Executive Coach Global believes having the right people in the right seats at the right time is key to keeping your business ahead of the competition and growing. Our deep experience in coaching and leadership development provides us with the insights and tools to seek out the best talent for your organization. We take a collaborative approach to fully understand your needs both short and long term to ensure best fit for culture and team performance. Success of your new hire is our top priority and you can expect the highest of professionalism from our experienced search and recruitment team.
You will find our search and recruitment methodology comprehensive ensuring we have the full scope and duties of the position to match the right candidates to present to your hiring committee. We dive deep into the market place to source the best talent who are driven by passion and hungry for success.
Executive Coach Global is pleased to present this summary of our Executive Search capabilities and related services. Our steadfast focus is sourcing, identifying and attracting ideal candidates for vital roles within our clients’ organizations. We have been delivering excellence throughout the GTHA for the past forty years.
Recruiting for a senior executive can be a pivotal point in your history. It presents a unique opportunity to build on your foundation of excellence with continuous improvement, fresh perspectives and strategic innovation. The Executive Coach Global team brings a history of successfully engaging executive leadership and has significant insights, research and learnings to share. We have proven success working with organizations to add or replace senior-level leadership positions, either from identifying internal candidates and working with them through the application process, conducting an external search, or both streams simultaneously.
What can you expect to gain by selecting the ECG team for such an important project? First and foremost, you will encounter deep expertise in all facets of Human Resources solutions. You will experience thought leadership and in-depth insight into best-practice strategy. Each organization is different, and we customize the approach for each unique search, either internal or external.
Our team is comprised of seasoned Search Consultants who are business people first. We understand the challenge every organization faces in sourcing and attracting top talent. We appreciate the chemistry that melds technical and experiential expertise with cultural and psychological fit. And we fully relate to the business realities the successful candidate will face in a complex senior mandate.
Even more important today, we understand the market and all business sectors including public, private, academic, government, and non-profit. With a vast national network, we can seamlessly extend your reach to source the very best candidate. As a partner firm with the Cornerstone International Group − a globally renowned HR and Search solutions provider − we bring global reach with local perspective.
In this proposal, we aim to present the best-in-market credentials of our team along with a well-honed, time-tested search methodology. We start with in-depth discovery and research. We will provoke insights and needs analysis insights from your key stakeholders to complement the work that you may have completed to date. Crafting communication vehicles for optimum targeting and brand messaging is a key strength, as is strategic execution of dissemination plans. Our network is vast and well established, and we are actively involved in professional and community organizations.
We propose the use of competency and leadership skills assessments along with proven fit tools to help you identify your finalist candidates and negotiate an employment agreement. Many search organizations conclude their assignments there. Optional is a customized 90-day Onboarding and Executive Coaching Program for the new hire to ensure success. One-on-one coaching with an ICF-accredited coach is proven to be remarkably powerful in supporting integration, building overall effectiveness, and ensuring long-term sustainability and success.
We believe these value-adding programs distinguish our organization from all others.
In summary, our clearly-defined focus is Talent Acquisition, Management and Development: we believe there is nothing more important to an organization than its people. Building a people strategy that aligns with your business needs is our core strength.
Methodology and Approach
ECG applies continuously evolving techniques within time-tested methodology. We utilize our expertise, experience and the best search and recruitment practices to undertake each comprehensive search on an exclusive basis for our clients. We take the time to learn about your organization: It is imperative that we fully understand your mission, vision, values, and strategic objectives along with the specific requirements for a new leader in order to efficiently and effectively execute the search.
We believe that spending time up front to clearly articulate the profile for a new leader is essential to finding the right fit. We also believe that post-hire onboarding and strategic integration into an organization are critical to long-term effectiveness. These two success factors bookend our Search Methodology. It all begins with Discovery.
Discovery
- In-depth consultation with Hiring Committee to ensure clarity and alignment
- Full understanding and articulation of desired outcomes
- Finalize position scope and identify best fit related to culture, values and norms
Research and Search
- Develop effective communication materials and dissemination plan
- Launch search to identify suitable candidates from various sources, including internal and external options
- Activate the ECG networking protocol
Candidate Screening
- Conduct prescreen interviews to determine suitability for long list
- Present long list to hiring committee for review
- Transition to short list and coordinate – and attend – interviews with Hiring Committee
- Identify lead candidate(s)
Leadership Assessment & Reference Checks
- Conduct Leadership Assessment Tool with finalist candidate(s) as part of the evaluation process
- Conduct 360° reference checks and appropriate background checks
- Review findings and assessment tool reflection with hiring committee
Offer Presentation and Negotiation
- Assist HR with contract development
- Prepare employment offer
- Manage or support negotiations and finalize contract
Onboarding and Coaching, (recommended)
- Launch 90-day leadership development and onboarding process for success
- Check in at 120 day on progress
