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Advice abounds for the suddenly remote workers across the globe on how to adjust to the new normal for the foreseeable future, yet leaders of companies and teams who may have resisted the idea of remote work until now may need an even greater mindset shift during...

Could the coronavirus pandemic hasten the demise of the traditional SA office environment? The country is several years behind much of the world in adopting "remote working" — the ability to work for your company from wherever you want. But now, as in the rest of the...

Companies are increasingly softening to the ideas of remote working and flexitime as the understanding of the importance of employee wellness on productivity starts gaining ground. This was one of the major trends identified in a new survey by executive search firm...

Advaita Naidoo, COO of Jack Hammer, had a conversation with Oliver Dickson of 702 on the cultural shift when it comes to the working conditions in companies and who drives the change in remote working and flexitime. She also discussed the benefits for employers and...

Jack Hammer is the exclusive Southern African partner of IRC Global Executive Search; a professional alliance of executive search firms, united in our commitment to support clients in sourcing and retaining key leadership talent. Watch this brief video, put together...

As companies and candidates enter a fresh hiring season in 2020, the time will come where both parties stand at the door of a potential new partnership – arguably the most fragile period of the hiring process. At this stage, when both have clearly indicated their...

Debbie Goodman-Bhyat, CEO of executive search firm Jack Hammer and author of "Inside the Interview" had a conversation with Wasanga Mehana on how businesses can create a responsible recruitment plan and how hiring a wrong candidate can affect the organisation. She...

South African senior professionals, especially in the retail, manufacturing and finance sectors, are neither optimistic about a bonus this year nor a salary increase in the new year. The belt-tightening as a result of the sluggish economy has doused expectations of a...

In SA, some executives need sabbaticals or breaks by their late 30s and early 40s to cope, says Debbie Goodman-Bhyat, the CEO of the executive search firm Jack Hammer. She says successful black women in particular have had to work harder all their lives to reach the...

Leadership strategist and founder of Jack Hammer Debbie Goodman-Bhyat says, managing teams comprised of a range of generations is a growing challenge for leaders. Speaking to Refilwe Moloto, Goodman-Bhyat says if this challenge is not constructively and proactively...

Managing teams comprised of a range of generations is a growing challenge for leaders and, if this challenge is not constructively and proactively addressed, it can have a substantial negative impact on affected employees and ultimately the organisation, a leadership...

As companies increasingly turn to retrenchments in response to pressures on their bottom line, they should beware the unintended but very real consequences that are likely to flow from a reduced staff complement, an expert warns. “In many instances, the reduced profit...

Another Women’s Month has come around and, depending on where you sit, the cause for women in the corporate perch is well and truly being secured – or is it? According to data from executive search firm Jack Hammer, the appointment of women in corporate positions is...

The past few weeks and months have seen arguably the biggest exodus and purge of leaders from the country’s top companies and state owned companies in recent history, with more heads expected to roll in future. Debbie Goodman-Bhyat, leadership strategist and founder...

Disruption. Uncertainty. Rapid technological advancement. Obsolescence. We all know that the world of work and business is changing and transforming rapidly, even exponentially. I’ve seen some form of a Moore’s Law graph at every conference I’ve attended in the last...

Annual statistics for top leadership placements show that South African companies are taking gender transformation to heart, with more women than men landing management and senior leadership roles for the first time in 2018. Advaita Naidoo, COO at Jack Hammer, says it...

As the remote working trend gains popularity in South Africa, our COO Advaita Naidoo shared our research findings that local companies reluctant to offer remote work options to prospective employees are losing out on top talent. Some of the reasons employees motivate...

  Jack Hammer COO, Advaita Naidoo, recently spoke to Cape Talk's Refilwe Moloto about what the future of the job market looks like. What kinds of qualifications / skills / positions might the graduates of 2029 be looking at? Click here for great insights into the...

The workplace of the future is here, changing rapidly, enabled by new tech and progressive thinking. As a result, a number of new senior leadership roles are emerging that companies must start incorporating into their leadership teams to position themselves...

Earlier this year the Grant Thornton ‘Women in business: beyond policy to progress’ report revealed that only 29% of senior roles in South Africa are now filled by women. While this is a small improvement on previous findings, it’s important to note that 20% of local...

Members of IRC Global Executive Search Partners met in Lima, Peru, on October 3-5, 2018. Delegates from 40+ countries celebrated 25 years of the largest global alliance of locally operated executive search firms. Our Partners gathered at the annual IRC Global...

Jack Hammer COO, Advaita Naidoo, recently spoke to SABC's Bongani Bingwa about our latest research into the leadership makeup of the JSE's Top 40 companies.

Jack Hammer Partner, Tracy Dawson, spoke to 702's Bruce Whitfield about our latest research into declining premiums paid for headhunted candidates. The average salary increase offered to headhunted talent fell to 21% in 2018 from 27% in 2017.

With an estimated two thirds of jobs in South Africa at risk of automation, it would be naïve for organisational leaders and managers to think their positions are immune, says leadership and executive search expert, Debbie Goodman-Bhyat, CEO of Jack Hammer. A 2016...

There is a wealth of new methods, backed by research and new data sets, to inform the hiring of executive teams. Despite this, many companies still approach hiring based on outdated principles and concepts, which means that they are not making optimally successful...

Nothing illustrates the sharpness of the fork in the road that SA faces more than the land issue. President Cyril Ramaphosa is caught on the horns of a political dilemma: on the one hand, investor-led growth in the economy is pivotal to the success of his government...

The biggest differentiators between senior executives and employees at all other job levels are not track record and education as might be expected; but rather ambition, the ability to adjust, and a consistent quest for learning. The research was conducted by JvR...

As companies continue to grapple with the question of whether they should appoint top leaders from within, or whether it would be better to bring in someone from outside, research finds that there are distinct benefits in the long term of appointing external...

In a labour market where employees come and go, Jack Hammer CEO, Debbie Goodman-Bhyat, unpacks the importance of exit interviews.

Cost cutting measures by companies have seen a decline in the number of benefits executives get. Recruitment specialist Tracy Dawson speaks to Motheo Khoaripe

Ronak Gopaldas, affiliate partner of Jack Hammer, is a regular columnist for Business Day. It was a good year for African financial markets in 2017. On the whole a feelgood factor returned to the continent after more than two years of subpar performance, with average...

Despite the war for senior leadership talent on the African continent, the approach of luring top international executives with major perks in addition to their remuneration packages is in rapid decline, an expert says. “We are definitely seeing major growth in the...

There is a wealth of new methods, backed by research and new data sets, to inform the hiring of executive teams. Despite this, many companies still approach hiring based on outdated principles and concepts, which means that they are not making optimally successful...

Jack Hammer CEO, Debbie Goodman-Bhyat, will be delivering Mindfulness Masterclass at the Red and Yellow School on the 1st of March. It is a comprehensive 4-hour workshop focused on principles and tools to incorporate Mindfulness as a key element of leadership...

Debbie Goodman-Bhyat is an Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) member in Cape Town, South Africa, and founder and CEO of Jack Hammer, one of Africa's top executive search firms. Debbie found herself unexpectedly at the helm of a new tech company, Virtual Coaching...