THE STONEWOOD BLOG
For decades, private equity followed a relatively predictable...
The era of viewing Artificial Intelligence as a "tech...
In the 2026 Canadian corporate landscape, the search for the...
Periods of uncertainty tend to expose the difference between...
Executive succession planning is one of the most discussed...
To Clients and Friends of StoneWood Group, We hope that 2025...
THE STONEWOOD PERSPECTIVE
First time CEO? Take heed. How you behave, the image you...
President/CEO Matching Requirements to Specific...
“But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice...
When asked about his strategy for hiring a new field manager,...
There are plenty of articles written about strategic HR. This...
It was the spring of 1956 and William Shockley was finally...
STONEWOOD RESOURCES
A Guide to Behavioural Based Interviewing
If they are used correctly, interviews can be a powerful tool in identifying the best candidate for a position. This guide is designed to help you, the interviewer, maximize the benefits of your interviews...
Looking For Your Next Role? Stop Thinking About Horses
Falling off a horse is a popular metaphor for many executives who find themselves displaced and looking for their next employer. Every week, without exception, we meet executives who have jumped back on...
The Five Mistakes Companies Make When Hiring
Recruiting and selection excellence, especially at a senior level, is a system level endeavor. Why are companies prone to such horrific, albeit well-intentioned, hiring mistakes and what can they do to...
An Oft Forgotten Key to Success ...and how to hire for it
So what’s the key to success? If you ask the guy waiting to see a doctor he’ll tell you it is intelligence and education. He wants the smartest, best trained doctor tending to his medical needs, and...
The 80 year-old Personality ‘Fad that Won’t Die’ - ...and the unlikely duo who created it
It’s a story known by few...the most popular personality profile of all time and the improbable duo who created it. In the early 1940s, Edward N. Hays and Associates was a successful consultancy specializing...
Why Selecting Leaders Is So Difficult In Practice
Unfortunately, most hiring is not so straight forward. Companies, industries, markets are highly dynamic and complex systems with many moving parts. Context, ownership, culture, industry, competitive landscape,...