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When Nobody Wants the Chair
The DACH region is shedding jobs and starving for leaders at the same time. Why fewer people want the top roles — and why the search firm's reputation decides the outcome.
Read briefing Leadership — October 2026Cutting Without Breaking
Some redundancies cannot be avoided. How a leadership team runs them decides what the business looks like afterwards — six lessons from the JENOVA framework.
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The Leadership Capacity Gap: The Strategic Risk Boards Are Underestimating
Why leadership capability has become the critical constraint on growth, transformation and AI adoption.
Executive SearchThe Real Cost of a Bad Hire, And How to Avoid One
Why senior hiring mistakes damage performance, culture and long-term value creation.
Private EquityThe Private Equity Director's Dilemma: How Board Decisions Shape Leadership Success and Value Creation
How PE boards can align leadership, governance and value creation before the appointment is made.
Industrial LeadershipWhy So Many Manufacturing Businesses Struggle to Hire the Right Managing Director
A perspective for private equity investors, boards and industrial business leaders.
Leadership IntegrationWhen the Right Hire Fails: Why Organisations Must Look Beyond the Individual
Why executive success depends on organisational readiness, stakeholder alignment and transition support.
Commercial LeadershipThe Sales Leadership Decision: Why Readiness, Not Cost, Should Drive the Build
Why boards should diagnose commercial readiness before choosing permanent, interim or fractional sales leadership.
Turnaround LeadershipThe First 100 Days: Why Turnaround CEOs Succeed or Fail
Why the first months of a turnaround CEO appointment depend on disciplined diagnosis, trust and focused execution.
Executive AssessmentExecutive Search in the Age of Leadership Uncertainty
How modern executive search is shifting toward leadership assessment, succession advice and future-readiness.
Executive SearchThe Executive Search Fees UK: Costs, Structures and What You Get
How much does executive search cost in the UK — typical fee structures, what drives the price, and how to assess value.
Board GovernanceWhen the Family Won't Let Go
Governance deadlock, value erosion, and the private equity bridge
Commercial LeadershipThe Vanishing Hunter
Why disciplined prospecting is becoming the scarcest skill in B2B growth
Industrial LeadershipWhat Capability Does a “Resilient Supply Chain” MD Need?
Why every board wants a resilient supply chain — and what that means for the Managing Director brief
Interim & FractionalThe Rise of Fractional and Interim Executives
Why flexible leadership has moved from emergency stopgap to deliberate board strategy
Executive SearchWhen Nobody Wants the Chair
DACH leadership scarcity: why fewer people want the top roles, and why the search firm's reputation decides the outcome
LeadershipCutting Without Breaking
Six lessons from the JENOVA framework for running a redundancy so the business survives the cut intact
AI & TransformationThe AI CV Problem
Why screening out machine-written applications could cost you your best candidates
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