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How is AI changing the search for the right leaders? And what role do humans play when technology increasingly shapes research and decision-making?<\/p>\n

In a recent success story, XING shows how I combine the XING TalentManager with my own AI agents to deliver strategic executive search mandates with greater precision and efficiency. For me, the search does not start with a finished job description, but with a different question: What leadership does a company really need for its next stage of development?<\/p>\n

AI helps structure company contexts, develop search logic and identify relevant candidates with greater precision. The decisive work, however, remains human: recognising potential, understanding context and judging which personality can truly move a company forward. This is what AI-Leadership Search<\/a> is made of.<\/p>\n

You can read the full XING success story (in German) here: XING success story about Frank Rechsteiner<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How is AI changing the search for the right leaders? And what role do humans play when technology increasingly shapes research and decision-making? In a recent success story, XING shows how I combine the XING TalentManager with my own AI agents to deliver strategic executive search mandates with greater precision and efficiency. 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