The ten non-negotiables: a spec template for senior hires
The one-page spec I agree with every client before a name goes out: ten things you can evidence, five you would like, and the questions that test them.
Insights · Hiring well
Getting a senior hire right the first time.
For the people doing the hiring: the brief, the spec, and the cost of getting a senior hire wrong.
The Best Candidates Are Never on Job Boards
If you are hiring for a senior commercial or operational role in UK construction and you are relying on job boards to find candidates, you are fishing in a pond where the fish you want have never
The Internal Promotion Dilemma
Every senior leader in UK construction eventually faces the same question. A critical role opens up. You have someone internal who is close to ready. Do you promote them, or do you run an external
What a Proper Brief Looks Like
The single biggest predictor of whether a senior search will succeed has nothing to do with the recruiter you pick. It has nothing to do with the salary you offer. It has nothing to do with the state
The Hidden Cost of a Bad Senior Hire
Nobody in construction underestimates the cost of a failed project. We have all seen the post-mortems. The change orders. The disputes. The programmes that slipped by a year and burned through margin.
Cheapest Search. Most Expensive Mistake.
There is a conversation I have at least twice a month. A senior construction leader tells me they have a critical role to fill. Commercial Director. Project Director. Operations Director. Something