I was thinking the other day about how often conversations about senior recruitment begin with the role itself: the responsibilities, reporting line, experience required and likely package. All of those things matter, of course. However, I have often found that the more useful discussion begins somewhere else. What is changing within the organisation? What will… Continue reading Thinking beyond the job description – senior hires should not be all about the task
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Coaching: Creating Space for Better Leadership Decisions
Coaching: Creating Space for Better Leadership Decisions Senior leaders are often expected to have the answers. They are required to make decisions quickly, manage complexity, lead people through uncertainty and remain composed, even when the pressure is considerable. Yet the more senior a person becomes, the fewer truly objective spaces they often have in which… Continue reading Coaching: Creating Space for Better Leadership Decisions
Logistics and Supply Chain: Senior roles market update
The Senior Job Market in Logistics and Supply Chain: Cautious, Selective, but Far from Quiet The senior job market is not easy at the moment. Across the UK, many employers remain cautious about permanent hiring, with decisions taking longer and organisations scrutinising appointments more carefully than they may have done in a stronger market. Cost… Continue reading Logistics and Supply Chain: Senior roles market update
What do Strong NED Candidates Demonstrate? Refresh your Interview Skills to help increase your NED portfolio
Interview Skills in the NED Space – how to make an impact Interviewing for a Non-Executive Director role is different from interviewing for an executive appointment. The emphasis is less on what you have directly delivered and more on how you think, challenge, influence and contribute at board level. Strong NED candidates usually demonstrate: Strategic… Continue reading What do Strong NED Candidates Demonstrate? Refresh your Interview Skills to help increase your NED portfolio
Want to be a CEO? Here’s how to Nail your Board Presentation
If you’re on the shortlist for CEO, one of the most important moments in the process is the board presentation. This is your opportunity to present your vision for the company and shape how directors assess your leadership, judgment, and readiness for the role. Here’s how to nail it. Develop your vision. Your presentation should… Continue reading Want to be a CEO? Here’s how to Nail your Board Presentation
How to Retain Talent in a High Pressure Environment
Burnout and turnover are common in high-pressure jobs. But new research suggests that people are more likely to leave when their work feels isolating, unsupported, or disconnected from meaningful responsibility. The way you design work day to day can actually strengthen commitment to a demanding job. Think carefully about how responsibility is assigned. Don’t make… Continue reading How to Retain Talent in a High Pressure Environment
Interview Skills in the NED space – are you ready for your next challenge?
Interviewing for a Non-Executive Director role is different from interviewing for an executive appointment. The emphasis is less on what you have directly delivered and more on how you think, challenge, influence and contribute at board level. Strong NED candidates usually demonstrate: Strategic judgement — showing that they can look beyond operational detail and consider… Continue reading Interview Skills in the NED space – are you ready for your next challenge?
Leadership Challenge Series – When Experience isn’t the Problem
Leadership Challenges Series When Experience Isn’t the Problem — But the Environment Has Changed Many senior leaders I speak with are not struggling because they lack capability, judgement, or resilience. They have built successful careers, navigated complex organisations, and delivered results under pressure. Yet increasingly, they describe a quieter challenge. Not a crisis. Not a… Continue reading Leadership Challenge Series – When Experience isn’t the Problem
Why do most CVs now all look the same?
The unintended consequence of AI-written CVs Over the past year, I’ve noticed a clear trend. CVs are becoming more polished but they are also more predictable. The language is smooth. The structure is neat. The grammar is perfect. Too perfect. And after reading a few, they begin to blur into one another. The same phrases… Continue reading Why do most CVs now all look the same?
Leadership Capability and Transitions in a Changing Market
Across many sectors, organisations continue to navigate economic pressure, structural change and evolving leadership expectations. In these conditions, the strength and depth of leadership within senior teams often becomes even more important. Through our ongoing work with organisations and senior professionals across transport, logistics, supply chain and related sectors in industry and the wider markets… Continue reading Leadership Capability and Transitions in a Changing Market