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20th January 2022
Back to the office: changing working habits and their impact on productivity
In the post-pandemic corporate hierarchy of needs, consistency sits at the top.Last year’s government directive to “work from home if you can” heralded a softer touch than the previous year’s “everyone must work from home unless they are unable to do so”. Business leaders took note.Large corporates across financial services didn’t close their...
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15th November 2021
Emerging opportunities from the shifting powers of the US and China.
Economic tensions between the US and China didn’t begin with Donald Trump, and they won’t end with Joe Biden. A renewed urgency by both sides to gain technological independence from the other, whether via supply chains or intellectual property, provides opportunities for companies and executive candidates alike – particularly in Europe.Donald Trump was tough on Chinese...
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6th October 2021
The changing role of Non-Executives in Private Equity
Within McLean’s Private Equity practice, we have witnessed the growing demand for Non-Executives who can additionally operate as a more hands on adviser, or ‘second CEO’ within portfolio businesses. The pandemic has further accelerated this trend and shown how critical these Non-Executive hybrids are as the board role has evolved.The changing role of a NED in private...
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17th September 2021
“Beyond the Usual Suspects”: Executive recruitment and the ongoing Diversity challenge
Results on diverse appointments have been slow in coming in both the private and public sectors. McLean Partnership Senior Partner Jonathan Swain explains why he’s optimistic new targets on diverse hiring will be met, but only if organisations and recruiters employ new methods to get beyond the usual suspects.Of all the ways to summarise the lack of progress UK business has...
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6th August 2021
The rise of sustainable investing and the new war for talent
The pandemic has accelerated the pace at which money is flowing towards sustainable investments and created a clamour for talent and experience unlike anything we’ve seen since the early 2000s.What was once a matter for debate is now settled: the pandemic has accelerated rather than dampened the pace at which money has flowed towards sustainable investing.Some €52 billion...
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20th July 2021
Universities join the swelling ranks of institutions looking to land as a catalyst for change
A growing number of British institutions are repurposing land for an economy reshaped by the pandemic Universities in particular are now embarking on projects on an unprecedented scale, sparking demand from skills from non-traditional pools of talent.It’s easy to see why John Lewis’s foray into the private rented sector generated a big splash in the newspapers over the...
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