The Intermediator Group keeps abreast of current trends and issues in executive recruitment and development and in the industries on which it focuses -- information services, advertising, and media.
Resources that TIG finds useful include:
TESTING
Hogan Assessment Systems. Hogan, an international authority in personality assessment and consulting, has thirty years experience in producing effective results for a wide range of clients, from Fortune 500 companies to smaller private firms. TIG principals are trained in administering and interpreting Hogan assessments. The Hogan website provides detailed information about how its tools are used.
INDUSTRY NEWS
Paid Content. Rafat Ali's blog network, launched in 2002, provides digital media start-up, M&A, and funding news.
TechCrunch. Michael Arrington's weblog, founded in June 2005, says it "obsessively profil(es) and review(s) new Internet products and companies. In addition to covering new companies, we profile existing companies that are making an impact (commercial and/or cultural) on the new web space.
Silicon Alley Insider. Launched in 2007 by Henry Blodget, SAI covers "the intersection of the technology, media, and communications industries, with a focus on companies and people making waves and shaping digital business." Its areas of coverage include digital publishing, entertainment, news, music, social networking, mobile, and gaming.
EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT
Searching for a Corporate Savior: The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs. Rakesh Khurana's book does much to explain the flaws in the recruitment process, including those abetted by executive search firms.