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Inside ecap: Our 2024 Highlights

From global growth and strategic hires to launching our podcast and expanding services, 2024 was a milestone year for ecap. Explore the highlights that shaped our journey—and set the stage for what’s next in leadership advisory.

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Top Executive Search Trends in 2023: What We Learned

In 2023, executive hiring shifted dramatically—values-led leadership, ESG fluency, and AI-supported search redefined the boardroom. Discover the top trends that shaped leadership hiring and what they mean for 2024.

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Private Healthcare Consolidation in the GCC – A Talent Perspective

GCC healthcare consolidation surged in 2023—but success hinged on leadership, not just assets. From clinician-executives to localisation strategy, here’s what we learned about talent during a transformative year in the region’s healthcare sector.

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The Most Common Mistakes Boards Make When Hiring a CEO

Hiring a CEO is high stakes—but even experienced boards make critical mistakes. From overlooking culture to rushing under pressure, we explore the most common pitfalls and how to avoid them for long-term leadership success.

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Reem Al-Aryan Embarks on New Chapter: Pursuing ICF Coaching Accreditation

As team ecap, we believe in being a product of our own services. All of our team have completed Matthew Syed Mindset Advantage & Discovery Process Assessments and we are looking forward to supporting Reem in her coaching and executive development journey.

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Royal African Society Appoints New Director

"We are delighted to share that, as a result of our collaboration with the Royal African Society, Ms. Janet Rogan has been designated as the incoming Director and Chief Executive Officer. Having commenced her role on August 14, 2023, Ms Janet Rogan will undoubtedly bring valuable insights and contributions to the organisation.''

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Rudyard Kipling Career Advice

We receive numerous requests for Career Advice, in good times and bad. Rudyard Kipling managed to summarise the challenges better than we could ever dream to.

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What Is An Influencer?

Beware of the ‘Influencer’, they might end up influencing you. Recent statistics have demonstrated that 82% of PR and marketing professionals are using influencers in one way or another, with 38% using social media influencers and 21% using bloggers. However, in a survey conducted by Vocus and Brian Solis, 62% of respondents reported that they follow an influencer because of the content they create, rather than the validity or accuracy of the data.

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Let your actions be a louder noise…

The rise of social media has created platforms for people to preach, promote and ‘sell’ what they do and how by and large they would theoretically approach problems. It now appears that we are embracing an age where awareness and opinion is deemed just as important as action…but…

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COVID-19: Impact Lessons

In December 2019 in a now infamous place called Wuhan, the relatively unknown capital of the Hubei province, the world was about to receive a harsh catalyst for change that we will hopefully not see the likes of again.