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. An Interim CEO is an experienced executive who leads a company temporarily, typically during a sudden […]
Category Archives: For Employers
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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. The Chairman leads the board of directors, which oversees the company on behalf of shareholders, while the CEO leads the […]
Executive Search FAQs, For Employers
What Is an Executive Assessment? Tools, Costs, and Validity Explained
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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. An executive assessment is a structured evaluation of a leader’s or candidate’s capabilities, […]
Executive Search FAQs, For Employers
What Is Talent Mapping? Building Intelligence on Competitor Leadership
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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. Talent mapping is the systematic process of identifying and profiling the leadership talent across a competitive […]
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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. Employers routinely assume executives choose roles the way the employer would, by weighing the […]
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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. Nearly every executive claims to be a change leader, because nearly every company wants […]
For Employers, Hiring Insights
Military Veterans in the C-Suite: A Sourcing Strategy Employers Overlook
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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. Military veterans represent a deep pool of tested leadership talent, and most civilian employers overlook […]
For Employers, Hiring Insights
The Quiet Search: Building Relationships With Executives Years Before You Hire
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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. Most companies start looking for an […]
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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. Founders treat their board as a formality for as long as they can, and then a funding […]
For Employers, Hiring Insights
The Reheated Search: Restarting a Failed Executive Search the Right Way
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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. When an executive search fails, companies tend to restart it the same way that failed, or abandon […]