Executive Strategies
The candid conversations, decisions, and industry realities most people never get to hear.
What Makes a Veterinary Executive Ready to Lead a Multi-Location Business?
Leading a multi-location veterinary business requires more than clinical expertise. Learn which operational and leadership capabilities veterinary groups should look for when hiring their next executive.
Your Résumé Got You This Far. It May Not Get You Your Next Executive Role.
A strong executive track record doesn't guarantee your next opportunity. Learn why senior leaders need a deliberate strategy for positioning their experience and getting in front of decision-makers.
When Does a Consumer Health Company Need a Chief Commercial Officer?
As consumer health companies grow, sales and marketing can become disconnected. Here's when a Chief Commercial Officer may be the right hire, and when another role makes more sense.
The Executive Search Brief That Attracts the Wrong Candidates
An executive search can attract plenty of impressive candidates and still miss the mark. The problem may be the brief itself, not the talent pool.
Consumer Health Doesn't Need a CPG Executive… It Needs the Right Kind of CPG Executive
CPG experience can be valuable in consumer health, but it doesn't guarantee the right hire. Here's how to evaluate executive candidates against the commercial and healthcare realities of the business.
The Dental Industry's Growth Problem Isn't Growth
Dental growth is becoming less about adding practices and more about making existing practices perform better. Here's why operational leadership may define the next era of dental consolidation.
What Happens When the Founder Isn't the Best Person to Run the Next Chapter?
The skills that build a healthcare company aren't always the skills required to scale it. Founder succession can be one of the most consequential leadership decisions an organization makes.
The Assisted Living Executive Director Job Has Quietly Become a Much Bigger Job
The Executive Director title hasn't changed much, but the job has. Today's assisted living ED is balancing operations, occupancy, staffing, finances, compliance, and resident experience.
7 Things the Best Large-Animal Veterinary Practices Do Differently
The large-animal veterinary talent shortage isn't solved by posting another job. Here are seven things the practices that consistently attract strong veterinarians do differently.
Your DON Doesn't Need to Be a Hero
A great Director of Nursing shouldn't have to spend every day putting out fires. The strongest DONs build clinical operations that can function without them becoming the organization's permanent problem-solver.
The Most Expensive Leadership Vacancy Isn't Always the CEO
The most expensive leadership vacancy isn't always the CEO. In healthcare, some of the roles closest to daily operations can create the greatest business risk when they're left open.
The Next Big DSO Hire Might Not Come From Dentistry
As DSOs become larger and more sophisticated businesses, the best executive talent may come from outside traditional dentistry.
Your Best Executive Is Probably Working for Your Competitor
The executive you need may already be leading a competing healthcare organization. Here’s why the strongest healthcare executive searches look beyond active applicants.
The Pet Industry Isn't One Industry. That's a Problem for Executive Search.
The pet industry now spans veterinary care, animal health, consumer products, technology, services, and private equity-backed platforms. For executive search, “pet industry experience” can mean very different things.
The CMO Role Has Changed. What Are Healthcare Companies Actually Hiring For?
Healthcare CMOs are being asked to do more than build a brand. Here's what companies should actually look for when hiring their next Chief Marketing Officer.
Trying to Hire a Pet Industry Executive? Don't Start With a Job Description.
Hiring a CEO, COO or other executive for a pet industry company? The biggest mistake may be starting with the job description. Here's how to define the search before you start recruiting.
The Healthcare Executive Title Trap: 8 Jobs That Aren't What They Sound Like
Healthcare executive titles can be surprisingly misleading. A COO, VP of Operations or Chief Clinical Officer can mean very different things depending on the organization's size, structure and goals.
The Dental Industry's Next Big Hire Isn't Another Dentist
As dental groups and DSOs scale, their biggest leadership needs are moving beyond the practice level. Here's why the next critical hire may be an executive who knows how to build the business.
Top 10 Executives Consumer Health Companies Need to Win
Consumer health companies need more than traditional healthcare leadership. Here are 10 executive roles shaping the next generation of consumer healthcare businesses.
What Is a Managed Care Executive? The Leadership Roles Behind Health Plans
Managed care leadership requires a different combination of healthcare, operational, regulatory, and payer experience. Here are the executive roles health plans and managed care organizations need.