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Heidrick & Struggles (Nasdaq: HSII), a premier provider of global leadership advisory and on-demand talent solutions, has entered into an agreement to acquire RosExpert in Russia, a top executive search and leadership consulting firm in the country.

Oksana Morsina talks about the secrets of Executive Coaching with Brigitte Morel-Curran - one of the best international experts in unlocking the potential of true leadership, a coach of leaders who dared to lead the largest global companies.

The beginning of this year was marked by a surge in resumes from CFOs and CFOs, and companies actively looking for financiers of a new level. Usually CFOs are the most loyal to the business, they change employers less often than other employees. What now makes them withdraw from their "familiar places"? What drives the owners of companies who are looking for a CFO with an adequate set of competencies?

Large companies often buy successful startups to grow their businesses. But some do otherwise and hire founders. Olga Lorenz, Senior Partner of RosExpert, told when this decision is justified and how to work together with an employee-entrepreneur.

At a new stage of development, RosExpert sees the future in the development of flexible consulting platforms in collaboration with leading global consultanices and best-in-class small service companies.

More and more people are thinking about what they are doing. What does almost 80% of their waking hours take? Is this a dream job? If the answer is no, it's time to make a decision. Original publication is in Russian.

Remote work, accelerated digitalization, disrupted sales and supply chains that have to be repaired on the go. RBC Pro experts talk about ten key consequences of the pandemic for the business processes of Russian companies.

Online communication from a pleasant and useful tool over the past year in many situations has become the only way to stay in touch with colleagues, management, clients, friends. We have collected practical tips, tricks and even games that will allow you to keep the warmth and immediacy of human contact in the virtual world.

In a crisis, leaders must be decisive and even somewhat tough. But at the same time, it is important to maintain the resources of your team, in particular, be more empathetic to your employees and recognize stress in time, avoiding quick burnout. This requires empathy - the ability to understand the emotional state of others.

In mid-March, the companies left their offices on an emergency basis. They did not have time to adapt good management practices to their corporate standards, and so they had to invent such methods themselves. How did they cope with this task?

How to make telecommuting truly effective? What secrets of time management need to know for those who will be forced to work from home? Finally, what will the global "remote" turn out to be for the world economy - a rapid recovery or, conversely, its further slowdown? For more information, see the new issue of the Forbes Agenda.

Five reasons why Western education and work experience holders are still valued in the market above candidates who did not study and did not work abroad (the original text is in Russian).

"Stress resistant, able to address multiple tasks and work under pressure” — in their resumes, applicants tend to emphasize the qualities that speak of their ability to work very hard.

FORBES.RU has attempted to gain insight into the myth saying that any manager would be happy to hire a workaholic, as believed by many applicants. In fact, companies realize that recruiting such employees involves certain risks. This is how Sergey Kordashenko commented on this matter (the original text is in Russian).

More and more companies and executives are thinking about how to reduce personnel costs while maintaining operational efficiency at the same level, and ideally increasing it. It is difficult to combine these seemingly contradictory things, but with a competent approach it is quite possible.

It is hardly possible to single out a purely female leadership style and ways to enhance employee engagement. However, we can consider the life scenarios and aspirations most common to women. Making a family, a need to take care of children, a desire to be heard and recognized, keeping the work & life balance, health, beauty and energy for achievements — learn more about the four career types and the employer's respective behavior strategy from the op-ed column by Oxana Morsina (the original text is in Russian).

RosExpert interviewed 456 respondents from Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan to find out how they perceive career success, and what factors related to career and work they see as most important.

The survey aimed to determine the career concept, which is most associated with success in Russia, and compare it with the career motivations that keep employees involved.

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Oxana Morsina continues a series of her op-ed publications for FORBES.RU. This time she dwells on how to become a chameleon — the five qualities that will help one adapt to the future challenges (the original text is in Russian).

Oxana Morsina shared the trends in the labor market pertaining to the investment sector.

Large-scale sanations of big-name banks have narrowed the job market in the banking sector. In such conditions, the largest investment banking employers operating in Russia have gained an excellent opportunity to upgrade their teams by hiring brilliant minds without having to “pay over the odds” (the original text is in Russian).

The harder you try to balance your viewpoints with those of other people, the more difficult it becomes to live, work and enjoy. Fortunately, there are some rules that will help tackle this issue. Olga Lorenz shares her life hacks in her op-ed column (the original text is in Russian).