Posts for: Executive Assessment

How Organizations Fail High-Potential Talent

It’s a wonderful feeling when a home-grown high-potential executive moves upward and takes their rightful place in the C-suite. Everyone...

Getting Leaders to Own Talent Strategy is Key to Success

I’ve encountered many HR leaders who become frustrated when line leaders promote individuals who are not in the coveted “succession...

Four Ways to Maximize Return on Investment on People

Clients frequently come to us with concerns about their people. “I wasn’t expecting her to jump ship.” “He looked so...

How Executives Can Help Young Leaders Shine

Early career leadership is daunting. There’s still a vast amount to learn, and at the same time, leaders are still...

How to Bring Curiosity, Courage, and Objectivity to Talent Conversations

Future talent and succession planning are high on the HR agenda. RHR’s Dan Russell and Cristina Jimenez recently hosted an...

Talent Management Strategies for Mitigating Leadership Risk in Private Equity

Ask successful investors what they look for in portfolio companies, and many will tell you they’d rather put money on...

Is It Possible to Eliminate Bias from Talent Management?

Spoiler alert! The answer is no, but we can do better. In the first webinar in our series on improving...

The Quarterback Problem

In our last blog, we discussed the National Football League’s scouting challenges and what Major League Baseball does differently to...

The NFL versus Moneyball

Want to do better at selecting talent than the National Football League selects players? Here is what we learned from...

Executive Assessment—More Than a Risk Mitigation Tool

Executive assessment is a commonplace tool used by organizations to make informed decisions on hiring critical talent. There are many...