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CEO Papers
The 10 Golden Rules for successful export
Author: Freddy Dreher, CEO, France, iCEO #61548
In his expert file, Freddy Dreher gives a very useful overview over the do's and dont's of starting an export business. Easy to read and topped with well chosen examples, he establishes 10 golden rules to follow when you consider entering new markets outside your national territory.https://www.ceo-worldwide.com/blog/successful-export-going-to-new-markets/ Read more...
HR Papers
Is your organization ready for Europe’s “Collapse of the Middle”? A Portfolio Approach
Author: Andros Payne, VPHR, Switzerland, iCEO #27345
Managing "Human capital" has become very tough in turbulent times like today. EU's expansion, combined with services deregulations and Information Technology prices collapse, has given companies access to a deep pool of flexible and low cost labour force, leading Western Europe employees on the verge of a major human portfolio shift. Read more...
Sales & Marketing Papers
The Mathematics of Persuasive Communication
Author: Philip Yaffe, VPSM, Belgium, iCEO #32896
"The Mathematics of Persuasive Communication" from Philip Yaffe gives a completely new approach to perfect communication. Philip, consultant in marketing and communication, explains through simple mathematical equations how everybody can write bestselling sales text and speeches. Read more...
White Papers
The security challenges of the Industrial IOT Wireless Networks
Author: Didier Guiraud, CEO, France, iCEO #68831
This paper will illustrate how important it is to ensure a very high level of security within all the upcoming Industrial IOT Wireless networks. It represents an absolute necessity that requires to be shared and understood at the highest executive levels of the Solution Providers and of all the Industrial Users. Read more...
Case Studies
Rakesh Shah (RVR Management) was recruited to develop a detailed plan, and to identify how the company could achieve its growth objectives.
Author: Rakesh Shah, Chief ESG & Sustainability Officer, UK, iCEO #62822
What would you do, when you have an ambitious growth plan that you must meet and at the same time your revenue is declining? Would you increase the pressure? Or get external help? This might just be the best solution, as these case studies show. Read more...
HR Files
HR: Useless people and pain in your neck? Prompt the change!
Author: Michèle Bedouet, VPHR, France, iCEO #48299
In your company, HR people are (almost) useless! It is true! HR are a cost center: you have to pay the members of the team and to allocate them offices and equipment. HR are a pain in your neck!There too, it is true! HR think of applying the law and the best practice and they ask you to fill in dozens of formal documents. The survey named “Radioscopie of HR” led in 2016 by Cegos, the international leader in training, underlines the growing weight of the administrative and law constraints. HR, one doesn’t know what that is used for! Read more...
A Tip on the Long Tail of Top Management
Author: Avigdor Luttinger, VPHR, Switzerland, iCEO #26299
Taking risks is inherent in top management roles, but some often suppressed aspects are isolation and doubt. With the increase of economic and political uncertainly and complexity, top managers need to be able to ponder alternatives and decisions with stakeless peers – something that they cannot find in their Boards or management groups. Read more...
Hiring the “A” Team: The Right Ingredients for Recruiting Success
Author: Chris Chambers, VPHR, Canada, iCEO #35976
There’s no doubt that the well-established race for talent will continue to intensify. Shifting demographics are significantly impacting the composition of the talent pool, to the harsh extent that some companies are even leaving positions unfilled because they cannot locate the “perfect fit” candidates. Yet, in this global economy where the most critical competitive differentiators are derived from a higher performing workforce, this approach simply isn’t viable. Plus, when the mandate from the board clearly states that ‘our people are our greatest asset,’ HR professionals need to support the organization with a firm strategy that addresses hiring challenges. Simply put, to sustain and drive a market leader position, hiring the ‘A’ team is a necessity, not an option... Read more...
How to contract a Business Development Executive
Author: Simon Gall, VPHR, UK, iCEO #30221
Welcome to our latest Expert File, "How to contract a Business Development Executive" written by Simon Gall, one of our certified iCEO. Since 1996, Simon Gall has founded five high technology/ media companies; he was also a board advisor at five companies and had Interim Director roles at eight companies. Read more...
Is your organization ready for Europe’s “Collapse of the Middle”? A Portfolio Approach
Author: Andros Payne, VPHR, Switzerland, iCEO #27345
Managing "Human capital" has become very tough in turbulent times like today. EU's expansion, combined with services deregulations and Information Technology prices collapse, has given companies access to a deep pool of flexible and low cost labour force, leading Western Europe employees on the verge of a major human portfolio shift. Read more...
How can a French HR Director help a foreign group to set up in business in France and to buy a company there?
Author: Philippe Chauvet, VPHR, France, iCEO #16147
The cultural background and the specificity of French legislation are difficult to grasp for a foreign company trying to set up in France. If financial, commercial and technical analysis are quite universal, the social part requires a deep knowledge of all french players and a HR director experienced in negociating with all parties. Read more...
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