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Founded in 2009, Sailing Stones is an innovative and contemporary search firm, centred on delivering a high-quality service across a narrow set of disciplines within a few key verticals. Primarily we recruit into: strategy and roles that influence commercial and operational activities.
24/11/2015
How the payments industry is being disrupted from McKinsey & Company
How the payments industry is being disrupted While we expect the payments industry to keep growing at a healthy rate, powerful disruptive forces will begin to reshape the global landscape. A McKinsey & Company article.
Harvard Business School employment data, now live: 24% of students from the Class of 2015 who sought employment accepted jobs in Consulting.. 31% in Financial Services.
Industry Statistics - Recruiting - Harvard Business School Students tout their experience at HBS and career interests. Sort student stories by the industry, function, and location that’s relevant to you.
14/10/2015
Part tow of McKinsey & Company's two-part interview, General Electric chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt explains what’s driving the company’s evolution, how he leads, and why he’s different from Jack Welch.
GE’s Jeff Immelt on evolving a corporate giant In the final installment of our two-part interview, General Electric chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt explains what’s driving the company’s evolution, how he leads, and why he’s different from Jack Welch. A McKinsey & Company article.
14/10/2015
In this first instalment of McKinsey & Company's two-part interview, successor to Jack Welch, GE chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt explains why industrial companies are now in the information business—whether they like it or not.
GE’s Jeff Immelt on digitizing in the industrial space In this first installment of our two-part interview, General Electric chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt explains why industrial companies are now in the information business—whether they like it or not. A McKinsey & Company article.
09/09/2015
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20/07/2015
Bristol has been named the best place to live in the UK, Edinburgh the 2nd. Sailing Stones are working on Strategy assignments in both of these historic cities. Curious about strategy roles outside of London? Contact [email protected]
15/07/2015
Are these the top 35 British Business women under 35? Management Today publishes its 35 under 35 list.
'I've never been regarded as weak' - 35 Women Under 35 2015 Feature Dr Nasrin Hafezparast was set to become a radiologist. After studying medicine for five years and working as a junior doctor in London for two, she was offered a cushy contract in radiology. Five-year deal. Enviable salary. She turned it down to join a start-up.
29/06/2015
Mariano Belinky, Managing Partner at Santander's VC Fund discusses the future of Financial Technology.
Fintech 2.0 – rebooting financial services After struggling to gain traction, fintechs are now capturing a growing market share across financial services areas including ATMs, credit cards, securitisation and mobile banking. While we’re seeing these fintechs go from success to success, we believe they are still only operating around ‘Fintech…
11/06/2015
CEO succession starts with developing your leaders from McKinsey & Company
CEO succession starts with developing your leaders Focusing on future priorities and debiasing decisions help, too. A McKinsey Quarterly article.
11/06/2015
The New CEO’s Guide to Transformation from bcgperspectives, how to Turn Ambition into Sustainable Results
The New CEO’s Guide to Transformation New CEOs and senior executives often take over with a mandate for change. A structured four-step process can help them launch a transformation program and improve performance in a sustainable way.
05/06/2015
Connecting talent with opportunity in the digital age from McKinsey & Company
Connecting talent with opportunity in the digital age Online talent platforms are increasingly connecting people to the right work opportunities. By 2025 they could add $2.7 trillion to global GDP, and begin to ameliorate many of the persistent problems in the world’s labor markets. A McKinsey Global Institute article.
04/06/2015
3 myths about growth in consumer packaged goods from McKinsey & Company
Three myths about growth in consumer packaged goods We expect the sector to grow strongly. The key for companies is to sell the right products in the right markets at the right times. A McKinsey & Company article.