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How to Identify Visionary Leaders

At the senior executive level, everyone has the pedigree. The only thing that separates the transformational hire from the impressive one is vision — and vision doesn’t show up on a resume. Executive search veteran Krista Bradford of The Good Search draws on the Steve Jobs “Think Different” framework, the science of cross-disciplinary thinking, and an unforgettable lesson from a jazz saxophonist to show you how to identify visionary leaders hiding in plain sight.

What are the steps in the executive search process

What are the Steps of the Executive Search Process?

The executive search process varies little between different retained executive search firms. For every senior-level executive search, recruiters at the largest search firms in the world — Spencer Stuart, Russell Reynolds, and Heidrick & Struggles — as well as at leading boutique executive search firms, follow the same basic retained search process.