Life Sciences Executive Search: The Quest for Innovation
The Importance of Finding Innovators in the Life Sciences Industry In today's rapidly evolving life sciences industry, finding innovators has become critical for organizations seeking to stay ahead of the curve. These individuals possess a unique blend of scientific expertise, strategic thinking, and a forward-looking mindset essential for driving breakthrough discoveries and leading…
Executive Talent Trends: Navigating a Changing Landscape in 2024
Talent Trends: Emerging Leadership Skills for the Future The continual development of digital technology and automation in today's corporate world demands a new paradigm in leadership. These seismic technology shifts are rewriting the leadership playbook, requiring leaders to adapt rapidly and navigate complex environments– influencing talent trends in 2024. Today, intelligence, charisma, and…
Executive Hiring for a P.E. Portfolio Company – The Unicorn
Part Three – The Challenge of Finding the Unicorn Executive The third part of this four-part private equity executive hiring series acknowledges the challenge of finding and identifying a 'unicorn executive' to lead your portfolio-invested company. In case you missed it, part one looked at the essential and unique constituents of an ideal candidate's profile in terms of hard credentials, and soft…
Executive Level Hires
Today's question comes from the president of a technology firm that asks: "I don't have the best track record when it comes to making executive-level hires. Do you have any specific suggestions that might help?". Since I have written often on the subject of talent management and have covered the basics of recruiting in previous posts, I'm going to share a few secrets that can help separate the…
Leadership Interview: Mehdi Tazi, CEO at Beassur Marsh Shares His Perspective on Talent Gaps
I recently had the privilege of speaking with Mehdi Tazi Chief Executive Officer at Beassur Marsh, a Morrocan based insurance brokerage during our global leadership tour. We discussed the global issue of talent gaps within organizations and what he believed was the cause and possible solutions to the problem. Interview Summary JH: In a recent international leadership survey, over 80% of CEOs…
The Impact of a Great Leader
I am always surprised by the impact that just one person can have on a team or an organization. In particular, the speed which that effect takes place. I have seen examples in multinational enterprises, where the appointment of a new CEO resulted in a change of atmosphere within a few weeks. This phenomenon happened not just to the people working closely with the CEO, but also with people who had…
Interview Tips for Executives
Job interviews: these two words conjure a range of emotions and reactions. Whether those sentiments are anxiety, dread, excitement, or something else entirely, the fact is that job interviews are an indispensable part of professional life, especially for executives. Even so, there is still an incredible amount of ambiguity and conflicting advice when it comes to interviewing. There are the…
3 Tips To Get Discovered By Executive Search Firms
I liken the executive search process to a grown-up version of the game "hide and seek". Brands across every sector are the seekers. Executives tend to hide. If you want to learn how to get discovered by an executive search firm - keep reading. The "playground" is big and complex. It spans geographies, industries, and functions. To most, it is unfamiliar. It is also competitive. The best seekers…
Care for a white-water ride?
Change seems to occur at an ever-increasing speed, making forecasts – especially those concerning long term scenarios – an extremely risky business. Forecasts often lead to disappointments, both for management – employees – shareholders and other stakeholders. Because of the complexities, we can always find excuses: Organizational developments did not always have the impact as expected, or…
Talent Search in a Digital Age
About six years ago when I started my post-doc program at Harvard Business School and contacted several top executive search firms, the majority of them told me that social media does not affect their work at all. I was surprised and a little bit disappointed, because my goal was to study how online networking platforms influence talent search activities. However, the rules of the game have…
The No. 1 Way To Spot Weak Leadership
You can spot a weak leader a mile off by simply looking at the types of decisions they make. Not surprisingly, weak leaders pander to public opinion, they manage the routine rather than the extraordinary, and they worry more about being right than achieving the right outcome. Weak leaders seek a safe decision rather than a courageous decision. News Flash: safe decisions rarely are. Great leaders…
8 Ways To Spot Great Leadership
If you ever wonder why we’re in a crisis of leadership all you have to do is to watch and listen to those in positions of leadership. While there are clearly many aspects of leadership that must work together in harmony in order for leaders to be effective, everything breaks down when leaders don’t understand how to engage effectively. The saying "success leaves clues" couldn't be more true for…
The Secret To Making Better Hires
Why do so many companies struggle when it comes to making great hires? They overlook the obvious. In other words, the people doing the hiring fail to understand, look for, and qualify the one characteristic that indicates the certainty of a good hire. While companies screen for many things, they often miss the gold standard litmus test – they play a game of chance when it’s simply not necessary.…
The #1 Reason CEO Successions Fail
With all eyeballs on Marissa Mayer at Yahoo and Tim Cook at Apple, CEO succession is a hot topic these days – and rightly so. Few things adversely impact corporate culture, shareholder value, or brand equity like a failed CEO. In today’s column, I’ll share the most common reason for failed CEO successions. Given the obvious importance of leadership from the top, what always amazes me is the…
The #1 Reason Companies Make Bad Hires
Do you ever find yourself wondering how so many good companies can make so many bad hires? The fact is, all the rigorous and sophisticated hiring processes employed by the best companies in the world don’t prevent this issue. The good news is, addressing one single factor can easily prevent bad hires. The #1 reason companies make bad hires is they compromise, they settle, they don’t hire the best…
Recruiting vs Talent Management
I recently participated in a panel discussion about the future of the recruiting industry, and quite frankly, I was surprised by many of the prevailing attitudes and thoughts surrounding the topic at hand. As is often the case, I was the contrarian on the panel, and while I probably shouldn’t have been shocked, it was the fact most recruiters seemed to believe the status quo was fine, the future…
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