Journal

Perspectives on search, strategy and discretion.

Editorial notes on the invisible job market, confidential career moves, and how senior talent is actually found.

Senior executive reviewing a printed market report at a boardroom table

Market Intelligence·6 min read

Executive Search Is Growing While Everyone Talks About AI

Search volumes and market size both rose through 2026. The demand for senior leadership has not been automated away, it has become more selective.

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Market Intelligence·5 min read

Half the Market Is Moving, and Almost Nobody Feels Ready

LinkedIn's 2026 research found 52% of people globally looking for a new role, nearly 80% feeling unprepared, and two-thirds of recruiters saying quality talent is harder to find.

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Hands scrolling job listings on a laptop screen at a dim desk in the evening

Market Intelligence·6 min read

Ghost Postings and AI Applications: Why the Public Market Got Worse

Applications are cheaper to produce than ever, postings are less reliable than they look, and the hidden market has quietly become the main one.

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Talent Sourcing·5 min read

If Half of Senior Leaders Plan to Leave, Succession Is a Sourcing Problem

Gartner expects more than half of CxOs to be likely to leave their roles within two years. For employers, that is not a warning, it is a planning horizon.

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Market Intelligence·6 min read

The Invisible Job Market: Why the Best Roles Are Never Posted

Above a certain level, recruitment stops being a public process. Here is how senior mandates are actually filled, and how to get inside the conversation early.

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Executive search mapping notebook with pen and laptop in warm daylight

Career Strategy·5 min read

Reverse Recruiting: What Senior Leaders Actually Need

Applying is not the hard part. Getting the right people to care is. Reverse recruiting treats the executive as the client, not the vacancy.

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Offer Negotiation·7 min read

How to Negotiate an Executive Offer Without Damaging the Relationship

The best negotiations preserve the chemistry that got you the offer while securing the scope, protection and compensation you need.

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Confidentiality·4 min read

Confidentiality During an Active Job Search

Discretion is not paranoia. For employed senior leaders, it is risk management, and it has to be built into the process from day one.

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Talent Sourcing·6 min read

Global Talent Sourcing: Reaching Candidates Who Are Not Applying

The best candidates are rarely active. Sourcing them takes research, patience, and an approach that respects their position.

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Resume & Positioning·5 min read

Your Resume Is a Positioning Document, Not a History

At senior level, a resume is read in ninety seconds by people who already have a shortlist. Its job is to change the shortlist.

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Interview Preparation·6 min read

Preparing for Interviews When You Are Already Senior

Senior interviews are not competency tests. They are judgement conversations, and they reward preparation of a very different kind.

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Career Strategy·4 min read

A Quiet LinkedIn Strategy for Employed Executives

You do not need to broadcast a job search to be visible to the right people. Restraint is the strategy.

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Career Strategy·5 min read

Planning a Transition Before You Need One

The strongest moves are made from a position of stability. That requires starting the work months before the decision.

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Outreach·5 min read

Why Follow-Up Beats Volume in Executive Outreach

Most outreach fails not because the message was wrong, but because nobody followed up in a way worth answering.

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