Frequently Asked Questions

Recruiting, Retaining, and Transforming Talent for Exponential Business Growth

When does a company need succession planning?

A company needs succession planning when it has critical leadership roles that would create business risk if left unfilled, underdeveloped, or dependent on one person. Common triggers include CEO transition, owner dependency, retirement risk, leadership team changes, rapid growth, generational transition, acquisition planning, or concern that the current leadership bench is not ready for future needs.

Strategic Talent Partners works with founder-led firms, multi-generational companies, ESOPs, and privately held organizations that need clarity around their next generation of leadership. Succession planning helps these companies protect continuity, retain top talent, and prepare leaders before the need becomes urgent.

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