13 results for author: The Koblentz Group


Closing Leadership Gaps

Recently, we were engaged on three highly sensitive searches, all for different clients in different sectors and for different positions. 1. COO for the leading sporting community in America based in the South 2. CFO of a multi -billion CPG company based ...
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How Can Boards Best Select Executive Teams?

During this Q&A excerpt hosted by ExecuNet CMO Tony Vlahos, Joel Koblentz shares the recruiter perspective on how boards best select executive teams and what search professionals need to be doing to get ahead of the competition.
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Never Declaring Victory

You have heard every adjective to describe what it takes to be a leader in these quickly changing times. Now, let's focus on the most important practicalities of delivering the right outcomes....“The Who” among leaders that will provide what it takes to ...
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Candidates Just Don’t Seem Interested

The motivation of candidates, or lack of, has plagued recruiters recently. ExecuNet Master Class host Tony Vlahos asked Joel Koblentz, Founding Partner of The Koblentz Group Search Firm, to address this industry issue during a session of our RECRUITER ...
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Leadership Successions and Boomerangs

In 2023, leadership successions will be at the top of many board's agendas...public companies, private equity controlled, and, yes, increasingly in family enterprises...a continuation of the 2022 high turnout of CEOs and executives. Boards are asking, "Should ...
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Tensions and Tradeoffs: Which Leaders are Succeeding

With four decades of advising public companies, private equity investors and family enterprises, in “Two Minute Commentaries,” we share our perspective on strategically recruiting for “holistic fit”...beyond prior experiences...leadership adapta...
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There’s Been a Change in How Executives Prioritize

"Is this what I want to do with the rest of my life?" People have started asking themselves this question more and more. They want to know, is this it? Or put another way... they have started asking, "What is my Next Great Next?" Joel Koblentz, ...
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Preparing for Board Candidacy

When it comes to what do you need to learn to position yourself to land a Board Seat, there is no one better in the country to speak with than Joel Koblentz. He is the Founder of The Koblentz Group search firm, which specializes in difficult to place ...
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Being Seen for Who You Really Are by Recruiters

You are looking for your Next Great Next: the next big thing for you. There are many ways to manifest what's next for you, and only you can decide which path is right for you now. If you want recruiters you come to you with opportunities, you need them to ...
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Executive Hiring: What Matters Now – A Conversation with Joel Koblentz

At ExecuNet, we strive to keep executives abreast of the changing landscape that is the executive job market. One way we do this is to keep in close contact with the recruiters in our community. Our ExecuNetSelect Recruiting Partners (along with our own ...
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The Road Ahead: Recruiter Joel Koblentz on How the Role of Recruiting Firms Has Changed

Executive search firms have always needed to be sensitive to the changing needs of their clients and of industry in general, but now, because of the pandemic and the changes that we have made to how we live and work, search firms are finding they need to make ...
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The Road Ahead: Recruiter Joel Koblentz on the Lack of Qualified Candidates

The benchmarks for what makes for a qualified candidate is a moving target, now more than ever as companies are rethinking what they are looking for in candidates. "Are there more executive jobs now than there are qualified candidates?" This was the ...
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