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. Yes, and you should tell them personally, promptly, and with genuine care, because how you handle a passed-over internal […]
Category Archives: For Employers
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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. Evaluate whether a board seat is appropriate for the role and the candidate, and recognize that the […]
At JRG Partners, we run searches like this across the industry, so this field guide distills what actually separates a strong hire from a costly mismatch. Hiring a COO for a distribution business demands someone who commands the operational engine of distribution, warehousing, […]
For Employers, Role & Industry Guides
How to Hire a Chief Revenue Officer for a Logistics technology company: An Employer’s Field Guide
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This field guide reflects what we have learned placing executives into this exact role and industry, the distinctions that matter and the mistakes that recur. Hiring a Chief Revenue Officer for a logistics technology company demands someone who can drive revenue across the full […]
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This ranked list distills what our team at JRG Partners has learned placing executives, ordered to be useful, not just comprehensive. The best thinking on executive hiring, assessment, and leadership has been captured in a handful of enduring books, and board members who read […]
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This field guide reflects what we have learned placing executives into this exact role and industry, the distinctions that matter and the mistakes that recur. For a technology or SaaS executive hire, the right search firm depends on your stage, model, and the specific technical […]
For Employers, Metro Hiring Guides
Food & Beverage Executive Recruiters in Atlanta: How Employers Choose the Right Partner
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Having placed executives in this market, we wrote this guide to give employers a grounded view of the local talent landscape and how to hire into it. Atlanta is a major Southeast food and beverage market, home to major beverage and food companies and a growing food economy, with […]
For Employers, Metro Hiring Guides
Automotive Executive Recruiters in Detroit: How Employers Choose the Right Partner
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Drawing on our searches in this market, this guide gives employers a practical view of the local industry, its talent, and how to pick the right search partner. Detroit is the historic and enduring center of the American automotive industry, home to the deepest concentration of […]
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This JRG Partners report synthesizes what we observe in the executive search market into a practical analysis for employers and boards. Executive hiring in 2026 is defined by a few dominant forces: persistent scarcity of top leadership talent, the rising importance of […]
Having placed leaders into roles like this repeatedly, we wrote this to give a practitioner’s view rather than generic advice. Buy-and-build strategies succeed or fail on integration, and integration succeeds or fails on whether someone competent owns it with real authority. […]