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News and insights from Kylie Hammond

Executive search, board careers and the Australian leadership market, written from the inside.

Kylie publishes her longer pieces on LinkedIn first. The most recent are collected here. Selected articles are republished in full on this site; the rest open on LinkedIn.

1 September 2026LinkedIn

Stop Applying and Start Getting Represented: Why Senior Executives Need a Talent Agent

For most of my career in executive search, I have held a fairly simple view: the candidate is at the heart of the recruitment process. That might sound obvious, but recruitment hasn't…

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1 September 2026LinkedIn

The Australian Board Market Is Not What Most Aspiring Directors Think It Is

There is a misconception taking hold in the Australian executive market that concerns me.

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31 August 2026LinkedIn

Executive Outplacement Is Broken. And the Next Wave of Restructuring Will Expose It.

I have worked across executive recruitment, human resources and career management for more than 20 years, and during that time I have watched an enormous amount change in the way…

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24 August 2026LinkedIn

Stop Auditioning for Board Seats. Start Adding Value Before You’re Asked.

There is an interesting shift taking place in the advisory board market, and I think aspiring directors need to pay attention to it.

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24 August 2026LinkedIn

The Boardroom Is Not a Jobs Market. It Is a Relationship Market.

There is a statistic about board appointments that every executive aspiring to a serious board career should understand. It is not how many directors have completed the AICD course, how…

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17 August 2026LinkedIn

Thank You, Elon Musk. I Think You Just Changed How I Run My Business.

I spent my weekend building an AI workforce. By Sunday night, I was looking at my business very differently.

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10 August 2026LinkedIn

The $200,000 Salary Trap

There is a particular kind of financial risk I see repeatedly among senior executives, and it rarely looks like financial distress.

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10 August 2026LinkedIn

A Billionaire Called Me About a Job. I Missed the Call.

I tried. I called his office. I was redirected. I eventually found the right person, but they weren’t particularly interested in helping me reconnect with him.

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5 August 2026LinkedIn

Beyond Compliance: The Founders Building Australia's Next Workplace Technology Success Story

There is a quiet transformation taking place across Australian workplaces. It isn't being driven by artificial intelligence, remote work or another wave of digital disruption. Instead, it's…

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30 July 2026LinkedIn

Investors Don't Just Back Founders. They Back Boards.

It often begins with family and friends. Then come sophisticated investors, high-net-worth individuals, family offices, venture capital, and private equity.

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