Anne Shaw

In late 2016, Luxembourg’s government was looking for ways to attract Financial Technology (FinTech) companies to the area - and to encourage investment in that space. With their finger on the pulse, and sensing this would spur a need for specialized talent, a local recruitment specialist acted quickly, hiring a dedicated FinTech consultant. The task: to develop a pool of candidates in the emerging FinTech sector even before the companies arrived.
This agile thinking and quick response...

When your client presents a complex problem, what should you do? Solve it, of course.
In 2018, a Chinese food processing company based in Geneva, Switzerland, had a big challenge: finding and hiring lawyers with a deep knowledge of Chinese law and international corporate affairs. Not the easiest skills to find in Switzerland.
Not only did they want individuals with a bachelor’s degree from China and a master’s degree from either the United Ki...

Above a rooftop garden, workers traipse along timber beams many meters in the air. They make up a specialized team of rock climbers and mountain climbers—people accustomed to high-level focus at mind-boggling heights—necessary to wrap up the final days of construction at the London tube’s Canary Wharf station...

How do teams big and small foster collaboration all while staying true to their overall mission? By building trust and maintaining open communication, factors that stem from strong team building.

By the early 2000s, British Cycling hadn’t won an Olympic medal for almost 100 years and had never earned a Tour de France victory. Its reputation for mediocrity was so widespread that a top bicycle manufacturer wouldn’t even sell to the Brits, fearing that it might hurt sales.
But this was all before Team Sky.

AR typically captures imaginations when applied to gaming, art, or even leaving behind secret messages for others, but one company saw more practical possibilities.
“We look at the world around us and ask, ‘How is consumer behavior changing?’ We really think AR is going to change everything that we know today,” says the former leader of digital transformation for a furniture manufacturer and retailer.

How did one tech company grow from 0 to 600,000+ users, and from 3 employees to over 160, in just three years?
In 2011, three friends rolled up their sleeves and got to working. If they were going to be successful and grow their start-up beyond their national borders, they needed to get organised...

“I hit a glass ceiling. I felt like I had my breath kicked out of me,” Anita Borg, Ph.D., remembers feeling. She had been leading a successful project at work when suddenly, it was taken from her. For no given reason, it was handed over to a man with no desire to lead it—a person with whom the project floundered and was soon cancelled.
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Due to Borg’s leadership and long-term vision, her organization has continued its mission 15 years after her death. AnitaB.org is present in 80+ countries and partners with Fortune 500 companies and academic institutions across the globe...

In 2010, rescuers lifted 33 men, one-by-one, from an emergency mining shelter half a mile underground in Chile. As each man resurfaced following nearly 70 days without sunlight, the relief was overwhelming—especially since the rescue was expected to take two months longer.
So, how were these miners rescued so far ahead of predictions?
The answer: networking.

Does your company have a strong EVP? Are you promoting your best benefits? Do you highlight real employees? These tactics will help vault your employer brand to a higher level.