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Knowing the difference between these two groups can help you create a stronger foundation for the future of your business.It takes more than past performance to identify who has the most potential to rise through your company ranks and eventually join your C-suite. Key takeaways Not all top performers are future leaders—and that’s okay. High-potential employees drive innovation and team success. Balancing high performers and high-potential employees strengthens your team.

Key takeaways Many companies require far too many interviews to hire executives. Interview creep often turns off qualified candidates. Typically, 4 interviews should suffice to hire an executive. Imagine that you find a candidate who matches all your criteria for a chief financial officer (CFO). You interview them to make sure they’re the right fit in terms of business culture and technical skills, and you’re preparing an attractive offer, only to lose them to a rival company.

For decades, private equity firms and the companies in their portfolios have hired leaders who focus almost exclusively on growth. The results, not leadership style or continuity, were all that mattered. But the economic turmoil of the 2020s—namely inflation, remote work, and supply-chain disruptions—has slowed growth and changed the way people view their jobs, forcing these firms to rethink their approach to hiring and retention.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – December 19, 2024 –Focus Search Partners, a Vaco company and leader in retained search and interim leadership, is expanding its Interim Leadership practice by hiring Senior Managing Director Barbara Haith and Managing Director Matthew Zoltowski. In their respective roles, Barbara and Matthew are dedicated to placing interim executives at client companies.

Executive leadership has long played a critical role in navigating organizational change, but the question remains, how do executives effectively lead people, and an organization, through change? Warren Buffet, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, is admired for his consistent and thoughtful approach to leadership, especially in times of change.

As the economic landscape continues to evolve this year, a standoff has emerged between employers and executive-level candidates: employers need talented, flexible executive leaders and those same leaders are looking for stability amidst a changing market. This is especially true when considering factors like elongated private equity hold periods, high interest rates impacting the housing market and shifting professional priorities coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Economic factors like higher interest rates, persistent inflation and clinical staffing shortages continue to put downward pressure on private equity investments in healthcare services businesses. To alleviate this pressure, addressing and solving revenue cycle leakage, which can often amount to millions of dollars, is one of the most immediate and impactful solutions.

Focus Search Partners ranked #11 of 30 executive search firms in the U.S. for number of placements of senior-level healthcare executives in 2023. NASHVILLE, Tenn. – MAY 23, 2024 –Focus Search Partners, a Vaco Holdings company and leader in retained executive and interim search solutions, was recognized on Modern Healthcare’s 2024 Largest Executive Search Firms list.

When Mount Vesuvius erupted, hundreds of ancient scrolls were buried in the ash. When they were discovered in 1752, they remained largely indecipherable—until this year, when artificial intelligence unlocked their long-held secrets. Today, business leaders in all industries can leverage that same power by using AI to solve challenges that were previously considered unsolvable.

The addition of Solari solidifies Focus Search Partner’s East Coast presence and reaffirms its commitment to growth. NASHVILLE, Tenn. – FEB 22, 2024 –Focus Search Partners, a Vaco Holdings company and leader in retained executive and interim search solutions, announced today that executive search leader Joseph Solari has joined the firm as managing director.