Insights

Perspectives on leadership & talent.

Field notes from our partners on succession, governance, and the people decisions that define modern organizations.

CEO succession in a volatile decade

Boards are re-writing the succession playbook — shorter runways, deeper benches, and a premium on operating credibility over pedigree.

Founders often hire for the raise. The teams that survive the first two years public are hired for the operating model.

Reference calls are the beginning, not the end. Here is the framework we run for every non-executive director search.

Cash is up, equity is contested, and long-term incentives are being redesigned in real time. Our read of the last four quarters.

Sustained representation at the top comes from the pipeline two levels down. Search firms have a role — and a responsibility.

Regulator-tested risk leaders are the scarcest talent segment in financial services. Here is how we run the search.

Most job specs describe a résumé. A success profile describes an outcome. The difference reshapes the search.

The Quarterly

A short, considered dispatch on leadership, governance, and the people decisions that will shape the coming quarter. No promotion, no filler.

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