EXECUTIVE SEARCH
Designed exclusively around what your organization needs
You don't need to fill a position.
You need the right person in it.
Yes, there's a difference.
The executive who looks perfect on paper isn't necessarily the executive who's going to be perfect for your organization.
Because you're not just hiring experience.
You're hiring someone who needs to step into your organization, navigate your leadership team, make good decisions, earn credibility, solve problems, deliver results... and hopefully make everyone around them better in the process.
That's a lot to figure out from a resume.
We don't just know how to find executives. We know what makes them successful once they're in the seat.
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That changes how we search, how we assess, and ultimately, who we recommend.
Before we find the person, let's make sure we're looking for the right one.
Most searches start with a job description.
Ours starts with a conversation.
- What's happening in the business?
- Why does this role really exist?
- What does this person need to accomplish?
- What's working today? What's not?
- What does the leadership team need from this person?
And here's the big one…
What will ultimately ensure someone is successful in this role AND in your organization?
Sometimes the answers validate exactly what you thought you needed.
Sometimes they don't.
That's the point.
EXECUTIVE SEARCH... from the inside out.
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UNDERSTAND THE BUSINESS
We get underneath the position to understand the business priorities, challenges, expectations and stakeholders surrounding the role.
Because we're not interested in simply matching candidates to a job description.
We're looking for the person who can deliver what the business actually needs.
FIND THE PEOPLE WORTH FINDING
The executive you want probably isn't sitting around applying to job postings.
Good.
We identify and directly approach executives whose backgrounds, experiences and accomplishments suggest they're worth a conversation.
And then we have one.
GO BEYOND THE RESUME
Where someone worked matters. What they accomplished matters more. But neither tells us enough.
We dig into the decisions candidates have made, the problems they've solved, the risks they've taken, the relationships they've navigated and the results they've delivered.
We want to know how they think. How they lead. How they operate when things aren't going perfectly. And what they actually did versus what the team around them did.
That's where things get interesting.
GET THE FIT RIGHT
You can hire an incredibly talented executive and still make a terrible hire.
Executives don't operate in isolation. They're joining a leadership team. They're inheriting relationships. They're walking into expectations, personalities, history, priorities and probably a few issues no one bothered putting in the job description.
We look at the whole picture.
The person. The position. The team. The business.
That's how you make a better hire.
We've seen what happens after the hire.
Executives Network has spent more than two decades working with executives.
We’ve helped them find new positions. We’ve coached them. We’ve worked alongside their leadership teams. We’ve facilitated the conversations they don’t always want to have.
We’ve seen what makes executives successful once they’re inside an organization.
And we’ve seen what gets in their way.
That gives us a very different perspective when we’re sitting across the table from a candidate.
What are you looking for?
Executives Network conducts retained searches for executive, senior leadership and other critical positions across a variety of functions.
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
CEO | President | General Manager | COO | CFO
GROWTH & CUSTOMER LEADERSHIP
Sales | Business Development | Marketing | Customer Experience
FUNCTIONAL LEADERSHIP
Operations | Finance | Human Resources | Information Technology
CRITICAL & HARD-TO-FILL ROLES
Specialized leadership positions where industry expertise, relationships, technical knowledge or a very particular combination of capabilities matters.
Because sometimes the hardest position to fill isn’t the highest one on the org chart.
THE SEARCH PROCESS
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What does an Executive Search with EN look like?
Well, it depends.
It depends on the position. It depends on the organization. And it definitely depends on what you need.
But every search starts by getting very clear about the outcome.
From there, we develop the search strategy, identify and approach candidates, conduct in-depth interviews and assessments, present the people we believe you should meet, and stay closely involved through interviews, selection and offer.
- âś“ No giant stack of resumes.
- âś“ No throwing candidates at you to see who sticks.
- âś“ No confusing activity with progress.
- ✓ We’re here to help you make a great hire.
The Right Person Can Change Everything!
A great executive doesn’t just do the job.
They change what’s possible.
They strengthen the team.
They solve problems.
They create momentum.
They see opportunities others don’t.
And they help move the organization somewhere it couldn’t get without them.
So yes, finding the right person matters.
Who does your team need next?
Let’s talk about the position, what’s happening in your organization, and who you really need sitting in that seat.
You might already know exactly what you’re looking for.
Or… after we talk, you may see it a little differently.
Either way, that’s a pretty good place to start.
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Molly Wendell
1 (720) 418-8180
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