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The African Proverb Which Should Change the World By James Adair, Executive Search Consultant
‘If the young are not initiated in the tribe, they will burn down the village just to feel the warmth.’ This African proverb is one of the most powerful and relevant of our time given the demographics of booming youth populations in the developing world, aging populations in the developed world and all the […]
How do you Scale Quality?
The skill in biggest demand from Executive in Africa’s clients is the leadership capability to scale a business. Africa is home to seven of the ten fastest growing economies in the world, and is one of the most desirable investment destinations. The business landscape has been rapidly changing due to increased regional mobility, rapid urbanisation […]
What questions should you be asking in order to select the most appropriate firm to run your Search in Africa?
As the adverse economic conditions that have affected the major African economies begin to show the ‘green shoots of recovery’ and the other smaller emerging countries continue to thrive, the competition for top managerial talent remain as intense as ever across Africa. In addition, the trend for localisation continues to gather momentum and this is […]
”The long journey home: the challenges a returnee can face on their way back to Africa”
“Would you consider a role back in Africa?” asked the Executive Search Consultant. Adeolu couldn’t believe her ears. Had all her carefully planned career moves finally paid off? Whilst she was always hearing at conferences that there was high demand for Africans in the Diaspora, especially those with multinational experience, it hadn’t actually been that […]
Why invest in supply chain infrastructure? By Sarah Benson, Search Consultant
There are more than a billion people across 54 countries on a continent bigger than Europe, the USA, China and India combined, yet Africa is barely present on the map of world trade. When the Economist published a new report on emerging Africa, “Africa Rising”, they commented that “Africa can be a hard place to […]
How to Mitigate Against ‘Failure Rate’ for Key Senior Management Hires in Africa
At Executives in Africa we believe in delivering long term value to our clients. We are proud of the fact that 99.4% of candidates we have placed, have stayed for at least a year and the majority have gone on to be promoted and deliver quantifiable results. That is a ‘failure rate’ of under 1%. […]
Adebola Omololu, the CEO of Afriscaper, an Africa-focused Infrastructure & Real Estate Funding Platform, discusses the huge potential of crowdfunding for investment opportunities in this sector
Real Estate & Infrastructure Crowdfunding has established itself as a major game changer where the larger Real Estate industry is concerned. Crowdfunding involves the pooling of funds by multiple investors in a project. This form of crowdfunding is different from ‘rewards-based’ or ‘venture crowdfunding’ in terms of how investments are made, the kind of potential […]
The Challenge of Unconscious Bias
Let’s start with a riddle. A Father and Son are involved in a car accident. The Father dies at the scene, whilst his son is taken to hospital for surgery. The surgeon comes into the operating theatre, looks at the boy and says: “I can’t operate on this boy because he is my son.” So […]
Local Contingent Recruitment vs International Search – Gary & Barbara Taylor share what they have learned since relocating from Zimbabwe to the UK
Until early 2017, Barbara and I were operating a very successful recruitment company, Oxford Recruitment, on the ground in Zimbabwe. We ran it for 17 years and delivered an excellent service to our clients, mainly locally, as well as delivering some international / pan African exclusive mandates. With a business background and having worked in […]
First Impressions are Critical – are you using Search as a PR tool for your Corporate Brand? By David Pinney, Executive Search Consultant
Is your recruitment process damaging or enhancing your corporate brand? In today’s competitive market, corporate image is a key strategic element in delivering growth and success in the local market. Have you ever considered how your recruitment process, and perhaps even more importantly, how the recruitment partner you choose to represent your company externally in […]