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Alex McDonald - Founder, Execura International. July 2026. Steel Frame Structure Most businesses don't struggle because they lack capable people. What I've noticed is that businesses often carry on operating as if nothing has changed, even when everything around them has. What once created speed and clarity can gradually create confusion, overlap and slower decision-making. I've met businesses with seven executives where nobody seems completely clear on who owns what. I've al

Alex McDonald - Founder, Execura International. May 2026. Two people walking through an industrial paper operational facility. Most hiring processes are designed to get comfortable with a decision. What often gets missed is what happens once the person is in the role. The first quarter gives the business an early sense of how the executive thinks, operates, and makes decisions. The reasons senior hires fail are often clearer here than during the interview process. Smooth tran

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