After 25 years in HR and recruitment, I know one thing for certain: it's not the methods that determine the outcome. It's the relationship. And that can't be automated.
Why relationships are everything in this profession. Read More »
Trust underpins almost everything that works in an organization. It's built slowly and can disappear quickly. Here's what 25 years have taught me.
What I have learned about trust — in recruitment and in life. Read More »
Six months since I started By M Consulting AB. What I knew: my craft. What I didn't know: everything else. My most honest lessons – unfiltered.
Six months in. My most honest lessons. Read More »
A consultant delivers an assignment. A partner shows up when it counts. The difference isn't about price or experience – it's about relationship and intent.
What separates a consultant from a partner? Read More »
A personal perspective on what distinguishes a well-thought-out executive recruitment process from a poor one – and the mistakes I’ve seen being made time and time again, often for the same reason.
What 25 years in the industry have taught me about hiring managers. Read More »
Starting your own business means learning things no book could teach you. Here are six of them.
Six things I did not know — until I started my own business. Read More »
Sometimes it all comes down to being in the right place at the right time. Here's the story of how I became one of four Senior Partners on SAM International's new Swedish team.
When things fall into place Read More »
Magdalena Hagström Ståhl reflects on her first week in the ICC coaching certification – and what it revealed about her own leadership.
I thought I'd learn a method. I learned something else. Read More »
I always advised others. But did I take in what I gave? Not soon enough. The coaching conversation I wish I'd had – and why it's never too early to invest in your own development.
The coaching conversation I wish I had had earlier. Read More »
Day two of my ICC certification gave me words for something I'd sensed for 25 years: a good conversation is designed, not accidental. Here's the insight I'm bringing into my work with leadership teams.
A good conversation isn't an accident Read More »
LinkedIn counts contacts. Business is built on relationships. After 25 years, I know the number never matters—it's the depth.
Deep relationships beat large networks. Always. Read More »
There's no perfect timing. There's only now – or later. And later always costs more. What my vacation actually taught me about working on the right things.
What the summer taught me about prioritization. Read More »
It came from a manager I respected. It wasn't harsh – it was honest. And it changed how I worked. Why we're too afraid of honest feedback.
The hardest feedback I received in my career was not unkind. Read More »
Everyone talks about the big leap. About the courage to leave. About the feeling of freedom. No one talks about the Monday three weeks in, when your calendar is empty and you wonder if you made the right call. That's the part no one tells you about. It's not the fear that's the hardest part. Before I started By M Consulting, I had counted on...
What nobody tells you about going independent. Read More »