Try Again

In the world of executive search, processes and efforts do not always go as planned. No firm “bats 1.000” and those that claim this are fabricating the evidence. Mis-fires and mis-hires and lack-of-fit and a whole host of reasons why explain why some searches result in a quick exit. Last month, I was approached by a non-profit association that we partnered with about a year ago to do a CEO level search. They explained that the person was no longer there and they wished to start another search. These things happen. The first thing we decided to do was drill down on “lessons learned” and what to change, amend, augment or outright delete from the first round. The story here is - how are you learning? evolving? growing? Using a setback as an opportunity? Refreshing the lens?