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. Relocation kills more executive deals than compensation does, yet employers consistently underestimate […]
Category Archives: Hiring Insights
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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. Before making an executive hire, employers run the process forward, assessing whether the […]
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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 a new executive hire starts to […]
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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. Companies assume that more executives mean more leadership capacity, so they add C-suite […]
For Employers, Hiring Insights
The AI-Fluent Executive: A Practical Definition Employers Can Test For
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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. Every company now says it wants AI-fluent leaders, and almost none can define what that means or […]
For Employers, Hiring Insights
Reputation Diligence: Screening Executive Candidates for Public-Facing Risk
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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. A senior executive is a public face of the company, and their reputation, past and […]
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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. When an executive relocation falls apart, employers usually blame compensation or cold feet. The real […]
For Employers, Hiring Insights
Decision Hygiene for Hiring Committees: Avoiding Groupthink at the Top
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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 hiring committee is supposed to make […]
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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. Companies pour enormous effort into recruiting executives and almost none into keeping […]
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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. Every growing company faces a structural […]