Executive Search6 May 2026
Writing a Search Brief That Survives Contact
FIELD NOTES — 16:9
Most briefs describe a person. The useful ones describe the first three decisions the hire has to get right.
A brief built from a competency list produces a shortlist of people who interview well.
A brief built from the first three decisions the appointee will face produces arguments — and those arguments are how you tell candidates apart.
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RESEARCH COVER — 16:9
Research28 Aug 2026
The Succession Gap: 2026 Regional Board Survey
61% of boards we surveyed have no ready-now internal successor for the CEO seat. The reasons are structural, not individual.
EDITORIAL IMAGE — 16:9
Point of view11 Aug 2026
Where Strategy Dies: The Middle Management Problem
Strategy rarely fails at the top. It loses meaning in the translation layer — and that layer is measurable.
RESEARCH COVER — 16:9
Research22 Jul 2026
Hybrid, Three Years On
What the data now says about proximity, trust and promotion velocity in regional organisations.