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 […]
Category Archives: For Employers
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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 […]
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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. Sales leaders are often overlooked for the CEO role, dismissed as too narrowly commercial, and […]
For Employers, Templates & Checklists
Executive Exit Interview Template: Questions That Surface Real Reasons
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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. Departing executives know things about your organization that no one still there will tell […]
For Employers, Templates & Checklists
Leadership Team Effectiveness Survey Template (With Scoring Guide)
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I give clients this template constantly, so here is the practitioner’s version, ready to adapt. Leadership teams rarely assess how well they actually function, and the dysfunction that results goes undiagnosed […]
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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. Enough to assess the candidate thoroughly without dragging out and losing them, typically four to […]
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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. Look past the tie to fit for your specific situation, since two finalists who seem equally strong overall are rarely equal on the dimensions […]
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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. Expect a longer notice period than for junior roles, commonly one to three months and sometimes more, […]
For Employers, Role & Industry Guides
How to Hire a COO for a Multi-site services company: An Employer’s Field Guide
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Having placed leaders into roles like this repeatedly, we wrote this field guide to give employers the practitioner’s view of what this specific hire demands. Hiring a COO for a multi-site services company demands someone who can drive consistency, quality, and performance […]