5 Things C Suite Professionals Should Always Do When Engaged in a Search

By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

When I would lead weekends for The ManKind Project, an international men’s organization that supports men live their lives with accountability, generosity, and missions of service, we often spoke of how men with different levels of experience in staffing had a completely different perspective of the same weekend.

The less experienced staff might just be thrilled to be there and focused purely on their individual assignments. Those who had staffed several times could look at things beyond the individual task to be done and look to fill in where they saw gaps. Their view of the workshop was at a higher level. We discuss the staff hierarchy and then get to the weekend leader who could see things like an eagle from 100,000 feet and be able to zero in on pivotal moments in the weekend and swoop in and advance it. As leaders, we would mentor/coach key people at critical moments and, only if necessary, step in with the certainty of our authority and responsibility and handle a key moment.

As a C-level professional or other senior professional interviewing with a firm, consider that you are moving to a new land where you may or may not know anyone or understand what your assets are stepping into a situation.