This article was originally published at familybusinessmagazine.com. In 2001, Mike Sipple, Jr. joined the family business, a boutique executive search firm, for the purpose of having a steady income to help avoid college debt. He studied landscape design and had his eyes set on using his creativity in that field.…
On Tuesday, June 15, 2021, Laura Mitchell, former Cincinnati Public School superintendent, joined Beech Acres Parenting Center as their President and CEO. Laura succeeds Jim Mason who has effectively led the organization for 42 years. Centennial was chosen to lead this search and work alongside the search committee of Beech…
The Centennial team took some time to recognize the impact our moms have had on us. There's no arguing that mothers have a tremendous influence on who we have become. That influence can be seen in the lessons they passed onto us. Some of the advice from our moms was…
Research shows how critical a well-planned onboarding process is to employee retention. Knowing that organizations with a standard onboarding process experience 54% greater new hire productivity, along with 50% greater new hire retention is worth noting. Even though this is the case, many companies do not have formal onboarding. Does…
Being a good communicator tops the list of just about every list of leadership qualifications (ours included!) Some people seem to be born with the ability to capture thoughts just right and deliver them in a way that is engaging and clear. And then there are the rest of us,…
The pandemic has reinforced the importance of strong organizational leadership. A learning from this time is that the companies “caving” from the pressure of constant unknowns were the ones that lacked strong leadership. Our Centennial team has had hundreds of conversations with various industry leaders since the pandemic’s start. From…
Do you need to hire a key leader for your organization? Is the need to hire causing you stress but you're not sure you can manage a full-scale recruiting process on top of everything else you are doing? Are you uncertain about where to start? This is normal. That is…
The life of an entrepreneur is exciting but challenging. There are so many lessons you learn when you start your own business - and most of those lessons come with a healthy dose of growing pains. Mike Sipple Jr. was able to reflect on his top lessons during an interview…
It is a common practice for nonprofit organizations, family-owned businesses, and even large organizations to pull together an internal search team or committee when they are seeking their next executive. (In this post, we will refer to this group as the “search team.”) At Centennial, we are often hired by…
