1. What have you been reading, watching, or paying attention to lately that's stuck with you?

2. You’ve said clients are hiring for competency ahead of pedigree. Tell me about a candidate you believed in before the client did, someone without the exact title or from a different industry. What did you see in them, and how did you bring the client around?

3. Tell me about a negotiation where the compensation offer almost cost a client their candidate. How did you keep both sides at the table, and what did it teach you about designing pay alongside other factors that keeps an executive for the long haul?

4. When helping a client navigate their first external senior leadership hire, what factors do you help them consider? What's unique about that talent strategy, especially for founder-led or family-owned businesses?

5. You've said a thin reference check is a red flag and the fullest picture comes from a former boss, a former peer, and a former direct report. Can you think of a search (generalized) where a reference conversation surfaced something the interviews missed?

News & Updates

• What book(s) or article(s) did you read this past month that stayed with you? What takeaways do you have?

• What event(s), talks or experiences did you attend this past month that stayed with you? What takeaways do you have?

• Have you attended any events or given any talks this month worth highlighting? Share the story!