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Global Retained Search 

Leadership Acceleration 

We make connections that accelerate business outcomes and transform careers.

All our searches are partner-led, providing unmatched access, influence and connectivity to top leaders – opening new doors for our clients and candidates. 

With over 900 direct admit partners placed, we leverage decades of experience, data and wisdom to guide and de-risk leadership talent selection, assessment and acceleration, protecting investments in top talent.

Global Retained Search

We act as a strategic partner and trusted advisor to both clients and candidates; giving everyone the advice and support they need to make the right decisions.

Consulting & Professional Services

We’ve helped our clients drive over $4B in practice growth. 

Supplement growth by adding a partner, managing director, principal or C-level executive to an existing practice area or a new capability.  

Accelerate growth by recruiting multiple executives at a regional level, or a full pyramid of talent to quickly scale a region or practice. 

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Private Equity

We drive value at both the private equity fund level and the portfolio level. 

Our unique approach connects clients to transformational talent, ensuring speed to value and long-term success.

We leverage decades of experience, data and wisdom to guide and de-risk leadership talent selection and acceleration.

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Digital & Technology

We find and accelerate experienced and innovative leaders who specialize in your tech.

We know the rules are different in technology. Leaders must have a vision for where technology is headed to drive innovation, growth and value.

We identify, de-risk and accelerate individuals that have what it takes to deliver outcomes in technology, from the top down and the bottom up.

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The clients we serve in consulting & professional services, digital & technology, and private equity achieve the following results with our retained search.

3:1

diversity ratio - one of every three candidates is diverse

retention rate of 36+ months for placed leaders

99%

completion rate on retained search

93%

in practice growth delivered for our clients

$4B+

A Unique Approach to Source and Select Candidates with the Highest Impact 

Our transparent and collaborative approach uses up-to-the-minute market intelligence to yield the most qualified candidates for our clients.    

Sourcing Candidates 

Our three-step process is designed to find leaders that make companies, practices and teams stronger. 

  1. Data-Driven Market Insights:
    Through industry research and competency profiles, we use data-driven insights to map the candidate market.

  2. Tap Our Client Network:
    We speak to companies matching our client's target profile to get multiple perspectives on the right talent.

  3. Make Connections:
    We connect with our extensive network of placed and prospective candidates as well as satisfied clients.

Selecting Candidates 

We find the optimal fit for both sides, building on our expertise and deep knowledge of the client’s challenges and needs.

  1. Candidate Contact:
    We recruit candidates and establish a relationship, and then follow a proven process to validate them.

  2. Selection List:
    We list viable and non-viable candidates and provide explanations for our categorization.

  3. Candidate Short List:
    We rank and categorize potential candidates and provide clients with their profiles.

Once a candidate is selected, we can help accelerate that leader with Leadership Acceleration services from Kinavic Leadership Acceleration.

Leadership Acceleration

Leverage Decades of Historical Data to Assess New Leaders

We partner with Kinavic Leadership Acceleration to offer the Verity Leadership Assessment℠.

Verity is built on decades of historical data around what drives success in transformational leadership. It is proven to help assess fit to role and firm, understand key risk mitigation strategies, and identify performance acceleration tactics that support of the acceleration of leadership candidates.

These qualitative and quantitative insights are proven to increase alignment, performance, engagement, and retention, while decreasing time-to-success, stakeholder investment, and attrition rates.

Spark Measurable Performance Acceleration

You have high expectations for leaders. Top performers drive substantial practice and revenue growth, as well as long-term value. But with the leadership talent market experiencing record highs in turnover, failure to launch and cost to hire, business growth is at risk.

Together with Kinavic Leadership Acceleration, we offer a suite of advisory services designed to protect investments in top leaders by decreasing time to productivity and increasing performance.

Firms that leverage Kinavic Leadership Acceleration’s full suite of services achieve the following benefits.

Improved overall accuracy with 10% more good hires and 10% less bad hires

20%

Decreased attrition of Manager/Sr Manager group

27%

Increased YoY performance on assigned metrics

8%

Increased team engagement of next level directs

2X