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Diversity at board level
Equality, diversity and inclusion at Board level is a key focus for many businesses at both executive and non-executive level. Since the Davies report in 2011 PLCs across industries have [...]
How to hire technical talent – key factors for success.
In any business, there are the people who help turn the cogs day in, day out. These employees are the technical experts who use their knowledge and skills to perform [...]
How has employment and the workplace changed?
Employment and workplace trends help showcase how businesses and organisations change over time. The trends and predictions around the way people are working help define the recruitment strategy for a [...]
Tips for hiring a Non-Executive Director.
While we've all heard of high profile NED appointments in large corporates that have gone very wrong, more subtle and often hidden, is the much higher number of Boards that [...]
What do executives need to know about GDPR?
Here at Edward Drummond, we work closely with top-level executives and clients who are looking to ensure growth and prosperity in the marketplace. We thought we would highlight some key [...]
Why executive search is so important for your business
Executive search is a specialised type of recruitment, aimed at attracting leading executive and senior management talent to an organisation. It also includes the recruitment of highly skilled and in-demand [...]
Feasibility studies – Are you paying them enough attention?
The term “feasibility study” refers to an assessment of the practicality and suitability of a proposed course of action. These projects are designed to offer unbiased insight, helping businesses to [...]
Finding and hiring a Commercial Director.
As organisations develop and grow, they often need senior talent and executives who are commercially savvy and able to steer the ship through the market landscape. As well as those [...]
Executive onboarding – How to help new executives hit the ground running.
The business world can often be filled with clichés and buzzwords, but there are certain phrases that are not to be under-estimated or dismissed. Executive onboarding is one such example [...]
CEO & executive succession plan – Tips for succeeding during succession.
The changing of a CEO or other top-level executives is a daunting process for any organisation. These members of the organisation are paramount for implementing strategy and leading the rest [...]
How fast growth businesses can succeed through finding and retaining top talent.
Hiring is one of the most important processes for any business. Successful hiring means businesses gain the skills and talent needed to tackle challenges and action innovative ideas. Hiring becomes [...]
What executives need to know about big data, machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Artificial intelligence isn’t just something your CIO needs to get to grips with – it’s something that will define all aspects of business operations and is likely to become a [...]
Market mapping in executive search recruitment.
What is Recruitment Market Mapping? Market Mapping is a vital process for businesses seeking to understand and interpret the spread of talent across their markets. This makes it one of [...]
What is the C Suite and why does it make or break your business?
The “C Suite” is an unofficial collective term that refers to the top executives in an organisation, also sometimes referred to as “C-Level Executives.” The name stems from the fact [...]
Gender imbalance – What happens when top law firms fail to promote women to partnerships?
Our latest research shows that the largest global law firms are failing to promote women to their partnerships in the same numbers as their smaller counterparts. More broadly, we see [...]
Trends in the legal sector that could impact your law firm.
The demand of specific legal areas always changes over time. As new technologies arise and as new challenges face businesses and governments, the areas of law which become more in [...]
Chemical industry recruitment and executive search hire.
Spending time with inspiring leaders is one of the best perks of my job. Being analytical and having had an early career as an Engineer, it’s even more exciting for [...]
Being human.
Visions of a dystopian society are nothing new – in novels (from renaissance times through to modern) and films over the last 60 years we have enjoyed succumbing to the [...]
Collecting and interpreting ‘soft’ data.
“Nature” is what we see— The Hill—the Afternoon— Squirrel—Eclipse—the Bumble bee— Nay—Nature is Heaven— Nature is what we hear— The Bobolink—the Sea— Thunder—the Cricket— Nay—Nature is Harmony— Nature is what [...]
Roundup of the APAC legal landscape in 2016.
Our research projects within the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region throughout 2016 generated a wealth of interesting data from across the team here at Edward Drummond. This has prompted many thought-provoking insights [...]
The rising need for fluent mandarin speakers or PRC natives in the greater China capital markets space.
A number of sources have expressed concerned views on the Debt Capital Markets (DCM) space in APAC and particularly Greater China (excluding mainland China), emphasising its current ‘volatility’ and that [...]
Increasing competition from domestic firms.
A major theme arising from our 2016 research has been the increasing prevalence and sophistication of domestic/national law firms across the APAC region, and the potential challenge that this poses [...]
How to interview a Non-Executive Director.
Interviewing for a non-exec director is an important part of hiring a non-exec director. The interview is a chance for you to get to know each candidate and understand how [...]
What qualifications and skills should you look for when hiring a Non-Executive Director?
Making a hire of any kind is important for a business, but bringing in new leaders, executives and NEDs, who will influence the direction of the business, is as big [...]
Step by step Non-Executive Director work plan template.
Identifying what jobs a non-executive director will do will help ensure you can measure how successful the appointment has been. Not giving a director guidance on their role can lead [...]
Benefits and advantages of hiring a Non-Executive Director.
Hiring a non-executive director for your business brings many benefits. It can be a crucial process that helps develop and launch the business into new opportunities and growth. We’ve broken [...]
Empty vessels make the most noise.
Listening recently to a recorded debate between Roy Jenkins and Tony Benn – which dated from the 1970s – I was immediately struck by the articulate nature of these exchanges. [...]
Our step by step guide to hiring a Non-Executive Director.
Hiring a non-executive director is one of the most important processes a business can go through. The right candidate can help a business grow effectively and develop the organisation. The [...]
Step by step process for finding and hiring a Non-Executive Director.
Hiring an Executive Director can seem like a daunting task. It’s a vital process for businesses and the pressure to get it right means many businesses always find excuses for [...]
Job description template for a Non-Executive Director.
Finding the best candidate to fill your boardroom is crucial for the success of your business. This means ensuring you know what type of candidate you need. The best way [...]
Non-Executive Director transition checklist template.
Periods of change at Board level can often be when organisations are at their most vulnerable. When leaders and non-executives retire or leave an organisation, it can create holes and [...]
Brexit unwound: Gorillas in the mist.
A little over four months ago, on the day that the vote for Brexit was announced, I wrote a blog post as much to put my own thoughts in order [...]
Mid tier law firms in an hourglass economy.
Post LSA, post Jackson, post Recession. What does the legal landscape look like? There continue to be forces at play, which are shaping the UK legal landscape further delineating the [...]
Brexit wounds.
June 24th, 2016 4.30am - 7.30am: Wide awake. Mind racing with the various possible permutations of Brexit; Business, Social and Personal. How will brexit affect business? 7.31 am: ‘Gareth, amongst [...]
Overcoming the challenge of legal services selection / panel review alongside strategic change.
The Edward Drummond & Co senior team have experience of working across a range of sectors, alongside our core Legal offering. Consequently, Corporate clients have, over the years, come to [...]
Getting the most from your expert witness in the post-Jackson climate.
Assessing the Reforms and Informing the Future We have recently undertaken research in order to better inform the Civil Litigation community as to how best to work together in this [...]
Due diligence and market research post-recession and the threat of missed opportunity.
The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on. The New Year is firmly upon us and, with it, the symbiotic conveyor belts of risk and opportunity again whirr into [...]
Benefit from flexible working.
As many families return from their annual holiday to prepare for the start of a new school year, international executive search firm Edward Drummond & Co is encouraging employers to [...]
