As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I wrote this for private-equity investors and portfolio-company boards on leadership hiring in Facilities & Business Services, and specifically what PortCo boards get wrong. Private equity essentially built the […]
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For Employers, Industry Insights
Private Equity Leadership Hiring in Rail, Transit & Infrastructure: What PortCo Boards Get Wrong
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I wrote this for private-equity investors and portfolio-company boards on leadership hiring in Rail, Transit & Infrastructure, and specifically what PortCo boards get wrong. Infrastructure funds and private […]
As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I have written this plain-English explainer because the question comes up in nearly every client conversation. Total Target Compensation (TTC) is the sum of an executive’s base salary plus their target annual […]
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I answer this question constantly from boards and employers, so here is the clear version. RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing) is the outsourcing of some or all of a company’s recruiting function, typically for […]
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, here is the direct answer employers actually need, without the jargon. Carried interest is a share of investment profits paid to those who manage or lead value creation, most familiar as the fund managers’ share […]
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, here is the direct answer employers actually need, without the jargon. A Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) for an executive is a structured, documented process defining specific performance gaps, the improvements […]
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I spend much of my time on exactly this question, and the conventional wisdom around it is only half right. When an executive relocation falls apart, employers usually blame compensation or cold feet. The real […]
For Employers, Hiring Insights
Decision Hygiene for Hiring Committees: Avoiding Groupthink at the Top
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, this is one of the questions employers bring me most often, and my answer has been sharpened by seeing what separates the searches that succeed from the ones that don’t. A hiring committee is supposed to make […]
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I want to lay out what actually works here, because the gap between common practice and best practice on this topic is wide. Companies pour enormous effort into recruiting executives and almost none into keeping […]
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, this is one of the questions employers bring me most often, and my answer has been sharpened by seeing what separates the searches that succeed from the ones that don’t. Every growing company faces a structural […]