Pursuing Genuine Diversity in Corporate Culture
One of the hardest things for any leader is to admit their mistakes. But as corporate America takes a step back to examine its posture toward underrepresented groups of people, board members will have to admit to past missteps in an attempt to cultivate a more inclusive workplace. On the one hand, it’s okay to
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Why HR Isn’t Enough For Your Next Executive Hire
Executive recruiters specialize in hiring C-Suite professionals 365 days a year, giving their clients a clear advantage. Chances are, you have taken calls from an executive search firm. In fact, you may have found a job in the past with a headhunter. Still, many CEOs don’t utilize executive recruiters to make internal hires. In this
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Top 10 Executive Positions in High Demand for 2021
The global pandemic had a major impact on the business landscape in 2021. Companies all over the world had to quickly pivot their business strategies and services to stay active and relevant. This major upset also had a significant impact on business leadership needs. The C-suite spans approximately 58 job titles and covers everything from
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Why Use a Retained Executive Search Firm?
How you hire executive-level talent for your company is a critical decision that can impact your whole business. It’s estimated that onboarding a new employee can cost roughly $240,000, and that’s just for a senior manager position. This number covers hiring costs, compensation, and the price associated with maintaining an employee. If you make a
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How to Build a Successful Demand Generation Team
Demand generation marketing strategies are tactics used to generate interest and demand for a company’s products or services. What Is Demand Generation? Demand generation can include a variety of communication channels from blog posts and social media messaging to targeted promotions and list creation. When all is said and done, demand gen is typically involved
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Why Nearly Half of All Executive Searches Fail
Thanks to technology, anytime you need to fill a position you can post the job online and have a plethora of applicants within a week. You would think that such a large applicant pool would make filling positions easy, but this isn’t always the case, especially when it comes to executive searches. Many people are
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How Should Boards Navigate ESG Risk?
In April of 2023, Bud Light partnered with trans activist and influencer Dylan Mulvaney, triggering a backlash from critics and activists. By October 2023, Anheuser-Busch InBev had lost $27 billion of its market value. The damage to the brand’s reputation only highlights the fact that corporations are not immune to the culture war, prompting companies
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How Boards Can Respond to Shareholder Activists
For some investors, it’s possible to love a company but reject its leadership. In fact, when companies experience a decline in prices, they may see a rise in shareholder activism, in which activist investors actively seek a change in the company’s leadership or advisory board. What should executive leaders know about shareholder activists? What Shareholder
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Our Most Popular Articles of 2020
Cowen Partners is a national executive search firm and we give our clients access to the top 1% of human capital to create opportunities that accelerate their growth and market share. With Cowen Partners, clients can grow at scale, create value, and drive results with world class talent. Below are some of our most popular
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Does Long CEO Tenure Help or Hurt a Company?
It might sound ideal: a successful company led for many years by a dedicated, long-standing CEO. After all, people tend to get better at their jobs as they gain more experience, right? That reasoning may sound logical, but research indicates that long CEO tenure may actually be counterproductive. Here’s a closer look at why long
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