Category Archives: Hiring Insights

When the Board Loses Confidence: Managing a CEO Transition With Dignity

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. The moment a board decides its CEO must go is one of the most delicate and consequential […]

The Timezone Test: Structuring Global Leadership Roles That Actually Function

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 build global leadership structures on org charts and titles, then wonder why they do not […]

Deferred Compensation Explained: Structures That Retain Senior Leaders

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. Deferred compensation is one of the most effective retention tools available for senior […]

How to Run a Two-Week Executive Search Sprint When Speed Is Everything

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 executive searches take months, and […]

When New Executives Clash With Founders: A Mediation Playbook

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 company hires a seasoned executive to bring professional leadership, and within months the new […]

Integrating Two Executive Teams After a Merger: Who Stays, Who Goes

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. Mergers are won or lost in leadership integration, and the question of who stays and who […]

The Activist Threat: Leadership Moves That Preempt Investor Pressure

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. Companies tend to think about activist […]

Hiring Executives for a Company You Haven’t Bought Yet: Pre-Deal Searches

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. Acquirers plan to install new leadership after a deal closes, then discover that finding […]

Benefits That Move the Needle for Executive Candidates in 2026

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. When employers think about winning […]

Slow Is Smooth: When a Longer Executive Search Produces a Better Hire

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. In a culture that prizes speed, taking longer to hire feels like failure, and employers […]