Our Perspectives
Alumni Global's perspectives on leadership, succession and board governance
Alumni Global works with executive search, board services and leadership assessment and development. Here we gather our articles and perspectives on leadership, drawing on what we learn from the boards, CEOs and leadership teams we work with, and from our events such as the Alumni Executive Summit. The topics range across leadership in change, succession, board governance, AI leadership and how organisations develop their leaders, written by our consultants for those who lead, recruit or serve on a board.
Bias-aware hiring: why process discipline matters more than intent in executive search
Bias in executive hiring rarely announces itself: it hides in precedent, reputation and "fit". Owen Francis of Alumni Global, who works with universities and healthcare organisations on inclusive appointments, argues that process discipline helps make hiring fairer, and shares a 19-question checklist covering every stage from defining the role to reviewing the appointment.