Column by Magdalena Gili How long have we talked about Talent Management? The concept of “Talent Management” was born at the end of the 90s. Research from Mc Kinsey shows that 80% of a company’s profits are generated by 20% of its workforce. This makes it difficult for an organization to attract and retain talented […]

Column by Sebastián Pedraza SommerGroup® achieves 2 decades! From my personal experience, I want to talk about how I’ve lived and shared in the steady growth of our company. I came to SommerGroup® 12 years ago; backI could sense the fierce competition that was emerging in this dynamic market and how this reality turned into […]

Sebastián Pedraza’s Column Quality of Life: a shareholder in the company Today, companies are putting greater importance in their decisions to the issue of quality of life and work balance. In some cases, they do this by promoting best practices, or advancement by way of certification, to officially change the company’s professional work-balance. B alancing […]

Column by Ximena Rodríguez Opening up borders to broaden views Like every year, the Annual Conference of the AESC was held in New York City on the 15th and 16th of April where I met with the major companies from Executive Search / Head Hunting worldwide. The AESC, the Association of Executive Search and Leadership […]

Consuelo Rogers’ Column The leader who asked an opinion wins the cause In the minds of some people still resides the belief that a leader should not listen to and least of all ask for the opinion from his team because it is a sign of weakness or insecurity. Mistake, Feedback is crucial to both […]

Informal Corporate Codes: Under the wings of the skillful? In the corporate world of big companies, administration or management has more to do with control, than with decision making. For this, there are two ways of exerting power and control over the organization: the formal, through rules and procedures, and the informal system, through codes […]

In times of economic slowdown SommerGroup® bet “more with less” The month of September is always memorable for SommerGroup® as we are celebrating our anniversary, and this time we have fulfilled 19 years of experience in the market; a journey of profound growth in knowledge, experience, learning and positioning. While it is a day we […]

Column by Rodolfo Sommer 5 kilometers Adversity is painful and difficult, but also a source of development. It is an opportunity to bring meaning to things, be empowered, cause changes, achieve goals and grow in all areas of life. This is my experience from the field of sports and health, but can be easily applied […]

Column by Rodolfo Sommer The story of our first customer A few days ago I got together with the person who was our first customer; we went for lunch. While we ate, I listened to him and, at the same time, my thoughts went back to the first day of our working together and how […]