IMSA Search Global Partners

A growing number of companies use different test systems, cases, and algorithms in their recruitment processes. IMSA Denmark (Brinch & Partners) has analysed various assessment tools used to recruit new employees. Which are the most reliable?

Great leaders provide great leadership. Sounds obvious, but in fact, effective leadership is significantly impacted by the environment in which business leaders find themselves operating at specific points in time. In an era of 24/7 global connectedness, today’s great leaders must motivate and manage a workforce impacted by rapidly advancing technologies, constantly evolving social values, and the realities of economic inequality, pandemics, and climate change.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are serious topics for businesses everywhere. Building a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace was a pre-COVID priority, as many companies had already created positions and initiatives to address DEI issues, including discrimination in talent acquisition, lack of race and gender diversity in teams, departments, and management, as well as equity of performance assessments, pay scales, and promotability.

In imagining the post-COVID workplace, it’s critical to sustain the positive changes that have taken place during the pandemic. Returning to the old normal is not an option for strong companies in 2022 and beyond. In a 5/20 McKinsey webinar, “Reimagining Organizations for Post-Pandemic times,” Mary Meaney suggests business leaders contemplate: “Who are you? How do you operate? and How will you grow?” Effective operations remove boundaries, accelerate decision making, and adapt new technologies. Meaney concludes, “Amid the crisis, leaders are learning that high-performing teams make not just faster but also better decisions.”

ESG – Environmental, Social, Governance – refers to a set of criteria by which companies are evaluated, which considers the broader impacts of company operations on key stakeholders, specifically the E: environment, S: customers, suppliers, communities, and society, and G: leadership, employees, and shareholder rights. It can include corporate performance in a wide variety of areas, from reducing carbon emissions to fair labor practices to promoting board gender diversity. Socially conscious investors use these standards to screen investments.

From the Founder of a start-up to the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, leadership is all about inspiring others. Pre-pandemic, in addition to being a motivator, leadership was defined as being: Visionary, Strong, Smart, Commanding, Driven, Decisive, and At the Front of the Room.