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End-of-Year Reflections for Leaders: What Worked, What Didn’t, and What’s Next?
As the year winds down, leaders often spend time celebrating wins and reflecting on what didn’t go as planned. End-of-year reflections revolve around learning from the past and setting the stage for what comes next. Here are some themes to guide your reflections and...
Boost Your Networking and Career Growth for the Holidays
Is it just me, or does the holiday season feel like a whirlwind of gatherings, gift shopping, and year-end work deadlines? While it may seem counterintuitive, this festive period can also be a perfect time to work on your professional growth. The holidays present a...
Undecided About Your Career? Start With Finding Your Purpose
If you’re feeling stuck or unsure about your career path or caught up in the pressure of choosing a job, chasing promotions, or finding the “perfect” field, keep one thing in mind—fulfilling careers don’t necessarily start with a job title or salary goal. They start...
Recruiting Trends and Strategies for 2025: Barbachano International
If you think hiring talent in 2025 will be business as usual, think again. The recruitment industry has changed, and keeping up will mean rethinking how to attract and secure top professionals and leadership. Gone are the days when job seekers lined up for roles...
Factors to Consider When Hiring Manufacturing Executive Recruiters
Finding the right leadership in manufacturing is crucial to building a successful, resilient organization. For this, partnering with specialized manufacturing executive recruiters can make all the difference. They bring industry insight, a strategic approach,...
Are You Digitally Fluent? Assessing and Developing Your C-Suite Digital Skills
Have you ever been in a board meeting where every conversation circles back to tech jargon, from AI to digital ecosystems? Everyone nods along, but you’re only half sure you get it. Well, you're not alone. Today’s executives face a fast-paced digital world where...
Balancing Global Consistency with Local Adaptation: A Strategic Approach
The first time I traveled abroad for work was thirty two years ago, and I remember feeling a mix of excitement and uncertainty. I was representing a global company, but the culture, regulations, and business practices in the country I visited were vastly different...
Adapting to Disruption: Agile Leadership for Global Success
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, businesses everywhere faced unprecedented disruption. Companies like Airbnb had to rethink their entire operating models. With global travel halted, Airbnb’s leadership quickly pivoted, focusing instead on local stays and...
From Runner-Up to All-Star: How to Own Your Executive Role
Not being the first choice for an executive position can stir up conflicting feelings. You weren’t rejected, but you also weren’t the top pick. Now, you're stepping into a role someone else was initially chosen for, and that can feel complicated. But let's clear one...
Leadership Lessons from Tom Brady: Adapting, Recruiting, and Playing the Part
Whether you admire him or not, Tom Brady’s legacy extends far beyond football, marked by seven Super Bowl victories and numerous NFL records. Despite no longer playing the sport, Brady continues to captivate people outside of football who seek insights into leadership...
From Boss to Coach: Transforming Leadership Styles for Enhanced Employee Engagement
Remember when your parents would tell you to do something, and if you asked them why, their answer would simply be, “Because I said so”? For years, business organizations have run in a similar way. Management calls the shots, and employees do what their managers say...
Why Successful Entrepreneurs Say No
Why The Most Successful Entrepreneurs Say No I’ve been a career coach for nearly 25 years and run my business for 20 years now. My goal remains the same: help my clients create huge shifts in their personal and professional lives. I’ve since learned that the...
Five Keys to High-Impact Talent Management
All managers, no matter what their titles are, are in essence human resource managers. Okay, “HR Manager” might not be their job title or description in the strictest sense of the words, but all management is HR management at its core, in that a company’s human...
Now is the Time to Romance Your Employees Again
No doubt about it—the last couple of years have been weird for all of us. Among corporate America’s “weird” moments we can count a global pandemic, a mass enterprise shutdown, a wave of remote work that was more like a tsunami, the Great Resignation, and near...
A Post-Pandemic Resignation Boom has Arrived: What to Do?
A Post-Pandemic Resignation Boom Has Arrived: What to Do? As the market heats up and talent demand skyrockets, many people feel empowered — and in some cases, they feel empowered to quit their jobs. Associate professor of management Anthony Klotz of Texas A&M...
Talent Acquisition Strategies in Post-Pandemic Times
New Talent Acquisition Strategies to Hire Top Talent for the Post-Pandemic Times The pandemic left very few industries unphased. Its impact is still powerful and likely to be felt in the months and possibly years to come for the workforce. When the lockdowns...
Barbachano International Earns Top 30 Ranking
Barbachano International Earns Top 30 Ranking in Prestigious Forbes’ list for Recruiting Excellence Forbes selected Barbachano International as America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms 2021 for 5th year in a row, ranking #27 in America and #3 on the West Coast...
How to Apply for a Position and Get the Job after retirement
Working After Retirement: How to Apply for a Position and Get the Job A famous American medical researcher, Jonas Salk, said, “The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.” As somebody who continued his life’s work until almost the time of his death,...
Attracting “Older” Professionals Will Be Key. Here’s Why.
Attracting “Older” Professionals to Your Company Will Be Key This Year. Here’s Why. In a culture where youth is so esteemed for its energy, creativity, and tech know-how, it’s important to keep sight of the value that older, more experienced professionals bring to the...
Octavio Lepe Appointed to the Board at Global Women Fresh
Octavio Lepe of Barbachano International Appointed to the Board at Global Women Fresh SAN DIEGO, CA, February 1, 2020 – Octavio Lepe-Camarena of Barbachano International, the premier executive search and leadership advisory firm in the Americas, has been appointed to...
Tips to Get Selected by the Resume-Reading Robots
Use the Following Tips and Get Selected by the Resume-Reading Robots Regardless of the industry in which they operate, 99% of Fortune 500 companies and a growing number (50% and counting) of large and mid-sized businesses have one thing in common: they rely on ATS...
Beyond Times of Crisis: Defining Your Hiring Strategy
Beyond Times of Crisis: Defining Your Hiring Strategy Hiring during times of crisis may seem like an oxymoron. During a crisis, most people hunker down and try to maintain the status quo. C-suite executives become ultra-conservative, freezing budgets and hiring alike....
What to Look for in a Turnaround Leader
What to Look for in a Turnaround Leader In today's rapidly changing and competitive business landscape, companies constantly face challenges that can impact their profitability and long-term sustainability. Whether it's increased competition, changing market...
Traditional vs. Emerging Leadership
Traditional vs. Emerging Leadership: Sustainability in the Ever-Changing World With the rapid and ever-evolving rate at which business is shifting, leaders must adapt their leadership styles to ensure they aren’t left behind. Traditional leadership strategies are...
Working from Home in Mexico
Working From Home in Mexico: Is It Really The New Normal? The Coronavirus has undoubtedly reshaped the way we work around the globe, in some cases finally driving forth or consolidating the long-awaited paradigm shift of doing so remotely. Mexico is portraying itself...
Improve Retention and Executive Talent
Improve Retention and Executive Talent Quality with this Advanced Hiring Process According to Peter Cappelli, a professor of management at the Wharton School, “Businesses have never done as much hiring as they do today. And they’ve never done a worse job of it.” You...
5 Expert Recommendations to Get on a Headhunters’ Radar
5 Expert Recommendations to Get on a Headhunters’ Radar Headhunters, recruiters, and human resource managers can help you land a job that suits your career goals and, ideally, your salary expectations. Whether or not you are satisfied with your current position, it's...
COVID and the Workplace: Are You Indispensable?
COVID and the Workplace: Are You Indispensable? This time of COVID-19 pandemic is also, for many, a time of unemployment and economic turmoil. You may likely know someone who's been placed on leave or worse--let go. If you have a job, you're probably very keen to...
Unconscious Bias When Hiring
Here's What You Should Do To Remove (Un)conscious Bias When Hiring Companies aren't just clamoring to prioritize diversity and inclusivity when building their workforce because it's the right thing to do. Studies have shown, as reported by outlets like Forbes, that...
Reskill and Upskill Workforce For the Post-Covid Era
How Leaders Can Reskill and Upskill Workforce For The Post-COVID Era As employees return to the “new normal”, employers face tough choices regarding shortcomings in skills and knowledge that were laid bare by the forced telecommuting following the pandemic shutdown. A...
Creating Your Blueprint for Virtual Onboarding
Creating Your Blueprint for Virtual Onboarding It has become increasingly clear to companies that the COVID-19 pandemic isn't going to interrupt business as usual for merely a few months. As cases once again increase in many areas of the country, the necessity to take...
End-of-Year Reflections for Leaders: What Worked, What Didn’t, and What’s Next?
As the year winds down, leaders often spend time celebrating wins and reflecting on what didn’t go as planned. End-of-year reflections revolve around learning from the past and setting the stage for what comes next. Here are some themes to guide your reflections and...
Boost Your Networking and Career Growth for the Holidays
Is it just me, or does the holiday season feel like a whirlwind of gatherings, gift shopping, and year-end work deadlines? While it may seem counterintuitive, this festive period can also be a perfect time to work on your professional growth. The holidays present a...
Undecided About Your Career? Start With Finding Your Purpose
If you’re feeling stuck or unsure about your career path or caught up in the pressure of choosing a job, chasing promotions, or finding the “perfect” field, keep one thing in mind—fulfilling careers don’t necessarily start with a job title or salary goal. They start...
Recruiting Trends and Strategies for 2025: Barbachano International
If you think hiring talent in 2025 will be business as usual, think again. The recruitment industry has changed, and keeping up will mean rethinking how to attract and secure top professionals and leadership. Gone are the days when job seekers lined up for roles...
Factors to Consider When Hiring Manufacturing Executive Recruiters
Finding the right leadership in manufacturing is crucial to building a successful, resilient organization. For this, partnering with specialized manufacturing executive recruiters can make all the difference. They bring industry insight, a strategic approach,...
Are You Digitally Fluent? Assessing and Developing Your C-Suite Digital Skills
Have you ever been in a board meeting where every conversation circles back to tech jargon, from AI to digital ecosystems? Everyone nods along, but you’re only half sure you get it. Well, you're not alone. Today’s executives face a fast-paced digital world where...
Balancing Global Consistency with Local Adaptation: A Strategic Approach
The first time I traveled abroad for work was thirty two years ago, and I remember feeling a mix of excitement and uncertainty. I was representing a global company, but the culture, regulations, and business practices in the country I visited were vastly different...
Adapting to Disruption: Agile Leadership for Global Success
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, businesses everywhere faced unprecedented disruption. Companies like Airbnb had to rethink their entire operating models. With global travel halted, Airbnb’s leadership quickly pivoted, focusing instead on local stays and...
From Runner-Up to All-Star: How to Own Your Executive Role
Not being the first choice for an executive position can stir up conflicting feelings. You weren’t rejected, but you also weren’t the top pick. Now, you're stepping into a role someone else was initially chosen for, and that can feel complicated. But let's clear one...