Joseph Daniel McCool is the author of Deciding Who Leads, named "one of the best business books of 2008" by Soundview and Business Book Review, and principal of www.TheMcCoolGroup.com, which advises corporate decision-makers on assessment, selection, engagement, and performance score-carding of executive search consultants and related externally focused management succession issues.
May 4, 2010
If you've launched an external search for a world-class business or nonprofit executive, you may have already been frustrated by the process, the cost, and the results...
March 5, 2010
According to results from a new survey by the New Talent Management Network, 45% of companies will boost spending this year on talent management. An increased focus on...
January 22, 2010
As they say in sports, 2010 will indeed be a major rebuilding year for companies across nearly every industry. As the U.S. economy moves from recession to recovery ...
December 1, 2009
Executive recruiting is arguably the most critical task in business, and corporate boards rank CEO succession among their most important jobs. Yet data from a variety ...
December 2, 2008
"I never knew you felt that way." Those words often evince an epiphany that can save a rocky relationship—including one between a high-priced hire and the ...
September 19, 2008
You've probably heard it before: Hire for "fit" first and "qualifications" second. Yet searches for top executive talent have long been driven almost exclusively by ...
August 7, 2008
It happens a few times a year: Seemingly successful (often high-profile) executives find themselves trying to to explain an overstatement, exaggeration, or outright ...
July 17, 2008
Choosing the right executive recruiting firm to fill your organization's next senior-management vacancy starts with committing to some research before the search ...
July 3, 2008
"Now what?" Those are typically the first words uttered by a line manager, division executive, C-suite leader and/or human resources officer soon after an especially ...
June 5, 2008
A 2007 Whirlpool (WHR) 10-K filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission confirms what the world's most influential executive recruiters (BusinessWeek.com, 8/2/04)...
May 7, 2008
There are few people as well placed and well qualified to see emerging business trends unfold as the world's most influential executive recruiters. Just consider the ...
April 22, 2008
How do you measure the cost of the big fish that got away? If your organization is competing to recruit world-class management talent (perhaps because it has failed to...
March 31, 2008
Your time has come. There's no holding you back now. You've demonstrated your talent and used your expertise to consistently surpass expectations in your director or ...
March 25, 2008
"Executive recruiting is arguably the most important task in the world of business…" So begins the endorsement by Wharton School Management Professor Peter ...
March 13, 2008
Following one of the best years for their business, the heads of some of the world's largest senior-management headhunting firms are optimistic about the growth of ...
March 3, 2008
The ability to consistently marry compelling corporate leadership opportunities with the right executive is what distinguishes the best headhunters and employers. An ...
February 5, 2008
The persistent lack of diversity in senior corporate management has many origins, not least of which is the broad lack of diversity among executive headhunters ...
January 29, 2008
"Be exceptional and we'll find you." That's how Gerry Roche—senior chairman of Heidrick & Struggles (HSII), who has conducted searches for some of the world's ...
January 15, 2008
Since its humble beginnings within the walls of some of the first management consulting firms, the multibillion-dollar business of executive headhunting has always ...
November 19, 2007
There's growing reason to believe, since the Asia-Pacific region is home to the fastest-growing markets in the global economy, that its growing appetite for management...
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