How can asset managers set new hires up for success in the era of hybrid work?
In her latest column for Citywire, Phryne Williams looks at how the new way of working is changing what employees want. View this Article on LinkedIn The future of the office is currently being shaped in different ways as companies grapple with employees’ hopes and expectations for more flexible work conditions. Before Covid, the hybrid […]
Hiring for culture-fit: How can asset managers get this right?
In her latest column, Phryne Williams examines how to find the right candidates to either fit or change a corporate culture. View this Article on LinkedIn Organisational culture was once widely accepted as abstract, intangible and indefinable – akin to a person’s charisma. You can’t exactly say what this ethereal ‘thing’ is, but you can […]
Are SA Asset Managers any good at hiring for diversity, equity and inclusion?
In her latest column for Citywire, Phryne Williams asks what the industry could be doing better to develop truly inclusive cultures. View this Article on LinkedIn Across the western world, asset management companies, which are traditionally white-male dominated, are under sustained pressure to achieve measurable diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) results. This is not just […]
Four essentials for asset managers looking to attract and retain top young talent
In her latest column for Citywire, Phyrne Williams looks at what asset managers need to known to attract and retain younger talent. View article on City Wire Taken together, millennials (born 1981-1996) and generation Z (born 1997-2012), are now dominant in the global workforce. And they are shaping workplace culture, systems and leadership. If you’re […]
Asset management hiring practices are not keeping up with a changing world
In her latest column for Citywire, Phryne Williams looks at the challenges asset management firms face in hiring – and retaining – scarce, tech-focused skills. View this Article on LinkedIn In 26 years of recruiting in the investment industry, I have never seen such a high volume of hiring as today. And, unfortunately, a lot […]
How will asset managers find the future skills they need when they are unsure what to look for?
View this Article on LinkedIn By now everyone is aware that the transformation to processes driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) is a journey. And no one has yet been able to describe the destination. What we do know is that the transformation to the human-and-machine workforce is inevitable. It will bring […]