Frequently Asked Questions

Recruiting, Retaining, and Transforming Talent for Exponential Business Growth

How can executive search reduce the risk of a bad leadership hire?

Executive search reduces the risk of a bad leadership hire by creating a disciplined process for defining the role, aligning stakeholders, identifying qualified passive candidates, evaluating leadership fit, and comparing candidates against clear success criteria. A bad executive hire can affect strategy, culture, team performance, customer relationships, and business value, so the process needs to be more rigorous than standard recruiting.

Strategic Talent Partners reduces hiring risk by going beyond resumes and titles. STP evaluates candidates for cultural alignment and leadership style, strategic and operational capability, fit with future-state organization design, and long-term potential and succession strength. This helps companies make leadership decisions with greater clarity and confidence.

Keystone Executive Search and CorTalent To Strategic Talent Partners
Keystone Executive Search and CorTalent To Strategic Talent Partners
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Announcement

In April 2024, CorTalent and KeyStone Executive Search joined forces to become Strategic Talent Partners, ushering in the future of Executive Search and Leadership Solutions. We were thrilled to announce this merger, which unites more than 250 years of collective experience in delivering positive client outcomes, fostering collaborative partnerships, and living our shared belief that your success comes from hiring and retaining the right leadership talent.

What does this mean for you? You’re still working with the same team you’ve trusted for years—now with even deeper expertise in:

  • Executive Retained Search: CEO transition and board searches, C-suite searches, and functional leadership searches

  • Leadership Solutions: talent strategies and succession planning, leadership assessments; leadership workshops and programs