary addresses, how difficult it was to write and keep up-to-date, and what it brings us, beyond the strict translation. What made you decide that an HR Anglo-French […]
Découvrez le livre “Révélez vos talents”
Avril 2013 – Antoine Tirard, fondateur de NexTalent, est coauteur du nouveau livre “Révélez vos talents“, une cartographie des 43 principaux outils psychométriques destinés à l’évaluation et de développement des talents: recrutement, coaching, leadership, évolution de carrière, cohésion d’équipe… Un guide complet, opérationnel et pratique destiné aux professionnels RH, coachs, consultants et formateurs. Le livre présente une fiche […]
