Technology
The pace of change in business is increasing at an unprecedented rate and a key component of this change is the rapid advancement in technology. Within the technology arena, Korn/Ferry thought leadership focuses on how companies compete to be the leader within their chosen sector and how talent and human capital is helping to power the technology revolution.
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The new appetite for infrastructure. Firms are starved for strong infastructure leaders as technology catches up to its promise.
For years infrastructure professionals might justifiably have said they were overlooked, undervalued, and potentially even outsourced – the poor relation of the IT function. Infrastructure was critical – sure – but it was seen as a commodity and it was not where IT drove differentiation.
Date:
11/17/2011
Authors:
Kevin
Sealy,
Bob
Concannon
Rebooting leadership selection in software sales
Software companies should fundamentally alter how they select sales executives. Analysis of Korn/Ferry executive assessments shows that the required leadership skills shift significantly with each promotion. The upshot? Top sales managers are not naturally good sales leaders. Software companies would be wise to use a more rigorous, assessment-based approach to recruiting, development, and promotion.
Date:
04/29/2011
Authors:
Gren
Millard,
David
Beuerlein,
Patrick
Delhougne,
David R.
Knapp
Winning practices for hiring partners in the professional services sector
Professional services firms rarely discuss how they manage one of their largest investments: external partner-level talent. Yet, the risks and rewards associated with partner-level hiring—including multi-million-dollar market opportunities, reputation risk, and internal disruptions—are substantial. With insight into the motivations of partners who move, and the pitfalls they report hitting in the process, firms can maximize returns on these crucial leadership investments.
Date:
11/02/2010
Authors:
Ana
Rhea,
David
Beuerlein
Australasia Survey – Strategy, Risk and Governance of IT Investment: The Director, CEO and CIO Perspective
Over the past decade, organizations in Australia and around the world have invested billions of dollars in technology. This level of expenditure reflects a higher dependence on technology to support their day-to-day business operations than ever before. With this significant increase in investment and reliance on technology, it is important to explore how well organizations are managing the asset and opportunity.
Date:
02/23/2010
The Mobile Executive
Defining the pros and cons – and leading practices – of an emerging work style.
Date:
08/18/2008
Author:
Jeff
Hocking
In the Age of Agility, Chief Information Officers are Agents of Change and Business Transformation
What do CIOs do in the Age of Agility?
Date:
06/19/2008
Author:
Mark
Polansky
A New Acid Test for Supply Chain Talent Management
How has today's flatter world effected leading supply chains and the people who run them?
Date:
05/27/2008
Authors:
Carlos
Garcia,
Bill
Fello
The Evolving Role of the Board of Directors within the Semiconductor Industry
How is digital convergence in the consumer marketplace is placing new demands on executives – and boards – to broaden the scope of knowledge beyond technical concerns?
Date:
08/27/2006
Author:
John
Coutts