14 Oct, 2009
Steve told The Today Programme’s Sarah Montague that in most troubled searches the root problem is a weak briefing. Search firms need to really understand what makes a great CEO and to challenge clients to think through the CEO they’ll need in the coming years, rather than the CEO that worked well in the recent past. When there’s a poor briefing, both the client and the headhunter should share the blame for ensuing difficulties.
Hear Steve’s suggestions on the leadership qualities required for these two public roles and some strong potential candidates for them here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8306000/8306071.stm.
