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Managing a Multigenerational Workforce in Mexico
When it comes to managing a multigenerational workforce in Mexico, cultural and social expectations must be taken into account, as well as generational differences. While certain generalizations have been made about each generation, it is important to view employees...
Leadership Development: Shifting from Command-and-Control to Empathy and Vulnerability
What is Command-and-Control? The “command-and-control” leadership model is a militaristic approach in which leaders and managers rule with an iron hand and a “because I said so” mentality. Top dogs make all the decisions and communicate them in a downward progression...
Doing Business in Mexico? Follow These Culture Tips
In times past, people generally only engaged in commerce with those in their immediate vicinity, due to transportation and communication limits. Now, those limits have been all but eradicated, multinational corporations are growing in number, and international...
Tactics and Strategies to Develop Employees to Their Full Potential
As someone who works with C-Suite talent, you might feel like you don’t need to help your employees develop any further; after all, you hired them because they were already the kind of employees you wanted, right? Well, let’s be honest. Have any of us really reached...
Mexico Labor and Employment Changes in 2023
In an effort to protect both workers’ and employers’ rights, the Mexican government has instituted some significant employment changes that will take effect in 2023 and impact companies and their employees. Companies will be required to implement correct labor...
Jump-Start Your Job Search for the Best Two Hiring Months
January and February are universally considered the best two hiring months because people generally find something about starting a new year psychologically motivating. We all make resolutions to break old/bad habits, establish new/good habits, and start afresh in...
The Secret to Candidate Retention is Hiring a Better “Candidate Fit”
Hiring the right people is always important, but hiring the right talent for top-level positions is absolutely crucial, as they have the potential to impact a company’s direction and culture to a magnified degree. Finding the right fit also significantly increases...
9 Talent Acquisition Trends That Will Shape 2023
2023 is almost upon us, and many are predicting it will bring a significant economic recession. Despite the gloomy forecast, however, 2023 is still shaping up to be a candidate-driven market, where applicants have the upper-hand and can negotiate for better pay and...
The Truth About Counteroffers
Counteroffers are a dime a dozen these days. As executive recruiters there is no better feeling than hearing the excitement when we call a candidate to extend them an offer on behalf of our clients; only to get our hearts broken a few days later when we get that call...
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...
Tom Brady’s Winning Leadership Strategy
What We Learned About Leadership From Tom Brady Winning The Super Bowl? Love him or not, Tom Brady encompasses many traits that have people wondering how he's managed to score six Super Bowl wins and set a dizzying array of NFL records, including most touchdown...
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 this pandemic-impacted economy, numerous companies and organizations have struggled to stay profitable and even remain in business. While it’s not unusual for companies to have dips and valleys in productivity according to...
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...
Managing a Multigenerational Workforce in Mexico
When it comes to managing a multigenerational workforce in Mexico, cultural and social expectations must be taken into account, as well as generational differences. While certain generalizations have been made about each generation, it is important to view employees...
Leadership Development: Shifting from Command-and-Control to Empathy and Vulnerability
What is Command-and-Control? The “command-and-control” leadership model is a militaristic approach in which leaders and managers rule with an iron hand and a “because I said so” mentality. Top dogs make all the decisions and communicate them in a downward progression...
Doing Business in Mexico? Follow These Culture Tips
In times past, people generally only engaged in commerce with those in their immediate vicinity, due to transportation and communication limits. Now, those limits have been all but eradicated, multinational corporations are growing in number, and international...
Tactics and Strategies to Develop Employees to Their Full Potential
As someone who works with C-Suite talent, you might feel like you don’t need to help your employees develop any further; after all, you hired them because they were already the kind of employees you wanted, right? Well, let’s be honest. Have any of us really reached...
Mexico Labor and Employment Changes in 2023
In an effort to protect both workers’ and employers’ rights, the Mexican government has instituted some significant employment changes that will take effect in 2023 and impact companies and their employees. Companies will be required to implement correct labor...
Jump-Start Your Job Search for the Best Two Hiring Months
January and February are universally considered the best two hiring months because people generally find something about starting a new year psychologically motivating. We all make resolutions to break old/bad habits, establish new/good habits, and start afresh in...
The Secret to Candidate Retention is Hiring a Better “Candidate Fit”
Hiring the right people is always important, but hiring the right talent for top-level positions is absolutely crucial, as they have the potential to impact a company’s direction and culture to a magnified degree. Finding the right fit also significantly increases...
9 Talent Acquisition Trends That Will Shape 2023
2023 is almost upon us, and many are predicting it will bring a significant economic recession. Despite the gloomy forecast, however, 2023 is still shaping up to be a candidate-driven market, where applicants have the upper-hand and can negotiate for better pay and...
The Truth About Counteroffers
Counteroffers are a dime a dozen these days. As executive recruiters there is no better feeling than hearing the excitement when we call a candidate to extend them an offer on behalf of our clients; only to get our hearts broken a few days later when we get that call...