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Ready For A Corporate Board Position? Check Your Brand
Six Things To Consider When Contemplating a Board Seat
One of the most frequently asked questions we get is “How do I get on a corporate board if I’m not already on a board?” The hardest board will be your first board. Here is what you need to know. 1) The Process Is Different than Applying for a Full Time Position A board seat
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Looking Outside the Box for Your Inner Circle
Is an Industry Outsider Right for your Organization?
“We want someone who can think outside the box.” As a well-worn business cliché, this phrase elicits groans from hiring executives and recruiters alike. But considering the competitiveness of the executive talent market, driven by the lowest unemployment rate since 1969—along with increasing awareness of the need for diverse perspectives in the workplace—looking outside the industry
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Is This DEI’s Last Stand?
Leadership Teams Shifting To Quiet DEI Initiatives in the Wake of Diversity Backlash
Peruse the headlines, and it seems the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion movement has moved on—at least for now. The roster of companies distancing themselves from DEI hiring and practices is a Who’s Who of familiar names—Zoom, Home Depot, DoorDash, Tractor Supply, and Lyft. Social and cultural tastemakers Meta, Tesla, and X join the mix of
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Hello, I’m the Internal Candidate…Remember Me?
A few years ago, we received an email from an internal candidate we’d interviewed for a client: “John, you and I met over a year ago during the course of my firm’s Chief Financial Officer search, where I was the internal candidate. While I was not chosen for the position, you communicated often during the
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