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Intentional Growth

#337: How to Recruit, Onboard, and Integrate Key Executives with Mike Frommelt from Keystone Search

Jan 26, 2023
Mike Frommelt, executive recruiter, discusses how executive recruiting firms find key executives, the challenges and anxieties entrepreneurs face when hiring, the importance of intrinsic motivation, demystifying the recruiting process, observing behaviors during interviews, contingency search vs. retained search, defining intentionality and success in entrepreneurship, and hiring and onboarding key executives for business growth.
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Quick takeaways

  • Finding the right executive candidates involves thorough research and targeting individuals with leadership experience in high-growth companies.
  • Assessing cultural fit and motivation is crucial during the recruitment process, including conducting a culture blueprint assessment and evaluating candidates' alignment with company values and vision.

Deep dives

Identifying the right candidates

In order to find the right candidates, the process starts with a thorough research project. The search focuses on people who have leadership experience in companies that have achieved the level of growth the owner desires. The search includes companies in adjacent industries, usually within a 200-mile radius of the owner's location. The goal is to find individuals who have the right skill set and experience to take the business to the next level.

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