As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I wrote this guide on succession planning in Wine, Beer & Spirits because the sector’s leadership transition is colliding with a demographic and capability one. The industry’s brand and production leadership is […]
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I wrote this guide on succession planning in Battery & Energy Storage because the sector’s leadership transition is colliding with a demographic and capability one. The sector’s rapid scale-up has outpaced its […]
As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I wrote this guide on succession planning in Home Services & Franchising because the sector’s leadership transition is colliding with a demographic and capability one. Rapid private-equity-driven consolidation has […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]










