Our blog articles cover topics such as succession planning, ethics, economic trends, compensation, employee engagement and recruiting. New posts are added each month by firm Principal, David Magy.
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I FINDU: The Art of Being Found in Executive Search
April 2025
It is hard to believe . . . . . Abeln, Magy, Underberg & Associates started in 1996. Shortly after we opened for business, I decided to buy vanity plates for my car. Why did I do it? The idea made me laugh. The plate – I FINDU... -
The Impact of AI on Executive Search: Is It the Real Candidate or the AI Version?
March 2025
AI – I wrote a Blog in July, 2023 – the title was AI – A Topic I Know So Little About (see ... -
The Hidden Pitfalls Of Unforced Errors In Networking With Executive Search
February 2025
Two weekends ago, most of us watched the Super Bowl. (FYI – I did not; I have not watched a full football game in decades – but I did watch the commercials – by recording the game and fast-forwarding to them.) From what I heard, however, there were... -
We Are Discerning; You Be Discerning As Well
January 2025
Happy New Year! (My feeling – I can keep saying ‘Happy New Year’ through this week – call it mid-January.) People commonly ask me what I do for a living. Depending on my mood and where I am/who I am with (and the questioner – how I know... -
New Year’s Resolutions
December 2024
I won’t lie – I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions – but I do hope to make changes. Here are a few of the changes that I hope people will adopt (including me) as we go into 2025. Remember Commute Times Yes – you read this... -
The Market Has Changed!
November 2024
We Report On The Market We don’t make the market, but we do observe and report on it. During every search, regardless of industry, function or position, there is an update report (or multiple reports) presented. For each search, we look at... -
The Pendulum Swings (Quickly)
October 2024
People are still asking about hybrid programs. As I have pointed out before, this is the number one question we receive when we talk with candidates about new opportunities (searches we are conducting). Hybrid has no precise definition. My definition is... -
Worth The Wait
September 2024
I had the opportunity to speak with a leadership group earlier this summer. The presentation was called “Terms Tell A Story”. This was the subject of last month’s Blog (see ... -
Terms Tell The Story
August 2024
4 years and a day short of 5 months (from March 16, 2020, the day I refer to as ‘Covid Day’ to August 15, 2024) – it has been quite a journey. So much has happened in life. We will be studying the effects of Covid for decades – and not just the... -
My Favorite Question
July 2024
How Old Would You Be If You Didn’t Know How Old You Were? This is truly my favorite question . . . . . but one I never ask without provocation. (More in a moment!) When we approach candidates about a search we are conducting, we don’t know...
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