Getting Back to Work: The Best Return-to-Office Strategies for Your Remote Teams
By now, public health concerns have largely diminished, giving companies the “all-clear” to return to a regular workday. But many companies are finding that easier said than done. According to at least one recent survey, nearly two out of three (64%) remote workers would prefer to quit rather than return to the office. Managers find
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At-Home vs. In-Person: Why Remote Opportunities Are Beating In-Office Companies
During the 2020 pandemic, American workers got a taste for remote work. But even when things returned to normal, the workplace didn’t. Not only has remote work exploded in the American workforce, but researchers from the University of Chicago believe that by 2030, between 50 and 80 million of the world’s desk jobs will transition
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Executive Search Firms: A Guide for Nonprofit Organizations
Executive search firms are companies that specialize in finding and placing senior-level executives, usually in upper management positions. Their roles include candidate sourcing, assessment, placement, and managing the entire recruitment process on behalf of their clients, which commonly include nonprofit organizations. In addition to these main roles, executive search firms often provide additional services such
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What to Hire & When
As a startup founder, you could be making any of your first hires soon. If you’re doing well and can afford to hire an experienced executive, they could be a great asset to your company. But… What kind of executive should it be? A CEO, COO, or President? How do you define the role and
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The Lines Are Blurred Between Private Equity and Executive Search
Private equity, venture capital, and the curating of executive talent have an inherent synergy between them. All of these groups know that human capital represents the key driver of long-term value creation and financial performance. As private equity grows to all-time highs by any metric one chooses to use – closed deals, new funds, number
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How to Implement Intentional Hiring Practices into Your Recruitment Strategy
Intentional hiring is the practice of developing a clear understanding of what you are looking for in a candidate before you start to hire. It allows you to actively seek out the best possible candidate, instead of passively accepting whoever applies for the position. Intentional hiring gives you control over your hiring process, rather than
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How to Make an Aspiration Hire & Aggressively Grow Your Business
What if you could hire a person who has been in your industry for many years or who has successfully scaled a business like yours to the highest level? How long would it take you to accomplish those same goals? The answer is simple — you could get there much faster than if you hire
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How to Keep Your Employees from a Headhunter Like Me
As a headhunter, I’m looking to find your most talented employees and get them into promotions and better-paying positions with my clients. I look for candidates with a solid work history and set of skills, and I seek to match them with the compensation and benefits that they deserve. If I don’t scare you, the
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How to Find & Hire the Right People: An Executive Recruiter Explains
Hiring is one of the most difficult things you will ever do as a business owner, but it’s also one of the most important. A bad hire can cost your business money, time, and resources that you don’t have. However, if you want to be successful at hiring highly-qualified people to take your business further,
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Startup Equity: Who Gets What?
Founding a startup is incredibly exciting. It’s almost like a new baby: lots of promise, years of hard work, and knowing that you’ll succeed in bringing something into the world that will make a positive impact. However, like parenting, startups are often clouded by cofounders and initial employees who bicker over who does what and
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