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The Gap between  Theory and Practice Or… Why Recruiting is Harder than you Think (a lot harder) !
Consider the Following Companies who hired Presidents in the past 5 years… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
All are… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Now… Consider the success of some of those hires ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
So… ,[object Object],[object Object]
#1 Complexity Confounds ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
#2 Many companies react to today’s immediate pain ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
#3  Obsess with Tomorrow   “Predicting the future is easy. It’s trying to figure out  what’s going on now that’s hard” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
#3  Obsess with Tomorrow (cont) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
#4 Context is a Killer ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
#5  Companies Misunderstand Corporate Culture ,[object Object],[object Object]
#6  CEOs/Business Owners Lack Self-Awareness ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
#7  Attributes are abstracted ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
#8  Attributes are undervalued, misunderstood or hard to weigh in importance ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
#9  Many Companies Hate… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
#10  Recruiting Leaders - Speed Dating ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What I have learned … ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What I have learned … ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What I have learned … ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Conclusion ,[object Object]

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