As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I have written this plain-English explainer because the question comes up in nearly every client conversation. A skip-level meeting is a meeting between a leader and employees two or more levels below them, […]
Category Archives: For Employers
For Employers, Hiring Insights
The Relocation Objection: Solving the Number-One Executive Deal-Killer
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I spend much of my time on exactly this question, and the conventional wisdom around it is only half right. Relocation kills more executive deals than compensation does, yet employers consistently underestimate […]
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I have watched this play out across hundreds of executive searches, and the pattern is clear enough to write down. Before making an executive hire, employers run the process forward, assessing whether the […]
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, this is one of the questions employers bring me most often, and my answer has been sharpened by seeing what separates the searches that succeed from the ones that don’t. When a new executive hire starts to […]
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I want to lay out what actually works here, because the gap between common practice and best practice on this topic is wide. Companies assume that more executives mean more leadership capacity, so they add C-suite […]
For Employers, Hiring Insights
The AI-Fluent Executive: A Practical Definition Employers Can Test For
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I have watched this play out across hundreds of executive searches, and the pattern is clear enough to write down. Every company now says it wants AI-fluent leaders, and almost none can define what that means or […]
For Employers, Hiring Insights
Reputation Diligence: Screening Executive Candidates for Public-Facing Risk
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I want to lay out what actually works here, because the gap between common practice and best practice on this topic is wide. A senior executive is a public face of the company, and their reputation, past and […]
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I give clients this template constantly, so here is the practitioner’s version, ready to adapt. A 30-60-90 day plan gives a new executive a structured start and gives the company a way to align on expectations. […]
For Employers, Templates & Checklists
Executive Candidate Experience Checklist: Every Touchpoint That Matters
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I have built and refined this template across hundreds of executive searches, so here is the version that actually works. Strong executive candidates are assessing you as much as you are assessing them, and every […]
For Employers, Templates & Checklists
Remote Executive Interview Checklist: Assessing Leaders Over Video
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I give clients this template constantly, so here is the practitioner’s version, ready to adapt. Assessing a senior leader over video is different from doing it in person, and interviewers who ignore the […]