Category Archives: Hiring Insights

Employer Storytelling: Turning Your Company History Into a Recruiting Asset

Business leaders presenting their company's history and values to strengthen employer branding and attract top talent.

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. Every company has a history, and most treat it as background, when it could be one of their most […]

The Consultant-to-Operator Transition: Vetting Advisors for Line Roles

Business Consultant Becoming CEO

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. Management consultants and advisors bring sharp minds and broad exposure, and companies often hire them […]

The Anatomy of a Great Executive Offer: Structure, Timing, and Delivery

Business Negotiation

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. An executive offer is not a document; it is […]

How to Interview for Financial Acumen in Non-Finance Executives

Financial Analysis Meeting

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. Companies increasingly need financial acumen in leaders who are not finance professionals, […]

The Hidden Talent Pool: Recruiting Executives From Adjacent Functions

Executive Recruitment 2

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. When employers need a leader, they look for people who have already held that exact […]

First 100 Days for a New CRO: Pipeline Truth and Team Trust

Business Trust And Teamwork

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. A new CRO inherits a revenue engine they did not build and a forecast they cannot yet trust, and […]

The Founder’s Dilemma: Hiring Executives Better Than Yourself

Startup Executive Hiring

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. The hardest hire a founder ever makes is an executive who is better than they are at something […]

Glassdoor Damage Control: Recruiting Executives Despite Bad Reviews

Business leaders discussing employer reputation management to improve executive recruitment outcomes.

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. A company with bad online reviews assumes […]

From CFO to CEO: Assessing Finance Leaders for the Top Job

Modern CEO Portrait

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. The CFO-to-CEO path has grown more common […]

Why Executives Say Yes: Decision Research Every Employer Should Know

Executive Discussion 1

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 […]