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. When employers need a leader, they look for people who have already held that exact […]
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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. A new CRO inherits a revenue engine they did not build and a forecast they cannot yet trust, and […]
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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. The hardest hire a founder ever makes is an executive who is better than they are at something […]
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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 company with bad online reviews assumes […]
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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. The CFO-to-CEO path has grown more common […]
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I have built and refined this template across hundreds of executive searches, so here is the version that actually works. A candidate you have worked months to win tells you they have received a counteroffer from […]
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I have distilled what belongs in this tool from real executive hiring practice, and here it is, ready to use. A compensation committee that runs on an ad hoc agenda risks missing its responsibilities and making […]
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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. Yes, and you should, because how a candidate explains leaving their last company is one of the more […]
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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. Give a strong candidate reasonable time to make a considered decision, usually a few days to a week, but set a clear […]
Employer Q&A, For Employers
How Do I Hire an Executive During a Hiring Freeze? Making the Exception Case
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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. Make the business case for an exception, since hiring freezes almost always allow exceptions for […]