--- title: Insight By HHMC - M&A, Business Advisory Blog for Recruitment Industry | Risk description: Risk | Keep you updated with our trending articles related to M&A in recruitment & Staffing businesses by our expertise. --- [Skip to content](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/risk#main-content) [![logoHHMC.jpg](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/logoHHMC.jpg?width=200&height=177&name=logoHHMC.jpg)](https://www.hhmc.com.au/) - [Home](http://www.hhmc.com.au/) - [Services](http://www.hhmc.com.au/services/) - [About](https://www.hhmc.com.au/about-us/) - [Events](https://www.hhmc.com.au/upcoming-events) - [Blog](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Home](http://www.hhmc.com.au/) - [Services](http://www.hhmc.com.au/services/) - [About](https://www.hhmc.com.au/about-us/) - [Events](https://www.hhmc.com.au/upcoming-events) - [Blog](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/) - [Contact us](https://www.hhmc.com.au/contact-us/) [Contact us](https://www.hhmc.com.au/contact-us/) ![HHMC-2](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/HHMC-2.png?width=600&height=70&name=HHMC-2.png "HHMC-2") ### [Management and Leadership in Recruitment – It’s Harder than it Looks](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/2012/10/management-and-leadership-in-recruitment-its-harder-than-it-looks__trashed) ![Author avatar](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/HHMC%202013%20Rod%20180x180.jpg?width=100&length=100&name=HHMC%202013%20Rod%20180x180.jpg) [Rod Hore](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/author/rod-hore) [Strategy](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/strategy)[HHMC](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/hhmc)[Valuation](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/valuation)[Recruitment](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/recruitment)[Risk](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/risk)[Staffing](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/staffing)[Leadership](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/leadership)[Rod Hore](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/rod-hore)[Director](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/director)[Marketing](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/marketing)[Certex](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/certex)[Dianne Gibert](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/dianne-gibert) 31 Jul 2026, 06:45:00 This month Rod Hore of HHMC and Dianne Gibert of Certex International have put their heads together ... 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Nigel: It see... 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