Looking for Your Next CEO? Understand These Best Practices First
By Shawn Cole, President & Founder — Shawn Cole is a nationally recognized authority on CEO recruiting. His insights regularly appear in Forbes, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, and other leading publications, delivering nuanced and critical analysis on executive recruitment, corporate turnarounds, and the evolving demands of modern C-suites.
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How a People-First Approach Can Lead to Unprecedented Growth
When Rob Waldron became CEO of Curriculum Associates, a workbook company that then released only printed materials, the business appeared to be on the verge of collapse. It was running out of money and failing to keep up with the digitizing world of education. Waldron was able to completely turn the company around. Under his
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What Sets an Owner Apart From a CEO?
By Shawn Cole, President & Founder — Shawn Cole is a nationally recognized authority on CEO recruiting. His insights regularly appear in Forbes, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, and other leading publications, delivering nuanced and critical analysis on executive recruitment, corporate turnarounds, and the evolving demands of modern C-suites.
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What Sets Enterprise CEOs Apart From Startup CEOs?
What makes a good CEO? The answer to that depends on the type of business you’re running. While there are significant areas of overlap, enterprise CEOs must lead and strategize in a way that’s much different from startup CEOs. If you’re beginning to search for the right CEO for your company, it can be helpful
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Is It Time to Change Executive Leadership?
Your C-suite executives are an integral part of your business’s day-to-day functioning — and maybe even its identity. Once you’ve found your C-suite, you might start to view these leaders as permanent fixtures in your company. While this mindset is understandable, it puts your company at risk of stagnation. Here’s a look at why, when,
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Your Next Great Employee Might Not Be Looking for You
If you’re recruiting for a new role, you’re certainly dealing with active job seekers — people who have gone to some trouble to find job opportunities and apply for them. Depending on where you’ve advertised a position, you might be inundated with job seekers. However, no matter how many people you have lining up, you’re
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Does Your Sales Leadership Recruiting Process Need a Facelift?
By Executive Recruiter Ash Wendt — Top Marketing & Sales Executive Recruiter Ash Wendt has deep experience and unmatched expertise in sourcing extraordinary talent for C-suite roles centered on sales, marketing, operations, and finance. As a founding partner of Cowen Partners, Ash Wendt is also a pioneering thought leader frequently quoted in The Wall Street
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5 Tips for Sharpening Your Cybersecurity Protocol
Does your business have a chief information security officer (CISO)? This role might sound futuristic, but with cybersecurity threats growing by the day, it’s essential that you protect your company. Whether you’re a CEO, another executive, or even a CISO yourself, creating and maintaining a robust cybersecurity protocol is an instrumental part of your business’s
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Healthcare, Public Relations, Marketing & Financial Services Brittany is a seasoned executive search professional with over 5 years of dedicated experience in project management, market research, and executive recruitment. Her expertise spans candidate sourcing, comprehensive recruitment processes, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Before joining Cowen Partners, Brittany amassed over 5 years of recruitment proficiency
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AI & Tax: Reducing Labor Demands in the Big 4 & CPA Firms Amidst a CPA Shortage
Artificial intelligence (AI) is ushering in a new era for the tax industry, particularly for the Big 4 accounting firms—Deloitte, PwC, EY, and KPMG—and Certified Public Accountant (CPA) firms. With the current shortage of CPAs, AI presents a vital solution to reduce labor demands while maintaining, or even enhancing, efficiency and accuracy. This article explores
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