Executive Recruitment

The Language of Leadership: The Quiet Signals That Set Great Executives Apart​And how we listen for it in every recruitment process.​When recruiting senior executives or CEOs, councils naturally focus on track records, qualifications, and past roles. These things matter.But in the quiet work of executive search, there’s something else we listen for, something harder to measu...

In local government, setting effective Key Performance Indicators can be transformative, ensuring your team’s work is directly aligned with community goals and organisational priorities. KPIs are usually established as part of a performance plan, articulating the specific deliverables to be achieved in a year ahead. They need to be considered alongside the organisation’s val...

​Pause before your next application - the inner questions that matter more than the job title.In leadership careers, especially in local government, it can feel like you’re supposed to keep climbing. Next role. Bigger council. Higher title.But the truth is quieter than that: not every opportunity is the right opportunity. And not every move is the right move.Before you press...

When specialist support makes the difference - and when you might be fine without it.​It’s a fair question.When your council needs to appoint a new CEO or senior executive, the instinct can be to wonder: Can we do this ourselves? And sometimes, if you have a strong internal candidate and absolute confidence in our process, the answer might be yes.But more often than not, the...