Executive Search Resources
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Avoid 'Reactive Hiring' Problems
Many organizations make the common mistake of waiting until they have a specific requirement to swing into hiring mode. By then, it may be too late to take advantage of the best candidates, and you could be tempted to cut corners in the process to get a critical role filled.
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Create a Functional Hiring Committee
A functional and effective Selection/Hiring Committee understands the organization’s vision and the position mandate, communicates well and works together efficiently to find the candidate who will best fit their culture and be successful in the role.
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Are You Asking the Right Questions?
When it comes to recruiting top talent, most organizations now rely on a mix of internal recruitment and executive search, in order to take advantage of the search firm's larger network, broader perspective and/or objective expertise. But hiring an executive search firm doesn't mean losing control over the process, and there are several ways to ensure you're getting the maximum return for your search investment.
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Get More Value For Your Executive Search Investment
Hiring an executive search firm to secure the right individual for your organization is a significant investment, but one that can pay enormous dividends if conducted effectively. Many organizations take a hands-off approach when working with search firms, which can have negative, long-term consequences, including poor performance, wasted search dollars, and even damage to the company’s reputation. You can maximize the return on your search investment by taking a few proactive steps.
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'Wink Wink' Leadership
The business community pays heavily for the actions of the few bad apples, who through unchecked success, bureaucratic training, arrogance or naiveté, fall into the trap of ‘wink wink’ leadership.
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Beware the Talent 'Myth'
Headlines heralding the rapid evolution towards a knowledge-based economy, the exodus of top talent to other countries, and an aging workforce are generating talk of a next wave in the ‘War for Talent’.
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The Preferred Vendor Process: Who Really Benefits?
Just about everyone has a colleague or friend who doggedly and unsuccessfully juggles two or three electronic gizmos designed to simplify our lives, but misses the obvious irony. As an executive search firm whose focus is on providing high quality leadership and talent management consulting, we feel the Preferred Vendor process suffers from the same faulty logic when applied to executive search.
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