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Alex McDonald - Founder, Execura International. March 2026. Business meeting with senior professionals reviewing documents In the last few months, I’ve seen decisions that would normally get a quick yes drag into second and third conversations. When I looked at the latest Global CEO Confidence Index, it showed confidence dipping going into 2026. That didn’t surprise me, and tracks with what I'm seeing. Most companies are moving ahead with their plans, investment is still happ

Alex McDonald - Founder, Execura International. January 2026. Executive hiring is often treated as an efficiency problem . The assumption is that speed equals progress. And the questions tend to be the same: How fast can we move? How scalable is the process? How early can we remove human involvement? This mindset is what’s driven enormous investment. More technology, automation, and AI. Spending on HR tech and recruitment infrastructure now sits around $30–40bn a year! And ye