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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...
Workplace Reimagined: What to Expect by 2030
The movies Blade Runner, The Terminator, and I, Robot, among others, envisaged a 21st century with flying cars, synthetic humans, and AI capabilities that would dominate and overtake human life. Well, here we are, approaching the year 2030, and things haven’t altered...
From Good to Great: HR Leadership Secrets
In the past, Human Resources (HR) has been more of a support role, focusing mainly on administrative things like payroll, benefits management, and labor law compliance. These days, however, HR plays an indispensable strategic function. HR leaders no longer only guard...
The Future of Hiring: Focus on Retention
Imagine building a dream team of high performers, only to see them drift away in search of higher pay, more significant challenges, or even a better cultural fit just when they start making a real impact. That's the challenge many companies face today. The...
Designing a Powerful Employee Value Proposition
Alex, a bright, talented professional who’s ready for a new challenge, is scrolling through executive job listings one morning. She’s searching for a place where her skills are valued, her contributions will matter, and her career can flourish. As she sifts through...
Transforming the Unemployable: Steps to Become Job-Ready
Have you ever felt like your once-stellar career has hit a wall? Like the very term "executive" is now a scarlet letter, branding you as overqualified, outdated, or simply unemployable? If so, you're not alone. Over the last few years, especially with such huge...
Executive Resume Audit for Senior Leaders
You've conquered the corporate world, leading teams, driving innovation, and delivering results. You're at the top of your game, a true executive powerhouse. But does your resume scream "C-suite" heavy hitter? In the high-stakes arena of executive leadership, your...
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...
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...
Workplace Reimagined: What to Expect by 2030
The movies Blade Runner, The Terminator, and I, Robot, among others, envisaged a 21st century with flying cars, synthetic humans, and AI capabilities that would dominate and overtake human life. Well, here we are, approaching the year 2030, and things haven’t altered...
CHRO 2.0: Redefining Human Resources Leadership in the Modern Workplace
Chief Human Resources Officer 2.0: Redefining Human Resources Leadership in the Modern Workplace Once primarily focused on administrative tasks, the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) has become a strategic business partner. As organizations increasingly...
Chief Financial Officer: Challenges and Future Trends
The Role of the Chief Financial Officer: Addressing Challenges and Anticipating Future TrendsThe Chief Financial Officer (CFO) role has historically been crucial in overseeing financial strategy, risk management, and reporting. However, the CFO's role changes...
From Good to Great: HR Leadership Secrets
In the past, Human Resources (HR) has been more of a support role, focusing mainly on administrative things like payroll, benefits management, and labor law compliance. These days, however, HR plays an indispensable strategic function. HR leaders no longer only guard...
The Future of Hiring: Focus on Retention
Imagine building a dream team of high performers, only to see them drift away in search of higher pay, more significant challenges, or even a better cultural fit just when they start making a real impact. That's the challenge many companies face today. The...
Designing a Powerful Employee Value Proposition
Alex, a bright, talented professional who’s ready for a new challenge, is scrolling through executive job listings one morning. She’s searching for a place where her skills are valued, her contributions will matter, and her career can flourish. As she sifts through...