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The CIO's Evolution | Talks with Tino

The Company Website Isn’t Enough | Talks with Tino

Dress Like The Opportunity Matters | Talks with Tino

Will Your Next Leader Strengthen Your Culture | Talks with Tino

Lead with Decision Velocity | Talks with Tino

Are You Still Technical Enough to Lead in Tech? | Talks with Tino

The Best Leaders Don't Need Credit | Talks with Tino

Why Human-Centered Leadership Wins During Times of Change | Talks with Tino

The Seagull Trap | Talks with Tino

What My First Jobs Taught Me About Leadership | Talks with Tino

The Power of Intentional Leadership | Talks with Tino

Can Your Next CIO Lead What's Next? | Talks with Tino

Lessons Learned From Info Tech Live in Las Vegas | Talks with Tino

Building On Legacy | Talks with Tino

Executive Search Success Stories: Recent Leadership Placements | Talks with Tino

The Retained Approach to Executive Search | Talks with Tino

Inside TAG's Georgia Technology Summit | Talks with Tino

Only 8% of Leaders Are Ready for Change... Here's Why | Talks with Tino

The Daily Routine Behind LeBron James Longevity | Talks with Tino

The Smarter Way to Start Your Career| Talks with Tino

Vulnerability is Leadership, not Weakness! | Talks with Tino

Why does success not always translate to leadership? | Talks with Tino

How to Empower Quiet Voices in an Organization | Talks with Tino

Your Past Doesn't Define You | Talks With Tino

How One Word Changed Everything | Talks With Tino

The Question Every Mid-career Professional Should Be Asking About AI | Talks with Tino

The Leadership Habits Most Forget | Talks with Tino

2026 President's Trip | Talks with Tino

The Future of Leadership: What Skills Matter Most | Talks with Tino

Olympics 2026: When One Moment Costs You Gold | Talks with Tino

The Power of Being Uncomfortable | Talks with Tino

Company culture isn’t a statement; it’s how work really gets done | Talks with Tino

Meet Our Growing Executive Search Team at Retained | Talks with Tino

Jan 24. | A Premier Executive Search Firm Launches

Apr.29 | Why Retained?

May 30 | Red Lobster's Shrimp Fail: A Billion Dollar Lesson in Business Strategy

Nov. 20 | You Can't Steal Second Base with Your Foot on First

Nov. 13 | Empowering Nonprofits with Flexible Search Solutions

Nov. 7 | Is Work-Life Balance a Myth?

Oct. 31 | Facing Life's Challenges with Laughter Featuring Mike Birbiglia

Oct. 24 | Recognizing When to Ask for Help: A Lesson from Remember the Titans

Oct. 10 | Unlocking Hidden Potential: How Early Education Shapes Future Success

Oct. 3 | Practice Makes Perfect: Golf, Business, and Achieving Your Goals

Sep. 26 | Top 5 Leadership Lessons from CEOs

Sep. 19 | The Legacy of Yogi Berra: Lessons On Persona, Leadership, and Respect

Sep. 12 | How Politics Impact Company Culture: Insights from Generational Perspectives

Sep. 5 | The Power of Speaking Up: Lessons From Alice Tapper

Aug. 29 | Setting Boundaries - A New Perspective on the Giving Tree

Aug. 22 | Curiosity Eats Talking for Breakfast

Aug. 15 | Growth Mindsets - Transform Your Challenges into Opportunities

Aug. 8 | How Conscious Capitalism Can Transform Your Company Culture

Aug. 1 | Is Enthusiasm the Ticket to Big Wins?

Tino Mantella Sits Down with North Fulton Business Radio - Full Interview

Jul. 25 | The Many Forms of Acts of Kindness

Jul. 18 | How Far Would You Go to Succeed?

Jul. 12 | Achieving Greatness at Any Stage of Life

Jul. 5 | The Power of Positive Thinking: Lessons from the 1986 World Series

Jun. 27 | The Power of Relationship Building in Sales: A Long-Term Perspective

Jun. 20 | Surviving the Unexpected: Contingency Planning for Black Swan Events

Jun. 13 | What Gets Measured, Gets Done

Jun. 6 | Stop and Smell the Roses

May 23 | Going the Extra Mile to Stand Out in an Interview

May 16 | Courage and Integrity: Erica Cheung's Fight Against Theranos

May 9 | Fire Bullets, Then Cannonballs

May 2 | Retained Has an All New Website!

Apr. 25 | Look Beyond the Dollar - Believe in More to a Job

Apr. 18 | Leveraging LinkedIn - Believe in Connections

Apr. 10 | Nurturing Relationships

Apr. 10 | The Art of Collaboration in Interviews

Apr. 4 | The Power of Perseverance

Mar. 28 | Go Up Stream

Mar. 21 | How Belief Changed History

Mar. 14 | Sometimes, You Need to Take a Pause

Mar. 7 | You Can Pout, Or You Can Do This Instead

Feb. 29 | Listen Closely!

Feb. 22 | The Most Important Aspect of Your Business

Feb. 8 | Don't Sit On the Sidelines

Feb. 1 | New video series! BELIEVE

Jan. 25 | The Detroit Lions and Having the Right Leader

Industry Insights.

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Why CIOs and CTOs Are Becoming Enterprise Leaders

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Culture Eats Strategy: An Executive Search Perspective

The phrase “culture eats strategy for breakfast” has been said in boardrooms for decades. People often attribute it to Peter […]

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