Quantum gets asked many times by clients – “What time of year is best to kick off a new search?” The answer is of course whenever you need to – after a departure, retirement, or when the new FTE is finally approved. Clients can’t always pick an ideal time, but a...

As a former Partner at two different Top-10 Global Executive Search Firms I have learned a lot of best practices that I still use in our search firm, Quantum, today. However, there were a few things from a process perspective that I decided to do differently. One in...

From the Author of “HR BullCrap!” We all are aware of the cost of a wrong hire, but do we really understand the impact? There are numerous articles out there that spell out the astronomical amount of money companies spend on wrong hires ranging from $240,000...

On The Water ~ Over the years, I have found many parallels between the Executive Search industry and my second favorite hobby – fishing. Both have their challenges which I enjoy – but require you to adapt to situations along the way in order to get the best possible...

How one Executive Search firm chooses to create positivity in a challenging world Like you, we are concerned with the level of negativity in today’s world and would like create a positive vehicle to help others in need. There are many outstanding non-profit...

We often hear the 80/20 rule applied to many things– 20% of a company's products represent 80% of total sales, or 20% of employees are responsible for 80% of the work.  There are many correlations in the executive search realm as well.  However, today I want...