Professionals usually come to the Barrett Group to undertake a change of profession, industry, or role, to earn more money, to be more satisfied, and for many other reasons. Some of these executives even want to switch between the public and private sectors, particularly from the public (government) to the private enterprise sector.

The Barrett Group’s Senior Social Media & Sales Support Manager, Keiva Ditchfield-Agboh interviews CEO, Marion Engelke, and Peter Irish, Chairman of The Barrett Group, about this year in review. Keiva: Welcome to Marion Engelke and Peter Irish today as we consider the year in review and look ahead to 2024. Peter let’s set the scene by describing the dynamics in the executive market. Wh…

No, it’s not a typo. It’s an invitation. Instead of making the same old pledge to yourself to be a better person, parent, partner, or employee, or to lose weight, or to quit smoking, or… any of the usual commitments you make in January, why not address the underlying discomfort you feel of being under-appreciated, undervalued, underpaid, or underutilized in your current career this new year? …

How to Avoid Failing at the Finish Line… Think of the last time you received an attractive job offer. Jubilation? Euphoria? Exhaustion? Relaxation? Those might be some of your very natural and human reactions. However, as Alexander Pope observed several hundred years ago, “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread…” [See Source.] In other words, perhaps merely receiving the offer is not the …

There is no question that 2023 has been a complicated year for the Private Equity (PE) and Venture Capital (VC) industry. Here are a few headlines from S&P Global for the first nine months of 2023 [See source.]: “Global private equity fundraising remained sluggish as total capital raised in the first nine months of 2023 amounted to $675 billion, a 14% decline compared to the same period last…

We often hear the fateful phrase from executives, “Just get me in the door and let me talk to decision-makers.” Many self-confident types simply believe in their powers of persuasion. However, an employment interview is not a business presentation. It is typically a very specific opportunity to fail. In fact, most executives do not really grasp the purpose of such an interview at all. They thi…

Are you thinking about postponing your career change again simply because of the holiday season? Well, guess what? You are not alone. Many executives feel it would be more comfortable to coast through the holidays, put up with the irritations of their current positions a little longer, forgo earning more money, and start their career search in January… when everyone else does. Read Tomorrow’s T…

Ask an Eeyore about the weather and you will likely get a forecast of rain. Ask an economist about the economy and you will likely hear a prediction of disaster. Listen to the news and you may end up hiding under the bed. It is easy to be a pessimist, but it is not healthy. Harvard Health tells us, “…do people who see the glass half-full also enjoy better health than gloomy types who see it h…

Companies engage management consultants for many reasons, for example, to examine organizational structures while considering adjustments so as to enhance efficiency or effectiveness, to bring in specialist skills not available in the organization itself, and to execute limited-term specific projects. Over the decades, this practice has become well entrenched, and the number of management consu…

When you hear the news these days does it feel like humanity is lurching from one crisis to another? Pandemic? Inflation? Interest rates? Politics? Immigration? Ukraine? The Middle East? Is the end really near? It would be no wonder if you too felt depressed and lethargic in the face of this apocalyptic stream of existential threats. You may even have put that longed-for change of career on ho…