CEO Search
The CEO: We all know it is the single most critical position in every business. The right CEO leads the business to defining it’s strategy, delivering results and building value. The right CEO is different for each business–based on your situation, your opportunity and your strategy. Getting the right CEO is essential-and is worth additional steps to make sure we know who we need–and that we’ve found the right leader. The Thomas Paige team works with you, the Board or Ownership to get it right by offering additional steps to our already robust process. You might think of it as “search on steroids.”
Defining Results: We work with your selection team to get crystal clear on the business opportunity– exactly what can your business expect to achieve in the near term-and over then next five to ten+ years. Defining the opportunity is essential–it drives determining what CEO talent it will take to bring it home.
Specifying Talent: We get into the details of exactly what capabilities are going to drive delivering those results. “Commonly Accepted Wisdom” and “Best Practices” aren’t enough. We work with you to specify the unique capabilities and leadership strength needed.
Finding The Talent: Now we’re prepared to move fast and with precision. And we do–but never sacrificing quality. Finding the exceptional leadership talent that will take your business to the next level–and more–is the priority.
Selecting The Talent: Rigorous assessment to your specification is key. Past performance and behavior is the most predictive way of knowing what this leader will do for your business–and we get beyond granular to find that out. Knowing as much as possible about your potential CEO is worth extra steps–the right person makes a huge difference. On an optional basis, we will arrange for an in-depth executive assessment of personality, cognitive ability, leadership style and overall fit through our partnership with a highly qualified psychological assessment firm. The added confidence in knowing everything possible about your future leader can be priceless.
Closing The Deal: CEO negotiations are more complex–there’s more at stake for your business and the candidate. We stay tightly connected to work through the details, make sure those complexities get resolved, the selected leader signs on–and begins delivering the results you expect.
