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 a board faces a CEO crisis, a sudden departure, a forced transition, a leadership emergency, […]
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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. An executive offer letter is a legal and relationship document at once, and the clauses you include, or forget, shape […]
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. The days before an executive offer are your last chance to confirm the candidate is who they appear to be, and […]
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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. Culture fit is easy to claim and hard to assess, and vague ‘culture questions’ often reveal nothing. This question […]
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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. Hire your first CMO when marketing needs strategic leadership beyond execution, and match the profile, brand, growth, or […]
Employer Q&A, For Employers
How Do I Check References When the Candidate’s Employer Doesn’t Know They’re Looking?
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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. Rely on references outside the current employer, former colleagues, past managers, and back-channel contacts, and respect […]
For Employers, Role & Industry Guides
How to Hire a CFO for a Family-owned business: 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 CFO for a family-owned business is as much about fit with family dynamics and governance as about financial […]
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 General Counsel for a fintech company demands someone who can navigate the complex, evolving intersection of […]
We built this ranking at JRG Partners from real patterns in executive hiring, so the order reflects what actually matters in practice. Not all sourcing channels are equal: some reliably surface strong executives, while others mostly yield active but weaker candidates. This […]
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. Choosing a search firm for private equity portfolio hiring is consequential, and what PE firms actually need is not a […]