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The CEO candidate calls me, rather crestfallen. “The interview was marked by mistrust. Formally it was fine. You can’t quite

There’s no such thing as the perfect candidate! And yet hardly any word comes up as often for me as

You picked the leadership team yourself. That is exactly why you are often the last to notice that it no

How big is your team? This question can be a Trojan horse, but it doesn’t have to be. Either way,

In short: in private equity, value today comes less from financial leverage and more from operational value creation. Whether it

In short: transformations are won or lost in execution, and execution rests on a handful of people. If you are

It’s rarely about the numbers. Anyone who has run a P&L of €500m+, delivered 5 to 10 % of customer

A CEO successfully stabilises a business.Costs down. Structures simplified. Decisions faster. Performance back on track.The turnaround works.And then? Then the

For many executives, being let go sends a shock wave through everything. Tomorrow at 8 there’s the weekly meeting, as

Anyone moving from corporate management into self-employment usually starts planning straight away: • Which service or product will I offer?•

A few days ago I was in a briefing for a new search.The client handed me an excellent role profile.

I speak to at least three executives every day, and most of them think their search begins when they contact

Imagine LinkedIn had existed in 1979. And someone had posted: GRUNDIG will go bust before long, its competitive advantage will

Why TALENTspy is expanding its Commercial Practice with partner Melanie Kleemann now: value creation in portfolios increasingly depends on sales

In-house recruiting is right for 80 % of standard hiring. Why it reaches its limits for top management, critical specialists

An uncertain market, postponed decisions, frozen budgets. Why companies must resolve wrong appointments instead of managing them, especially in a

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

“I use ChatGPT every day” is no longer enough in C-level interviews. Four concrete test cases that separate real AI

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

Mechanical engineering, machine tools, cars: demand is falling. Three reasons why Germany’s business model is losing strength, and three growth