Today’s organizations have been locked in a years-long battle: The return-to-office war rages on since the world emerged from the grips of the global pandemic. The traditional office environment, once the cornerstone of professional life, saw a dramatic disruption as remote work suddenly became the norm. Now, as daily activities have resumed, with everything from […]
The monthly release of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ jobs report is a critical moment in the economic calendar, offering insight into the state of the nation’s labor market and providing a barometer for the overall health of the economy. The Q3 reports are eagerly awaited by economists, policymakers, and investors alike, as they […]
Sandy Paul leads 20/20’s Atlanta office, bringing more than 20 years of experience in the commercial real estate space, including national leadership positions in real estate market research and thought leadership at Newmark, where he led the firm’s research platform. Given the current state of the office market, how should office owners, developers, and investors […]
Hiring a new employee — especially a critical member of your organization’s C-suite — is a vital step in any organization’s growth and advancement, adding needed skills, a fresh perspective, and leadership capabilities to help guide your team into the future. However, despite conducting a careful and thorough recruitment process, not every new hire works out […]
Rebecca Wilson is Managing Director of 20/20 Foresight Executive Search where she heads up the New York office and its team of recruiters. She brings more than 25 years of operational, marketing, and strategic consulting experience to her executive search practice which is focused on real estate, private equity, and financial services. As part of […]
As we collectively try to evaluate the 2023 trends that are shaping organizations today, it is a worthwhile exercise to regularly recognize accomplishments amidst a volatile and unpredictable economic and employment environment. Today we share a current snapshot of our current and completed executive search projects to demonstrate how a forward-thinking hiring strategy can help […]
Organizations around the world are facing historic disruption that we haven’t seen in generations. With continuous shifts in the economic and employment outlook, the rapid rise of technological advancements, and other unprecedented factors that are helping to define today’s workplaces, it’s imperative that organizations grasp these trends and harness how they can use them to […]
Now that we’re squarely in Q2 2023, we are able to better assess the current economic and employment outlook for the year. While volatility remains, we’re encouraged by the resilient labor market and what it means for the rest of the economy. We share our monthly roundup of current and completed executive search projects to […]
What can we say about the current economic and employment outlook that doesn’t cause more confusion? Hiring is hot (but it’s cooling off). Unemployment is low (but it fluctuates depending on industry and demographics). High-profile layoffs abound (but the national layoff rate is near a historic low). The economy is headed for a soft landing […]
The first quarter of 2023 has come to a close, and with the current economic and employment outlook, one thing is for certain: A successful hiring strategy now calls for employers and employees to work together to forge confidently into an uncertain future. Now more than ever, building your company’s strongest and most resilient workforce […]
We’ve made it through the first two months of 2023, and … things are as unpredictable as ever. The most forward-thinking business leaders are sourcing inventive solutions to future proof their organizations — and smart recruitment strategies are top of the list. In our monthly roundup of current and completed executive search projects, we demonstrate […]
As February winds down, the economic and employment outlook for 2023 continues to give us whiplash. On one hand, you have the “stunningly strong” January jobs report, which showed an increase of 517,000 positions, crushing market estimates of 187,000 and December’s gain of 260,000. Meanwhile, unemployment rates continued to decrease from 3.6% to 3.4% — the […]
Ready or not, 2023 is here, and along with it, comes another year of great disruption — and even greater opportunity. Forward-thinking companies are seizing this historic moment to build rock-solid recruitment strategies to bolster their talent attraction and retention success and develop strong, resilient teams. As the new year gets underway, we’d like to share our […]
As we take a moment to reflect on the past year, we’re both commemorating our company’s proudest accomplishments of 2022, as well as proactively looking ahead to what 2023 will hold for executive search and the industries we represent. With dramatic shifts in the economic and employment landscape, it’s a momentous time for organizations to […]
Here are the major economic and employment headlines as we close out 2022 and look ahead to the new year: The GDP is on the rise. The labor market remains resilient. Opportunities for investment abound (if you know where to look). We’re feeling optimistic about 2023, and believe you and your organization has reason to, […]
Here we find ourselves at the beginning of Q4 2022, and the economic and employment outlook might be giving us whiplash. The bottom line is, job growth remains strong across industries, giving us momentum as we look ahead to the rest of the year and into 2023. The 22 million jobs lost during the pandemic […]
September feels like a great reset for many — the back-to-school energy continues to reverberate into adulthood, bringing with it a desire for a fresh start or a recommittal to our goals after the lazy days of summer. The 20/20 Foresight team is leaning into that electricity, embarking on a profusion of new executive search projects […]
As the expression goes, “May you live in interesting times.” Mission accomplished. In today’s turbulent and rapidly shifting jobs market, one thing remains certain: Talent acquisition and retention is a company’s greatest asset. In fact, in a recent PwC poll, 77 percent of executives report that hiring and retaining talent is their company’s biggest driver […]
Today’s turbulent and rapidly shifting jobs market can raise some unprecedented challenges for CEOs and hiring managers. As talent management expert Josh Bersin recently noted, “We have entered one of the most confusing job markets in decades. While the unemployment rate continues to drop, companies are also worried about the slowdown. So they’re ‘hiring’ and […]
As we enter the second half of 2022 and take stock of where our organizations have been and prepare ourselves for where they’re headed, it’s worth noting that the jobs market continues to show strong gains and an optimistic resiliency after 2+ years of uncertainty. The 20/20 Foresight team of executive search experts are industry […]
It may be hard to believe in a year such as this, but 2022 is (more than) half over. We all are familiar with the headlines where the news seems to veer in different directions on a daily basis. But, what can we learn from the last six months that will prepare us and our […]
As Q2 2022 winds down, professionals across industries are navigating our next normal — and wondering what comes next. There has never been a better time to have a rock-solid hiring strategy that helps guide your organization with adaptability, resilience, and vision. The 20/20 Foresight team of executive search experts are also industry veterans who understand […]
In today’s volatile labor market —the historic convergence of low unemployment percentages, high turnover rates and an overflow of job openings continues to dominate the cycle — having a smart, future-focused hiring strategy has never been more essential to ensuring a company’s long-term relevance and resilience. Add in the rising threat of inflation and you […]
In today’s volatile jobs market, the only thing we can be certain of is more uncertainty. The pandemic and the Great Resignation (or Reshuffle or Reset or other term you use to define the seismic shift that’s happening in our workforce) continue to redefine our organizational structures and our professional needs to create more engagement, […]