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. While employers focus on the questions they ask, executive candidates are reading a parallel set […]
Category Archives: Hiring Insights
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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 candidate’s LinkedIn profile is a rich, […]
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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 new executive who joins a leadership team […]
For Employers, Hiring Insights
Pre-IPO Leadership Audits: The Roles Public Markets Expect You to Have
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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 preparing to go public focus intensely on financials and governance and often discover […]
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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. Private companies assemble advisory boards […]
For Employers, Hiring Insights
The Cluster Hire: Building an Entire Leadership Team in One Coordinated Search
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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. Sometimes a company needs not one executive […]
For Employers, Hiring Insights
The Compensation Conversation: When and How to Discuss Money With Executives
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 pressure on a new executive to act immediately is intense, from themselves and from […]
For Employers, Hiring Insights
Exit-Ready Leadership: Building a Team That Increases Enterprise Value
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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 owners prepare a company for sale, […]