Frequently Asked Questions

Recruiting, Retaining, and Transforming Talent for Exponential Business Growth

How can leadership assessments support succession planning?

Leadership assessments support succession planning by helping a company understand who is ready for more responsibility, who needs development, and where leadership gaps may create risk. A succession plan should not be based only on tenure, performance, or executive opinion. It should include objective insight into leadership readiness, capability, potential, and development needs.

Strategic Talent Partners uses assessment data to support succession planning with clearer insight into current leadership reality. Assessment results can help companies identify high-potential individuals, clarify development areas, and make more confident decisions about who is ready for future leadership roles.

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