When Smart Money Walks Away: Annie Duke’s Case for Quitting
By Shawn Cole, President & Founder — Shawn Cole is a nationally recognized authority on executive recruiting. His insights regularly appear in Forbes, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, CFO Dive, Entrepreneur, and other leading publications, delivering nuanced and critical analysis on executive recruitment, succession planning, enterprise transformation, and the evolving
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Book Review: A CEO for All Seasons, Mastering Cycles of Leadership
A CEO for All Seasons: Mastering Cycles of Leadership distinguishes itself within the executive leadership literature through its integration of empirical analytics and practical executive intelligence. Unlike conventional leadership texts that rely predominantly on anecdotal evidence or isolated case studies, this work employs sophisticated quantitative methodologies to identify and analyze the top 200 Fortune-level chief
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5 Tips for Developing an Infinite Mindset in Business
For many business leaders, success is measured in terms of short-term gains and profitability. But in the 2018 book The Infinite Game, Simon Sinek argues that true business leadership is about cultivating an “infinite mindset,” one built around long-term gains rather than short-term results. Adopting an infinite mindset is critical to your company’s resilience and
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What Are Some Executive Resume Red Flags?
It’s never a great idea to submit a poorly done resume with a job application. But when the application is for an executive position, the stakes are even higher — meaning a low-quality resume is an especially bad sign. After all, executive positions demand an enormous amount of focus and dedication. If an applicant can’t
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Where Does DEI Go from Here?
Cowen Partners is proud to partner with Harvard Business Review’s IdeaCast and How Companies Can Recommit to Their DEI Goals After the summer of 2020 in the United States, many organizations made a big push to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in their ranks and operations. But now, many fear that that momentum is slipping, especially in
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The Correlation Between Female Athletes & Successful Leadership
By Sam Torres, Managing Director — Sam Torres specializes in placing senior executives across the sports industry, including CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CIOs, CMOs, CTOs, and Vice Presidents. With a deep understanding of team operations, fan engagement, and sports business strategy, Sam offers critical perspectives that are routinely featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, and other
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Why Employers Can’t Afford to Let DE&I Initiatives Go
By Shelby Varon, Director of Executive Search — Shelby Varon specializes in placing high-impact leaders across a range of industries, focusing on critical leadership roles in organizations navigating growth, transformation, and competitive market shifts. Her work and insights on executive hiring trends, leadership strategy, and talent acquisition have been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, and
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Women Outrank Males in Key Leadership Traits
Pew Research Center recently released a study regarding women in leadership roles, finding that women have led 7.4% of Fortune 500 companies and held nearly 30% of board member roles. Although those statistics indicate that women still fell well below male leadership rankings, they do show substantial progress. As relatively recently as 1995, not a
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Book Review: “Who — The A method for hiring”
“Who: The A Method for Hiring” is a book written by Geoff Smart and Randy Street that offers a comprehensive guide to effective hiring processes in organizations. The book introduces the “A Method,” which is a systematic approach designed to help businesses identify and hire top-tier talent. The key concepts and steps outlined in the
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Book Review: “First, Break All the Rules”
“First, Break All the Rules” is a management and leadership book written by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman. Published in 1999, the book challenges traditional management practices and provides insights into effective leadership and employee engagement. Readers can gauge the effectiveness of their current management approach by grasping and implementing the four principles for unleashing
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