Category Archives: For Employers

Defense Technology Executive Compensation Report 2026: Salary and Equity Benchmarks

Defense Technology

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I have prepared this Defense Technology executive compensation report for 2026 to help boards and compensation committees benchmark leadership pay in a sector where a sector at the intersection of national […]

Data Centers & Digital Infrastructure Executive Compensation Report 2026: Salary and Equity Benchmarks

Digital Infrastructure Background

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I have prepared this Data Centers & Digital Infrastructure executive compensation report for 2026 to help boards and compensation committees benchmark leadership pay in a sector where one of the fastest-growing […]

Facilities & Business Services Executive Compensation Report 2026: Salary and Equity Benchmarks

Commercial Office Building

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I have prepared this Facilities & Business Services executive compensation report for 2026 to help boards and compensation committees benchmark leadership pay in a sector where an industry where labor economics. […]

Rail, Transit & Infrastructure Executive Compensation Report 2026: Salary and Equity Benchmarks

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I have prepared this Rail, Transit & Infrastructure executive compensation report for 2026 to help boards and compensation committees benchmark leadership pay in a sector where a capital-intensive sector where […]

What Is a Confidential Search? How Companies Replace Leaders Quietly

Business Leadership 1

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. A confidential search is an executive search conducted discreetly, without publicly revealing the hiring company’s […]

CMO vs CRO vs Chief Growth Officer: Overlaps and Differences

Boardroom Meeting 1

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, here is the direct answer employers actually need, without the jargon. A CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) owns marketing, brand, and demand generation. A CRO (Chief Revenue Officer) owns all revenue functions, […]

What Is Garden Leave? Executive Transition Clauses Explained

Corporate Resignation

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, here is the direct answer employers actually need, without the jargon. Garden leave is an arrangement where a departing executive remains employed and paid during their notice period but is kept away from work, […]

What Is a Development Assignment? Growing Internal Successors Deliberately

Career Growth

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. A development assignment is a deliberately chosen role, project, or experience given to a […]

The Compensation Conversation: When and How to Discuss Money With Executives

Executive Conversation

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. Employers handle the money conversation with executives in one of two ways: they avoid it until the end […]

The Reference Check Nobody Does: Talking to Former Direct Reports

Office Conversation 1

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. Reference checking is treated as a formality, a final call to references the candidate […]