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. A Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) unifies the commercial functions, typically sales, marketing, […]
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Executive Search FAQs, For Employers
What Is a Chief Administrative Officer? CAO Role and Reporting Lines
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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 Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) oversees a company’s internal administrative and operational functions, which vary widely by company but […]
Executive Search FAQs, For Employers
Cultural Fit vs Culture Add: Definitions and How to Interview for Each
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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. Cultural fit assesses whether a candidate aligns with a company’s existing values and ways of working. Culture add asks what new perspectives, […]
Executive Search FAQs, For Employers
What Is Organizational Design? When to Restructure Your Leadership Team
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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. Organizational design is the deliberate structuring of a company’s roles, reporting lines, and decision rights to execute its strategy […]
Executive Search FAQs, For Employers
What Is Bench Strength? Measuring Leadership Readiness in Your Company
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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. Bench strength is the depth and readiness of an organization’s leadership pipeline, how many capable leaders are ready, or […]
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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. Employers assess senior candidates for […]
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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. Humility sounds like a soft, secondary virtue in a leader, pleasant but not powerful, […]
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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. A new CHRO must establish themselves as a strategic leader, not just a functional one, and the first 100 […]
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I have watched this play out across hundreds of executive searches, and the pattern is clear enough to write down. Companies that want strong general managers usually try to hire them, competing for scarce, […]
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I have watched this play out across hundreds of executive searches, and the pattern is clear enough to write down. Mid-market companies assume the executives at large corporations are out of reach, too senior, too […]