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Why Great Leaders Underplay Pressure
Last week, I met the ex-head of a very well known Financial Services regulator. He’s…

How Great Leaders Are Able To Change Company Culture
As a recruiter, I’ve seen it happen endless times. A struggling company, desperate to turn…

How Great Leaders Invest In Themselves
In order to grow in any aspect of life requires dedication and self-conscious investment. Great…

Why Great Leaders Don’t Overthink
In my career to date, I’ve been lucky to work with hundreds of successful entrepreneurs.…

Why Great Leaders Respect The Competition
Last week I met the head of innovation at one of the leading UK banks.…

How Great Leaders Balance Work And Family
Perhaps no subject causes as much internal conflict as the issue of work vs family.…

Why Great Leaders Live Humbly
On Friday evening I met the CEO of a fast growing FinTech company for dinner.…

How Great Leaders Avoid Miscommunication
Recently, I’ve been working on a CTO search for a well known global software company.…

Why Great Leaders Take Risks On Others
A career in recruitment has taught me many valuable lessons. The biggest of which has…

Why Great Leaders Don’t Become Bottlenecks
Leadership is tough. Especially when the stakes are high. And when mistakes are easy to…

How Great Leaders Sell Risky Propositions
Right now I’m recruiting heavily for startups. With FinTech booming and investor cash readily available,…

How Great Leaders Control Their Ego
Ironically, the most important principles in life as usually the most simple. To be happy,…

Why Great Leaders Explore Bad Feelings
Just before Christmas, I had a bad experience with a client. Nothing massively dramatic, just…

How Great Leaders Handle Arguing Followers
However strong leadership may be, fallout at some stage is inevitable. As complex beings we…

How Great Leaders Are Able To Detach
Recently a close family member of ours had a big health scare. As part of…

Why Great Leaders Hear Others Out
“And is there anything else I should know about you guys Jas?” It was probably…

Why Great Leaders Put Their Followers Goals First
Last week I met one of our closest clients for lunch. The Chief Revenue Officer…

Why Great Leaders Aren’t Afraid To Give Honest Feedback
Life as a recruiter can sometimes be challenging. Especially when it comes to giving interview…

Why Great Leaders Make Time Alone
Recently, I’ve been given a rare opportunity to shadow a long term mentor of mine.…

Why Great Leaders Embrace Others For Who They Really Are
Recently my eldest son has started a new school. As a shy and often hesitant…

How Great Leaders Break Things Down
Recently my son has been learning how to swim. It’s not something that has come…

How Great Leaders Handle Geniuses
In ten years as a recruiter working with several high performing and often well known…

Why Great Leaders Stay Loyal
Life as a salesperson can be a roller coaster. The despondency of rejection. The excitement…

Why Great Leaders Don’t Make Predictions About Things They Don’t Know
Us humans don’t like uncertainty. Trying to predict where the economy is going. Needing to…
Why Great Leaders Practice Conversations
My very first boss was an excellent conversationalist. Be it an emergency, a need to…

Why Great Leaders Take Time To Do Nothing
In modern life, we’re all constantly reminded of the need for balance. Work. Socialise. Sleep.…

Why Great Leaders Show Vulnerability
The last few months, I’ve spent a considerable chunk of my time in Switzerland. One…

Small, Medium, or Big: What Size Fintech Firm Should You Work For?
As the Fintech industry moves ever closer to gaining popular acceptance and becomes more disruptive,…

Why Great Leaders Practice Conversations
My very first boss was an excellent conversationalist. Be it an emergency, a need to…

3 Areas That Many Fintech Companies Don’t Invest Enough In
There has been a lot of discussion in recent years about the growing prevalence and…

Switching from Banking to FinTech: 3 Things to Consider
Downsizing at banks across the globe, coupled with the growing acceptance and prevalence of technology…

How Bad Hiring Decisions Can Hurt a Good Company
Tony Hsieh the founder of Zappos.com once shared in an interview that bad hiring decisions…

Why Great Leaders Take the Rap for Their Team
Leadership can have it’s ups and downs. On the high side – the glory, the…

Why Great Leaders Aren’t Obsessed With Perfectionism
Life as a recruiter can be very enlightening. Especially when it comes to seeing what…

How Candidates REALLY Interpret Interview Feedback
When hiring, sometimes what happens outside the interview room can be even more important than…

Why Great Candidates Ask About Career Advancement
One of the most interesting aspects of the interview process is the subject of discussing…

Competition Time: It’s the Month of Love… and We Love a Treat!
It’s February, the month of love, and here at Iopa Solutions we are a sentimental…

Why Great Candidates Always Follow Up
Interviews can be quite formal affairs. Detailed questioning. Highlighting relevant experience. And nowadays the customary…

Are You Filling Vacancies Or Creating A Culture?
It’s that time of the year again. The annual recruitment drive. New expectations for the…

Why It’s Important To Hire Decisive People
Decisiveness is one of the most underrated principles in success. When assessing others (and even…

How Great Leaders Judge Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence has become a commonly used buzz-word in the business world. In fact, studies…

Competition Time: There’s no place like London!
At Iopa Solutions we decided it was about time we took a good look around…

What You Can Learn From Other People’s Hobbies
When analyzing others most of us get focussed. Sometimes, too focussed. If we’re keen to…

How to Select Reliable People
It’s frustrating being left hanging. We can tolerate higher prices. We can even accept slightly…

How to Figure Out What Motivates Others
Success is built on the right type of motivation. In fact, usually the best relationships…

How Great Leaders Create A Family-Like Culture
One of our oldest client relationships is a global manufacturing company. They have one of…

Why Great Leaders Pursue Effectiveness Over Efficiency
In the early days of my career I craved for more efficiency. I’d been programmed to…

How Great Leaders Quieten Mind-Chatter
Got to send that email….Mustn’t forget to call Steve….Really need to re-order my contact lenses….What…

How Great Leaders Learn To Stand Out
For the last three months I’ve been partnering with an ultra-fast growing start-up. The company…

How Great Leaders Persist Politely
Please Daddy? No. Please, please, pleeeeease? I said No. Ok then……But pleaaaaasse, can I have…

How Great Leaders Manage Under-Performance
We’ve all been there. Maybe at school. Maybe at work. Maybe at home. We’ve not…

Book Of The Month: The Art of the Nudge
It’s that time of month again – Book of the Month! So last month we…

How Great Leaders Choose The Right Successor
One of my earliest heart-breaking memories is from eight years old. Mrs Fletcher, the school…

Why Great Leaders Learn To Pause
Business often hinges on the right conversation. Boardroom presentations, multi-million dollar sales engagements, high pressure…

How Great Leaders Displace Competition
Ah Competiton. Always an interesting topic of conversation. And we all have our own ideas…

How Great Leaders Instill Confidence
Ready Jas? You bet I was. This was the moment I’d been waiting for all…

Why Great Leaders Embrace Getting Older
Last month I found my first white hair. In fact, not one but several. I’ve…

Why Great Leaders Encourage Their Followers To Move On
Growing up, my dad was pretty tough. When I was just ten years old, I…

Why Great Leaders Don’t Self-Praise
It’s great when things go right. Especially when it’s you that is the driving force…

How Great Leaders Budget Their Time
Time is money. Or so the saying goes. I’m sure most of us would agree.…

Why Great Leaders Pursue Effectiveness Over Efficiency
In the early days of my career I craved for more efficiency. I’d been programmed to…

Why Great Leaders Try To Give Before They Get
We all want something. A faster car, straighter golf swing and a rippled six-pack are…

How Great Leaders Build Mental Strength
Success is an unpredictable formula. In ten years as a recruier working with over 15,000…

How Great Leaders Step Up On The Biggest Occasions
Watching the IAAF World Championships this weekend has been an enlightening experience. I’ve always found professional…

Why Great Leaders Let Others Go First
Recently I’ve been working closely with a newly appointed CEO of a well known UK…

How Great Leaders Create Outstanding Customer Service
Recently my internet at home has been playing up. After numerous emails and logs through…

Why Great Leaders Don’t Compare Others
Growing up, I was pretty good at chess. Although I much preferred outdoor sports like…

Why Great Leaders Let Others Take The Credit
Last month I got invited to one of my client’s annual conference. They are a…

Why Great Leaders Always Close The Loop
In a world of increasing choice it’s never been more important to be more efficient.…

How Great Leaders Delegate
Delegation is a key component of success. In a fast changing and increasingly competitive world,…

How Great Leaders Balance The Old And The New
Social media lead generation or cold-calling? The tried and trusted 10 year old database or…

Why Great Leaders Insist On Diversity
It’s a great time to be alive. Technology, globalization and freedom of speech is growing…

How Great Leaders Fight Worry
By Jas Singh Worry is the silent killer. We read about rising rates of heart…

Why Great Leaders Stay Jolly
Last week I met a VP of product management we recently placed with a SaaS…

Why Great Leaders Greet People They Don’t Know
By Jas Singh My job involves a lot of “selling”. Meeting new clients, giving presentations,…

How Great Leaders Unlock Other People’s Potential
By Jas Singh The greatest leaders have a unique ability. In a world where specialized…

Three Tools Great Leaders Use To Persuade
By Jas Singh There is a big difference between manipulation and persuasion. Convincing or forcing…

Why Great Leaders Don’t Ramble
By Jas Singh There’s nothing more irritating than listening to another person rambling on. Another…

How Great Leaders Balance Emotion And Reason
By Jas Singh We’ve all been there. It’s so hard to decide. Our head says…

Why Leaders Make-Believe
By Jas Singh When I was a boy I used to spend the weekends at…

Why Great Leaders Never Whinge
By Jas Singh Ten years in the recruitment industry has taught me a lot about…

Why Great Leaders Aren’t Afraid To Start Again
By Jas Singh In ten years as a recruiter working with over 13,000 different people…

How Great Leaders Handle Objections
By Jas Singh It’s easy to get excited in the workplace. We’ve all been in…

Why It’s Sexy To Work In Technology Today
By Jas Singh Not so long ago, most of us had a stereotyped image of…

Why Great Leaders Trust The Universe
By Jas Singh The best sales person I know works in the software industry. She…

Why Great Leaders Trust The Universe
By Jas Singh Recently one of my best clients, and more importantly a good friend,…

Why Great Leaders Never Try To “Fix” Others
By Jas Singh There is a common misconception in management that employees who are not…

How Great Leaders Use Negative Energy
By Jas Singh We often believe those in positions of leadership have it all. Respect,…

Why Great Leaders Make Time For Silence
By Jas Singh Right now, I’m in the process of interviewing several high profile CEO’s…

Why Great Leaders Are Never Afraid Of Internal Competition
By Jas Singh Recruiting at a senior level can often be a funny thing. You’d…

How Great Leaders Break Disappointing News
By Jas Singh Last year we did a lot of recruiting for an American internet…

Why Leaders Learn By DOING
By Jas Singh Recently my son has started to learn French. Since my parents are from…

How Leaders Never Tolerate Bullying
By Jas Singh My son is about to start school. And naturally, like most parents,…

Why Leaders Ask Direct Questions
By Jas Singh Perhaps the most frustrating part of working in groups is when you…

How Leaders Don’t Let Loved Ones Hold Them Back
By Jas Singh About three years ago, I was working with a technology entrepreneur based…

Why Great Leaders Use Self-Motivators
By Jas Singh When I gave up my career as a 20-something Pharmacist for The…

Why Great Leaders Use Experts
By Jas Singh A few months ago, we made a decision to change our internal…

Why Great Leaders Always Follow Up
By Jas Singh We live in a world that is busier than ever before. Technology…

How Leaders Continue To Work On Relationships
By Jas Singh Relationships are funny things. As social creatures we thrive on them. They’re…

Why Leaders Count Their Blessings, Not Their Troubles
By Jas Singh Life is an emotional roller-coaster. Ups and downs, highs and lows. We’ve…

Why Leaders Encourage Others To Talk About Themselves
By Jas Singh My son is now three years old. And as many parents may…

Why Leaders Drink Plenty Of Water
By Jas Singh Water is the fountain of life. In fact scientists have now proven…

Why Great Leaders Treat Themselves
By Jas Singh Last week I was having dinner at a hotel I was staying…

How Great Leaders Handle Indecisive People
By Jas Singh In ten years as a hiring specialist, I’ve noticed that high achievers…

How Great Leaders Create Power
By Jas Singh Power is essential for any major achievement. What is power? According to…

How Great Leaders Deal With Inner-Conflicts
By Jas Singh Most of us know what we want most in life. Many of…

How Great Leaders Realize How Rich We Already Are
By Jas Singh In the modern world we all strive for achievement. Whether it is…

How Great Leaders Give Great Feedback
By Jas Singh Working in the recruitment industry, one of the most difficult things to…

How Great Leaders Create Great Moments
By Jas Singh Often I ask people what has been the best thing about their…

How Great Leaders Stay Modest
By Jas Singh Successful leaders often reach the top. Recognition, reward and power can be…

Why Great Leaders Give First-Timers A Chance
By Jas Singh Ten years when I first started in the recruitment industry I pitched…

How Leaders Condition Their Minds Each Day
By Jas Singh Outstanding leadership starts within. In ten years as a hiring specialist I’ve…

How Great Leaders Stay Cool
By Jas Singh Last year we worked on a Global Head of Product Development search…

How Great Leadership Lives Forever
By Jas Singh Leaders are often most needed when times are tough. When their people…

Why Great Leaders Know When To Back-Off
By Jas Singh Recently, one of my good friends took a job within the financial services…

How Great Leaders Give Hope
By Jas Singh “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all…

How Great Leaders Stay Youthful
By Jas Singh Age is never a factor when it comes to achievement. We all…

How Great Leaders Choose A Successor
By Jas Singh Perhaps the hardest decision any leader has to make is to identify…

Why Great Leaders Invest In People
By Jas Singh Let’s be totally honest. Most of us wouldn’t mind being rich. Yeah…

Why Great Leaders Are Early Risers
By Jas Singh How early do you get up in the morning? Are you up…

Why Great Leaders Open Doors For Others
By Jas Singh About three years ago, one of my clients reached out to me…

Why Great Leaders Keep Notes
By Jas Singh Leadership is often demanding. In the hustle and bustle of a typical…

Why Great Leaders Love Technology
By Jas Singh My job is meeting people. A lot of people. In ten years…

Why Leaders Fail Fast
By Jas Singh Two weeks ago I took my son and his cousin sister to…

How To Ensure You Are Never Mis-Sold A Job
By Jas Singh Moving jobs is a big decision. It’s what defines our entire careers.…

How To Get Hired By The Company You Admire
By Jas Singh In 2012 I was lucky enough to get invited to the Dreamforce…

How Great Leaders Never Break Promises
By Jas Singh On average, I meet around six new people a day. And as…

Why Great Leaders Jump First
By Jas Singh Most of aspire to leadership at some stage in our lives. Might…

How To Hire People Who Won’t Leave For A Competitor
By Jas Singh n business, often too much personal success can be seen as “dangerous”…

Why Great Leaders Scout Talent
By Jas Singh Last night I watched the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League between…

How Great Leaders Forgive
By Jas Singh Last August I was working on a CEO search for fast growing global…

How To Prevent A Recruiter “Closing” You
By Jas Singh “Just call him back” my manager said. “Just tell her you think…

How Managers Push, But Leaders Pull
By Jas Singh Recently a lot has been written about management vs leadership. The truth…

Why Great Leaders Avoid Gossip
By Jas Singh I have this prehistoric image. 100,000 years ago mankind doing pretty well.…

How Great Leaders Give People Their Full Attention
By Jas Singh We’ve all been victim to it. We’ve also all done it. There’s…

Why Great Leaders Never Hide
By Jas Singh We all make mistakes. Sometimes big ones. Sometimes ones that make us…

Why Leaders Tell Stories
By Jas Singh My hero in life has always been my Dad. As far back…

Five Iconic Leadership Pictures
By Jas Singh It’s often said a picture says a thousand words. For even the…

Why Great Leaders Love People
By Jas Singh I grew up in a small English town about 50 minutes drive…

How Great Leaders Create Healthy Competition
By Jas Singh My brother and I are only 14 months apart in age. Growing…

Why Great Leaders Talk Less
By Jas Singh Last December I finally got the chance to meet a new client…

Why Leaders Clean Their Desks
By Jas Singh When I first began my career in The City as a twenty…

How Great Leaders Never Get Bored
By Jas Singh I’m often asked what is the number one reason why people decide…

How To Hire The Right Sales Person
By Jas Singh This month we’re about to release our annual CEO study. We do…

Why Leaders Go The Extra Mile
By Jas Singh “Thanks for coming over at late notice Jas. Flying back today?” “Yes…

What All Leaders Can Learn From The Military
By Jas Singh One of our clients is a well known Wall Street broker. They’re very successful…

How Great Leaders Ooze Energy
By Jas Singh I’m a self-confessed business geek. I love learning from great leaders and…

Why Great Leaders Are Like Great Artists
By Jas Singh Last year I visited the offices of one of the best known…

Why Great Leaders Were Once Great Followers
By Jas Singh Leaders. Those who lead from the front. Make big decisions. Steering the…

Why Great Leaders Practice Simplicity
By Jas Singh We all want success. And nowadays, opportunity has never been greater. Online…

Why Great Leaders Don’t Believe in Perfectionism
By Jas Singh Three weeks ago, I was very excited. As part of a large…

How Great Leaders Always Have Enough Time
By Jas Singh The one thing that is constant for all of us is time.…

Four Celebrities That Once Had Unbelievable Jobs
By Jas Singh Change can often be for the good. We all want to grow…

Six Hiring Quotes From Great Leaders
By Jas Singh The fastest way to become the best is to model the best.…

Hiring: When Size Matters
By Jas Singh As a hiring specialist, for many years I’ve been vocalising the importance…

How Great Leaders Don’t Accept Failure
By Jas Singh Today’s my second day at Tony Robbin’s annual seminar “Unleash The Power…

Live At Tony Robbins: Leadership Lessons Learned on Day One
By Jas Singh Today I’m in the Excel Theatre, East London. Usually the scene for…

Why Great Leaders Use Role Models
By Jas Singh Last week, the United Nation’s International Day of Happiness took place. Led…

Why Great Leaders Say Thank You
By Jas Singh The Sunday before last, I received a call around 6pm in the…

Why Great Leaders Focus on People, Not Numbers
By Jas Singh So Jas, any questions? I looked down at my paper pad. It…

Do You Dream Of Sleep?
By Jas Singh Ah sleep. Loved by us all. Soft, snuggley, bedsheets. Warm and inviting.…

Leadership Lessons We Can Learn From Children
By Jas Singh A proud father of two children, being a parent has been the…

Are You Happy At Work?
By Jas Singh Happy Happiness Day everyone! Today is International Day of Happiness. Happiness is…

Why Great Leaders Believe In Sportsmanship
By Jas Singh We all like to win. Or at least get what we want.…

How To Get More Followers On Social Media
By Jas Singh Most of us have something we want to say. A message we…

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Why We All Love The Irish
By Jas Singh For a country with only 4.6 million people, the Republic of Ireland…

Leadership: The Power Of The Spoken Word
By Jas Singh As humans we have one major advantage of over every other creature…

How Great Mothers Make Great Leaders
By Jas Singh Leadership is often about giving. Putting the needs of others ahead of…

Why Great Leaders Have A Sense Of Humor
By Jas Singh The business world is often a serious place. Big decisions. Lots of…

How To Become More Visible In Your Career
By Jas Singh Everyone in life needs a break. That one opportunity that we are…

Hiring – Too Fast, Too Furious?
By Jas Singh The other day I needed to transfer some money online to my…

How To Pick The Right Start-Up To Work For
By Jas Singh Nowadays it’s cool to work for a start-up. With the growing influence…

When Is The Right Time To Let Go Of A Candidate?
By Jas Singh The worst part of my job is when you hear someone you…

Has A Hiring Manager Ever Picked Your Brains?
By Jas Singh There is a dirty, dark secret to recruiting. Something that many people…

Hiring Abroad: How To Do It
By Jas Singh It’s a classic recruitment scenario. Business is booming in the local markets.…

How To Hire More Women Into The Boardroom (Other Than Quotas)
By Jas Singh After thousands of years of unequal pay, opportunity and career advancement finally…

Four reasons why you shouldn’t retire at 65
By Jas Singh I grew up as one of three children. My parents were working…

What we can learn from the great Jack Nicklaus
By Jas Singh There are some great parallels between the worlds of business and sports.…

Do you love your job? Or have you settled?
By Jas Singh There is a rule of thumb when it comes to hiring. Something…

How burnout is increasing
By Jas Singh An increasing trend I have noted over the past few years is…

Should you hire your friends?
By Jas Singh It sounds like a no-brainer. You’ve known each other for years. You…

How To Visualize Anything
By Jas Singh Psychologists have proven beyond question for some time that visualization is a…

One Word Brand Equity: What’s Yours?
By Jas Singh One of the most inspirational people I have ever known is Lord…

How To Get Back Up After A Fall
By Jas Singh My curtains were closed for weeks. I wanted to stay in bed…

How To Get Your First Job As CEO
By Jas Singh I have had the privilege to work with some great executives over…

Bored Of Your Board?
By Jas Singh I’ve worked on quite a lot of board level searches in the…

Are You Getting Paid Fairly?
By Jas Singh The City of London is a pretty secretive place. The traditional home…

How Awards Incentivize
By Jas Singh My first ever job in the City of London was working for…

Job Auditions: Wonderful or Wicked?
By Jas Singh Nowadays, everyone likes a trial. The leap of faith seems to have…

Do YOU React Like A Leader?
By Jas Singh Often I am asked what makes a person successful in their career.…

Guess How Many Hours We Work A Week?
By Jas Singh This week I was passed an interesting link by one of our…

Napoleon Hill: The 11 Major Attributes of Leadership
By Jas Singh One of my favourite books is Napoleon Hill’s classic “Think and Grow…

Does Your Accent Hinder Your Job Prospects?
By Jas Singh It’s a great era to be involved in business. The best thing…

How To Hire A Change Agent
By Jas Singh Perhaps the biggest enquiry I receive from leaders today is finding experienced…

Why Candidates Turn Down Jobs
By Jas Singh Perhaps the most frustrating part of any hiring manager’s job is when…

Recruiting For A Major Sports Tournament
By Jas Singh Perhaps the most difficult type of recruitment at all, is one that…

How To Fall In Love With Hiring On Valentines Day
By Jas Singh It’s 4 am London time on Valentines day 2015. I’m an early…

Why Leaders Are Networkers
By Jas Singh Last year I was lucky enough to attend a business lecture by…

How To Reference Candidates Better
By Jas Singh Just before Christmas, one of our clients shortlisted a strong candidate for…

Why Achievers Are Often Criticised
By Jas Singh Last week I was at the offices at one of my clients…

Five Things That Repel Candidates
By Jas Singh All the data shows that we’re about to enter a period of…

Re-hire After A Falling Out?
By Jas Singh Last week in an interview with CNN Money, John Sculley the man…

Greatest Hiring Managers: Vince McMahon
By Jas Singh In the entertainment industry, hiring has a huge role to play in…

Greatest Hiring Managers: Ray Croc
By Jas Singh Ray Croc was the man who brought the McDonalds franchise from the…

Greatest Hiring Managers: Andrew Carnegie
By Jas Singh As part of inspiring leaders on the power of hiring, I thought…

How Leaders Select The Right Coach
By Jas Singh About a year ago, I finally started to take golf lessons. A…

How To Become More Memorable
by Jas Singh, Iopa Solutions Everyone in this world has something to give. Often, we…

What Frozen Teaches Us About Hiring
by Jas Singh Over the Christmas holidays, I watched the movie Frozen with my children…

The 6 Greatest Hiring Decisions of All Time
by Jas Singh We all have icons in business and in life. Often these people…

The Myth of the Transferable Rolodex
By Jas Singh Every business has tried it. Some even thrive on it. The banking…
7 Steps to Quicken Your Interview Process
by Jas Singh “Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but…

The Curse of “Over Interviewing”
It’s so frustrating. The first interview was perfect. We really liked each other. We called…

Why Newly Hired Superstar’s Fail…
We’ve all done it many times. A sales vacancy arises. We hire the superstar from…

How to assess someone’s loyalty
Loyalty has always been of importance to us hiring managers. We all want to invest…
8 Characteristics of a Successful Hiring Manager
Hiring Managers more than ever are competing for the best talent on the market. Within…
The three factors that drive performance…
When I am speaking to companies about hiring executives, I often ask them what they…
The Benefits of the Retainer…
I wanted to write this post since nearly every new client we initially speak to…
Fintech Salary Survey 2013
We are pleased to announce the results of our salary survey for the Global Fintech Markets…
Why the CEO (and not H.R.) should be the point of contact for Executive hiring…
3 years ago one of my trusted clients was in the market for a global…