I have been an executive recruiter for about 15 years now, most of that time for an executive search firm that worked exclusively with not-for-profits, … Read more
Pay them well, educate them – then let them quit
At a time when employees hold the balance of power, there is an almost instinctive desire by HRDs to want to keep people, especially their top executive … Read more
Beware Succession Plans That Lionize Outgoing CEOs
Over the past four years, an average of 11.3% of Russell 3000 companies changed CEOs each year, according to the latest report on CEO turnover rates by The … Read more
Boeing’s Head of Global Executive Staffing Offers Insights on Recruiting for Top Jobs
Meet Diana Barr. Diana is the head of global executive staffing at Boeing, having joined the company in 2019 to build an internal search firm as a fresh … Read more
Strategy Safari: Executive Recruiting Sets a Bad Example for All Recruiting
As a recruiting professional, you know the struggles of getting people to follow some sort of process. Decision-makers try to skip steps, interview … Read more
Every TA Leader’s Most Dreaded Req
As a talent acquisition leader, you’re a problem-solver. When you’re tasked with tracking down a rainbow unicorn pegasus candidate, you somehow discover a … Read more
What If CEO Selection Were an Election?
Replacing CEOs with suitable internal successors has become a critical issue for many organizations in recent times. Partly, this is because there seems to … Read more
Higher Hires: Executive Recruiting in a Dynamic Environment
Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series highlighting speakers at the upcoming ERE Recruiting Conference. Click here to view other articles in the … Read more
Executive Search, Ripe for Disruption
Let’s play a guessing game. Guess the average CEO pay in 2018 across America’s largest corporations. I’ll give you a hint. It’s increased 940 percent in … Read more
We’re Disrupting Executive Search in the Healthcare Industry and Bringing It In house
Over the past four years, my organization has designed and implemented a high-performing executive recruiting function that has exceeded national … Read more