Articles

ChampionScott Partners- Strategic Placements Give Smaller Firm a Global Reach
By: Chris Mahoney, Boston Business Journal
Executive recruitment: Under the best of circumstance, it’s a challenging intricate dance in which a company, its chief officers and – in many cases- its board of directors look to find the right candidate that can bring a company to the next level and navigate an increasingly complex host of regulatory and market issues.

Size Matters in Picking Search Firm, but Bigger Isn't Necessarily Better
By Joann S. Lublin, The Wall Street Journal
In seeking fresh employment, should you turn for help to the biggest executive recruiters or the smallest? Both giants and boutiques can help -- and hinder -- your hunt.

Tips for U.S. Companies: How to Build Great Teams in China
Hiring the right leader is perhaps the most critical factor to a company's success in China - and should be very carefully done. In any situation where local operations are separated from headquarters by distance, time, language and culture, there are significant challenges to building a high-performing team. China, with its unique culture, language and emerging business practices, presents a unique set of challenges.

Executive Search Summit 2004 (Strategies for the New Business Reality)
Alfred Mockett, former Chairman & CEO of AMS, discusses building strategic partnerships with executive search firms during the 2004 Executive Search Summit.

Is it Time for Your CEO to Go?
Companies go through natural stages of development - from start-up to market penetration, to market acceptance and growth, and finally to maturity. Each stage has different business issues that define success or failure, and therefore require different human capital skills to achieve success. In our experience, the most successful companies in each stage of development often have CEOs that tend to fit certain archetypal personalities which are quite distinct from one stage to the next.

Building Successful Global Teams
Most technology companies must operate globally to be successful - and need a plan for global expansion almost from day one. Whether a company is from the U.S. going overseas, or a foreign company coming to the U.S., perhaps the most critical factor to their success or failure is their ability to build a cohesive organization that can operate effectively in a global environment.