The worldwide Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC), of which Borderless is a member, will bring together executive search and leadership consultants from across Europe in Brussels on November 9th to explore the theme, Elevate 2017: New Heights. Peak Results.
The conference will feature a number of speakers and two panels focusing on how digitalization is transforming business, ending the day with an award presentation, book signing and a cocktail reception. Entrepreneur and author Peter Hinssen will deliver the keynote presentation, sharing findings from his latest book, The Day After Tomorrow, discussing today’s exponentially changing world and its consequences for today’s organizations.
AESC President and CEO Karen Greenbaum will moderate a panel on The Next Wave: Executive Talent for the Next Generation. Executive talent advisors will join her to present new research on attracting, developing and retaining Gen X and Millennial executive talent.
AESC Managing Director for Europe & Africa, Clare Mahon, will moderate a panel on EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) with Tim Hickman of legal firm White & Case, David Peters, Finance Director, Odgers Berndtson, and AESC President and CEO Karen Greenbaum to address how consultants and business leaders can prepare now for the enforcement of the regulation on May 25, 2018.
Other speakers include Senior Economist Ilaria Maselli, Neuroleadership expert Andy Habermacher, David Butler of Andrew Sobel Advisors, and Michael Chui of McKinsey & Company.
Attendees will develop a deeper understanding of the critical challenges and opportunities leaders face to better deliver long-term value. Now more than ever, our profession has more opportunities to help organizations achieve a competitive advantage.
The vast majority of business leaders responding to a recent survey said they’re concerned they can’t train employees quickly enough to keep up with AI and tech developments in the next three years. A similar amount said AI and other tech disruptions will require companies to rethink skills, resources and new ways of doing work.
If you were to ask a random person on the street what an HR professional does, their answer would probably be conflict resolution, or that HR folks deal with employee salaries and benefits. And while that is part of an HR professional’s responsibilities — to ensure employee safety, respect and accountability — that doesn’t even scratch the surface.
With remote work destined for good to be a fixture of the modern workplace, almost half of companies are monitoring remote employees’ online activities. Monitored activity can include active work hours, websites visited, chats, and messaging logs. Almost a third (31%) of respondents said their employers are monitoring their computer screens in real-time.
