When a Fortune 500 company needs a new leader, it turns to a well-connected headhunter who assesses candidates with psychological tests and mock TV interviews. Zachary Crockett activates his network.
- SOURCES:
- Julian Ha, partner at the executive recruiting firm Heidrick & Struggles.
- Jane Stevenson, global vice chair of board and CEO services at Korn Ferry.
- RESOURCES:
- "The Transformation of the CEO," by Stephen Langton, Rusty O'Kelley, Laura Sanderson, and Sean Roberts (Russell Reynolds Associates, 2024).
- "Executive Paywatch" (AFL-CIO, 2023).
- "Diversity matters even more: The case for holistic impact," by Dame Vivian Hunt, Sundiatu Dixon-Fyle, Celia Huber, María del Mar Martínez Márquez, Sara Prince, and Ashley Thomas (McKinsey & Company, 2023).
- "CEO Tenure Rates," by Joyce Chen (Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governenance, 2023).
- "Best Industries to Recruit for in the US" (Precision Global Consulting).