Pay inequity, a lack of women in boardrooms and on executive teams, paltry VC dollars going to female founders… it’s a theme that’s hard to ignore. And one that we see all too often in our line of work. In honor of International Women’s Day, our co-founder Mikal Harden explores simple, yet powerful ways to invest in female leadership. (Spoiler: it’s nothing groundbreaking nor anything we haven’t heard before; yet, it seems we could all use a reminder.)

Why wouldn't an organization focused on making people's lives better in some way, shape, or form care so deeply about the type of person they bring on to their leadership team? We take a deeper look at the process of Executive Search for nonprofit leaders.

Did you know that the majority of the best sales professionals are already employed? If you’re relying on applicants alone, you’re going to be spending a lot of time going through resumes and talking to folks that don’t align with your needs. Talk about wasted time and energy.

Tight labor market, out-of-control stock market … a fractional exec may be just what you need to provide your company the executive-level leadership to succeed, in a part-time capacity.

Samantha Yanczak writes this article as a follow up to “Wow… Recruit-adelphia” to elaborate on the value of diversity of thought and the possibilities that could arise if we took the time to look at our current teams and people and see where there is a hidden passion, or a spark for something that maybe they have never done before - and we teach them how to get there!

In the first of our “From the Desk of…” series, Samantha Yanczak writes about her eye-opening experience at Recruit-adelphia and what she thinks is the missing piece for talent acquisition professionals. “…what I saw last week was the TA community coming together to better ourselves, to bring tangible practices back to our respective organizations, and most importantly, I saw nothing but love and camaraderie amongst those in attendance.”

One of the biggest, and often forgotten, factors of a company’s success is its culture. Sarah Herrmann shares some key reasons you might want to re-take a look at yours.

Hiring high-impact Senior Leadership & Executives still remains critical across organizations and in the midst of the current candidate landscape, it is making this harder - read: more interesting - than ever before. Samantha Yanczak gives an overview of the strategies, best practices, and trends for Executive Search in 2022.