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Interview Attire: Should I Wear a Suit for My Interview?

Since the COVID pandemic, workplace attire has undergone a significant transformation. While many companies once required employees to wear suits every day, business casual, or even street clothes, have now become the norm. This trend toward casual clothes raises the question of what the appropriate attire is to wear for…

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The Importance of Succession Planning: A Comprehensive Guide

Succession planning is a vital strategy for organizations of all types, ensuring continuity and stability as leadership roles transition. Although you can’t predict when a serious illness, accident, disaster, or significant life event will occur, you can prepare for what will need to be addressed should a big change in…

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Why an Inconsistent Interview Process Leads to Poor Results

If you are leading a search to fill a leadership role, you will want to do some planning to ensure you don’t have an inconsistent interview process.  To properly vet your candidates, it is imperative, for both the candidates and the hiring team, that the experience is consistent.  Without that…

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12 Hiring Process Mistakes to Avoid

You have a gap in your org chart that is causing problems - compounding problems. You need to hire, and hire quickly. However, despite the urgency, you don’t want to move too fast and hire the wrong person. How can you ensure your hiring process is up to the task…

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Mastering Succession Planning in the C-Suite

Strategies for Smooth Transitions

Succession planning in the C-suite is a critical aspect of organizational strategy often overlooked until it's too late. Whether it's due to retirements, unexpected departures or the need for fresh perspectives, managing the transition of executive leadership is vital for the continuity and success of any business. In this blog…

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The Importance of Hiring Committees in Selecting Executive Leaders

The importance of making the right hiring decision when hiring an executive leader cannot be overstated. One bad hire can significantly impact the trajectory of a company, affecting its culture, performance and long-term success. Traditionally, hiring decisions have been entrusted to individual managers or HR professionals. However, in some situations…

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Avoid These 10 Succession Planning Failures

Succession planning is a crucial aspect of organizational management, ensuring the seamless transition of leadership roles and safeguarding the continuity and success of the business. Yet, despite its importance, many companies grapple with numerous pitfalls in executing effective succession plans. From lack of clear criteria and insufficient development of potential…

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Nonprofit Hiring Committee: Strategies for Interviewing

The responsibility for hiring the next executive director or CEO of a nonprofit typically falls on the organization's board of directors. Because the board of directors is responsible for overseeing the overall governance and strategic direction of the nonprofit, this includes the hiring of key leadership positions such as the…

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Interview Questions and Strategies for Hiring Committees

Finding the right person to fill your CEO or Executive Director role is a significant responsibility.  Oftentimes a hiring committee is appointed to this task.  While a hiring committee brings lots of benefits, including reduced bias, holistic assessment and stakeholder buy-in, one difficulty can be the process of pulling together…

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