Notes on process, from searches we actually run. Not a directory. Not a blog of announcements.
A standing map and a small named bench, kept warm between mandates — not a CRM graveyard, and not the same thing as a search.
The named employers that produce this profile — direct, adjacent, transfer — and the circle they sit in. Not a logo slide, and not the same thing as a talent map.
A named universe of companies and seats you can argue with — not a network, not an org chart, and not the same thing as a search.
How a retained search actually runs — brief, market map, longlist, slate, offer — and why the client's calendar, not the research, decides the clock.
A senior leader who can start while the chair is empty — not a faster retained search, and not a contractor with a better title.