Category Archives: For Employers

VP of Manufacturing Job Description Template: Responsibilities, Requirements, and KPIs

VP Manufacturing 1

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I built this VP of Manufacturing job description template from the specifications that actually close searches. Copy the template below, then, more importantly, customize it with the guidance that follows: a job […]

25 Interview Questions to Ask When Hiring a Chief Strategy Officer (With What Great Answers Sound Like)

Corporate Strategy Planning

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I have compiled these interview questions to ask when hiring a Chief Strategy Officer from the patterns across hundreds of executive assessments. The Chief Strategy Officer interview fails predictably: fluent […]

25 Interview Questions to Ask When Hiring a Corporate Controller (With What Great Answers Sound Like)

CFO Interviewing Candidate

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I built this set of interview questions to ask when hiring a Corporate Controller for hiring committees that want signal, not performance. Twenty-five questions follow, organized by competency, each with notes on […]

25 Interview Questions to Ask When Hiring a VP of Product Management (With What Great Answers Sound Like)

Product Management Meeting

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I have compiled these interview questions to ask when hiring a VP of Product Management from the patterns across hundreds of executive assessments. The VP of Product Management interview fails predictably: fluent […]

How to Measure Chief Growth Officer Performance: KPIs, Scorecards, and Benchmarks

Data Driven Leadership

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I built this framework for measuring Chief Growth Officer performance from the scorecards that actually govern well. Measurement done badly is worse than none: it rewards theater and punishes honesty. The six KPIs […]

How to Measure Corporate Controller Performance: KPIs, Scorecards, and Benchmarks

Financial Benchmarking Concept

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I offer this guide to Corporate Controller KPIs and performance measurement for the boards and CEOs who own the review. A role is governed by what its scorecard rewards, so the scorecard deserves the same rigor as […]

The First 90 Days: An Onboarding Roadmap for a CEO

New CEO Business Strategy

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I built this 90-day onboarding roadmap for a CEO from the transitions that succeeded and the autopsies of those that did not. The first ninety days are asymmetric: credibility built early compounds for years, […]

The First 90 Days: An Onboarding Roadmap for a Chief Transformation Officer

Business Transformation Leader 1

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I offer this Chief Transformation Officer onboarding plan for the first 90 days for both the incoming executive and the leader receiving them. Executive transitions fail predictably, too fast on judgment, too slow […]

The First 90 Days: An Onboarding Roadmap for a Director of Operations

Operations Manager Meeting

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I built this 90-day onboarding roadmap for a Director of Operations from the transitions that succeeded and the autopsies of those that did not. The first ninety days are asymmetric: credibility built early […]

How to Hire a COO for a Energy & Utilities Company: A Practical Employer Guide

Utility Company Leadership

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I prepared this practical guide on how to hire a COO for a Energy & Utilities company. In a sector that is an industry running a reliable regulated core while building an entirely new asset base of renewables, the […]