Questions this work can help management answer.
- What is the executive mandate over the first 12–24 months?
- Which experiences, capabilities, and leadership behaviors are truly essential?
- What organizational context should shape the search profile?
- How should candidates be compared consistently across interviewers?
- What risks, tradeoffs, or transition considerations should be examined before selection?
Typical workstreams.
Role & success profile
Define mandate, outcomes, critical experiences, leadership requirements, and organizational context.
Search strategy
Identify target profiles, research priorities, outreach approach, and candidate-market considerations.
Structured evaluation
Create screening and interview criteria that connect directly to the agreed success profile.
Selection support
Organize candidate evidence, tradeoffs, reference considerations, and transition questions for management.
What an engagement can produce.
The exact deliverables depend on scope, information available, timing, and the client’s decision needs. A project may include:
How the work is usually structured.
We begin by defining the decision and business context, then review relevant information, develop options or recommendations, and identify implementation and communication considerations. See our consulting approach for the full process.
Scope note
Background checks, regulated screening, immigration, employment-law decisions, and other specialist requirements should be handled through appropriately qualified providers and compliant processes.