Category Archives: Hiring Insights

Dual-Career Couples: The Overlooked Factor in Executive Relocation

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. When an executive relocation falls apart, employers usually blame compensation or cold feet. The real […]

Decision Hygiene for Hiring Committees: Avoiding Groupthink at the Top

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 hiring committee is supposed to make […]

How to Extend an Executive’s Tenure: The Re-Recruitment Conversation

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. Companies pour enormous effort into recruiting executives and almost none into keeping […]

Flat vs Deep: Choosing the Right Leadership Structure for Your Stage

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. Every growing company faces a structural […]

Prompting Isn’t Strategy: Assessing Real AI Leadership Beyond the Hype

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 wave of executives now present AI […]

Social Media Vetting for Executives: What’s Fair Game and What Isn’t

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 candidate’s social media presence is a tempting vetting source and a legal and ethical […]

How to Interview for Integrity: Questions That Reveal Character

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. Integrity is the trait employers most want […]

The Halo Effect in Executive Hiring: How Impressive Candidates Fool Panels

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. An impressive candidate walks into the room, prestigious background, polished presence, […]

Executive Alumni Networks: Why Departing Leaders Should Leave as Advocates

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. Companies treat departing executives as losses to be managed and forgotten, when they […]

The Two-in-a-Box Model: Co-Leadership Structures That Actually Work

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. Co-leadership, two people sharing a role or […]