Andreas Christl

TALENTspy welcomes Melanie Kleemann as Associate Partner. She brings more than 15 years of international top management experience, including as CSO.

The whole TALENTspy team at our strategy retreat in the Rheingau: how we are positioning ourselves for the coming years as markets change rapidly.

More than 85 % of C-level vacancies in private equity are filled without a sound. How the discreet process works in four stages, from the early alert on.

Two companies merge, a high-calibre executive is brought in to deliver synergies. Six months later, standstill. Why top appointments fail after the PMI.

When a restructuring or growth phase stalls, it is often down to yesterday’s leadership profiles. Why Mittelstand transformations fail on appointments.

15 years of industry experience as a must? Why industry DNA is the most overrated criterion in C-level searches and can slow turnarounds down.

In a PE carve-out or reorganisation, leadership is the most critical variable in the exit equation. Why investment cases fail because of the corporate illusion.

Companies demand radical change, yet the “pleasant” candidates win the key roles. The most expensive paradox in executive search, and three interview questions against it.

Four days of hiking in Majorca, a small rucksack, a bunk bed instead of a spa: a personal look at what going offline does for focus and perspective.

Demanding a turnaround but recruiting C-level for fair weather: why personnel decisions often become more timid as the crisis grows. An expensive paradox.