Seema Shah, Author at Executive Search Africa & Emerging Markets

Why Expat Talent Is Looking at Africa: Climate, Lifestyle and the Cost of a Good Life

Why Expat Talent Is Looking at Africa: Climate, Lifestyle and the Cost of a Good Life

Salary still opens the conversation. It rarely closes it. We are seeing a greater number of expats consider opportunities in Africa these days. Why? The reasons range from increased costs of living in traditional hubs like Dubai, Hong Kong and...

October 5, 2026

East Africa Job Opportunities: Why New Mega Projects Give Us Cause for Optimism

Executive Search HR Consultancy & Talent Strategy

East Africa Job Opportunities: Why New Mega Projects Give Us Cause for Optimism

Large projects create work long before they create output. That is why the past month in East Africa matters. In September 2026, Kenya and Uganda moved several major energy and industrial projects from plan to site. The largest is Dangote’s...

September 28, 2026

Building Resilient Talent Pipelines and Succession

CEO Succession Executive Search HR Consultancy & Talent Strategy

Building Resilient Talent Pipelines and Succession

Africa is entering one of the largest generational wealth transfers in its history. Most family businesses are not ready for it. The scale involved is significant. Speakers addressed this at the Nairobi Private Wealth Conference in June 2026. They pointed...

September 16, 2026

Retaining Scarce, Senior Talent: What’s Actually Driving Attrition in Africa

HR Consultancy & Talent Strategy Leadership Development

Retaining Scarce, Senior Talent: What’s Actually Driving Attrition in Africa

Building talent is only half the job. Keeping it is often harder. KPMG’s 2025 Africa CEO Outlook found something worth noting. 28% of African CEOs are concerned about retirements and a shortage of skilled replacements, slightly above the global figure...

September 14, 2026

Five Talent Priorities Defining the African CEO Agenda

Leadership Development Organisational Transformation

Five Talent Priorities Defining the African CEO Agenda

Talent has stopped being a background HR concern for African CEOs. It has now become a direct constraint on how fast a business can grow. That’s the picture emerging from a cluster of research published over the past few months...

September 10, 2026

What a Good Recruitment Process Looks Like Today

Executive Search HR Consultancy & Talent Strategy

What a Good Recruitment Process Looks Like Today

Most hiring processes are still designed as if only one side is being evaluated. New research suggests that’s a mistake and it’s costing companies candidates they’d have wanted. The Overlooked Signal: How Fast You Reply A Harvard Business Review piece...

September 8, 2026

Why AI Is Eroding Trust in Executive Hiring

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Why AI Is Eroding Trust in Executive Hiring

Recruiting has quietly split into two arms races. On one side, employers automated the front door — applicant tracking systems, keyword filters, automated assessments. On the other, candidates armed themselves with the same category of tool to get past those...

September 5, 2026

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Avoid Hiring Toxic Leaders

A senior leadership hire is one of the highest-stakes decisions a board or founder will make. Get it right, and you gain someone who lifts an entire function. Get it wrong, and the damage rarely stays contained to one seat...

September 4, 2026

HR Consultancy & Talent Strategy Organisational Transformation

Who Owns AI in Your Business?

The Accountability Gap Facing African Leadership Teams Who decides where AI is used, what it can do, and who is accountable when it fails? Many African businesses are experimenting with AI, but leadership teams often lack clarity on the answer....

September 3, 2026

Entry-Level Jobs Are Disappearing — What That Means for Your Graduate Pipeline

HR Consultancy & Talent Strategy Organisational Transformation

Entry-Level Jobs Are Disappearing — What That Means for Your Graduate Pipeline

If your graduate intake programme hasn’t changed in the last two years, there’s a reasonable chance you’re training people for a role that AI has already absorbed. That’s not a scare line. It’s a direct read of what PwC’s 2026...

September 2, 2026

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Author: Seema Shah

Why Expat Talent Is Looking at Africa: Climate, Lifestyle and the Cost of a Good Life

East Africa Job Opportunities: Why New Mega Projects Give Us Cause for Optimism

Building Resilient Talent Pipelines and Succession

Retaining Scarce, Senior Talent: What’s Actually Driving Attrition in Africa

Five Talent Priorities Defining the African CEO Agenda

What a Good Recruitment Process Looks Like Today

Why AI Is Eroding Trust in Executive Hiring

Avoid Hiring Toxic Leaders

Who Owns AI in Your Business?

Entry-Level Jobs Are Disappearing — What That Means for Your Graduate Pipeline

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