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# Cornerstone

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- [Executive Recruiting Explained: 12 Questions Business Leaders Ask Before Starting A Retained Search](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/executive-recruiting-explained-12-questions-business-leaders-ask-before-starting-a-retained-search) - Retained executive search and executive recruiting can feel unfamiliar if you have never worked with an executive search firm, or if you are deciding whether outside support is the right approach for an important leadership hire. To help demystify the executive recruitment process, we asked Dan Heiman, owner of Cornerstone Executive Search and a retained
- [The Weird Pressure to Have Everything Figured Out Right After Graduation](https://cornerstone-kc.com/career-coaching/the-weird-pressure-to-have-everything-figured-out-right-after-graduation) - What my first year in the “real world” taught me about comparison, perfection, and learning to run my own race. There is a weird unspoken pressure
- [Halfway Through the Year: What Is Your Why?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/halfway-through-the-year-what-is-your-why) - We are officially halfway through the year, which makes this a natural time to pause, reflect, and ask a question that has the power to shape how we approach the months ahead: What is your why? Why do you show up every day? Why do you keep pushing when things feel challenging? Why do you
- [AI in Executive Recruiting: 3 Trends We’re Seeing in the 2026 Market](https://cornerstone-kc.com/ai/ai-in-executive-recruiting-2026-trends) - AI is accelerating executive recruiting, but human judgment still matters. Here are three 2026 trends shaping leadership hiring, talent speed and AI fluency.
- [What Happens When Great People Come Together](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/what-happens-when-great-people-come-together) - After returning home from Cornerstone International Group's Global Conference in Warsaw, Poland, I find myself reflecting on what made this week so meaningful. Of course, there were outstanding presentations, thoughtful discussions about AI, leadership development, succession planning, global account growth, and the future of executive search. There were new ideas, practical insights, and strategies that
- [What the 2026 HR Trends Report Reveals About Leading Through Change](https://cornerstone-kc.com/human-resources-tips/what-the-2026-hr-trends-report-reveals-about-leading-through-change) - Last week, I had the opportunity to host a fascinating webinar with Lina Sintes, Global Chair of Talent Solutions at Cornerstone International Group, where we explored the findings from our newly released 2026 HR Trends Report. The conversation reinforced something many leaders are feeling right now: Organizations are being asked to deliver higher productivity, faster
- [Press Release: Cornerstone Strengthens African Leadership Talent Footprint with Official Johannesburg Office Launch](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/press-release-cornerstone-strengthens-african-leadership-talent-footprint-with-official-johannesburg-office-launch) - Johannesburg, South Africa — May 6, 2026 — Cornerstone, the world’s only global talent consulting group with dual headquarters in the U.S. and China, today announced the official opening of its Johannesburg office—a strategic hub to expand its retained executive search and Talent Advisory practice across South Africa and the broader African continent. This milestone deepens
- [Trusting Your Gut in Executive Hiring](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-coaching/trusting-your-gut-in-executive-hiring) - She’s the one. Just when I thought I’ve talked to every HR leader in this city … and you found her? Unbelievable job. She’s the one. You watch. Those were my exact words when I walked into the office of my Director of Executive Recruiting after I interviewed an HR executive for one of our
- [Shooting 3s in March: A Lesson from March Madness & Executive Search](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/shooting-3s-in-march-a-lesson-from-march-madness-executive-search) - Three-point shooting changes games in March Madness. Recently, we came close to hitting three of our own in a single executive search, and it was a powerful reminder of why the strength of a candidate slate matters so much. Every March, like millions of people across the country, I find myself drawn into the chaos
- [The Offer Is the First Act of Leadership](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/the-offer-is-the-first-act-of-leadership) - How the offer stage can make or break an executive hire. In executive search, most of the attention goes to sourcing the right candidate and guiding organizations through the interview process. Those steps matter, of course. But in many leadership searches, the most sensitive moment comes at the very end. The offer stage. After weeks
- [AI at Work: What I Recently Learned from HR Leaders](https://cornerstone-kc.com/leadership-development/ai-at-work-what-i-recently-learned-from-hr-leaders) - I was recently invited to participate in an AI Roundtable with my peers from Cornerstone International Group. We had participation from four continents to discuss the question, “How are organizations using AI beyond the headlines?” To be clear, I live somewhere between experimental and operational AI user today. On one hand, I die a little
- [Succession Planning Reimagined for 2026](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/succession-planning-reimagined-for-2026) - A CEO retires. A VP gives three weeks’ notice. A critical role sits open while the business keeps moving anyway. Most organizations don’t realize they have a succession problem until it is already painful. As we begin a new year with fresh budgets and strategic priorities, succession planning can no longer live on the “we’ll
- [A New Year's Resolution That Will Last All Year](https://cornerstone-kc.com/leadership-development/a-new-years-resolution-that-will-last-all-year-working-genius) - “I wish I had this for my team at my last organization. It would have explained so much and helped me be a better leader!” These were my thoughts after taking the Six Types of Working Genius assessment. At different points throughout my career, I could never fully wrap my arms around why some days I
- [Search Stories: Who Will You Impact This Year?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/search-stories-who-will-you-impact-this-year) - Just before Christmas, our team gathered for our 2026 annual meeting. Our owners finalized the 10-year vision for the firm and there was a lot of excitement in the room, especially coming off consecutive record growth years. Before sharing our collective goals, growth plans and team presentations for year one of this vision, our owners
- [Gratitude, Growth, & the Gifts of a Full Year](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-coaching/gratitude-growth-the-gifts-of-a-full-year) - As we approach the end of another remarkable year at Cornerstone Executive Search, I find myself reflecting on the extraordinary mix of blessings, challenges, relationships, and moments of clarity that have shaped us. Some years arrive gently. Others arrive like a storm. This one brought a bit of both. But as I look back, I’m
- [A Year in the Jars](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/a-year-in-the-jars) - If you have ever walked into the Cornerstone office, you might notice four glass jars sitting on the conference table. Each jar is labeled with one of our four core values: Integrity, Optimism, Stewardship, and Service. Each month, those jars slowly fill up with handwritten notes from our team, little slips of paper capturing moments
- [Choose Courage Over Comfort](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/choose-courage-over-comfort) - Recently I was watching a high school football game with one of my good friends. We were talking about the commitment, sacrifices and growth of our 16-year-old sons on and off the field. My friend said to me, "I tell my son the voice in your head wants you to be comfortable. You cannot grow
- [Psychometric Assessments in Executive Hiring: Helpful Tool or Hiring Crutch?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/psychometric-assessments-in-executive-hiring-helpful-tool-or-hiring-crutch) - In today’s competitive talent market, many organizations are looking for ways to reduce risk in executive hiring decisions. One method that’s gained traction is the use of psychometric assessments, tests that measure cognitive ability, personality traits, leadership style, and other psychological attributes. These tools can provide valuable insights, but when used as the primary or
- [Different Court, Same Game: My First 60 Days in Executive Recruiting](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/different-court-same-game-my-first-60-days-in-executive-recruiting) - Sixty days ago, “recruitment” meant basketball courts, highlight reels, and campus visits, not corporate board rooms. But after a decade of living and breathing athletic recruiting as a player, teammate, and host for future recruits, I discovered a surprising truth: the same principles that land top athletes also land top executives. In May 2025, I
- [7 Keys to Hiring the Right Leader the First Time](https://cornerstone-kc.com/retained-executive-search/7-keys-to-hiring-the-right-leader-the-first-time) - You never want to hear the words, "The candidate did not work out, but we sure made the hire fast!" We often tell business owners and hiring managers, you hire an executive search firm when you have to get it right the first time. But just how often do we get it right the first
- [Forging Ahead: Leadership for the Future of Mid-Sized Manufacturing](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/forging-ahead-leadership-for-the-future-of-mid-sized-manufacturing) - The next decade will define the future of manufacturing in ways few could have predicted. While global giants often dominate the headlines, mid-sized and smaller manufacturing organizations form the backbone of local and regional economies and are less prepared for ongoing disruption. Since these companies are often an integral part of the community, their success
- [The Ten Commandments of the Job Change](https://cornerstone-kc.com/retained-executive-search/the-ten-commandments-of-the-job-change) - As a professional executive recruiter, I find myself having the “job change” conversation often with candidates we are recruiting for a new executive leadership role. Of course, my allegiance lies with the client companies we’re representing, but the candidates we place are clearly an integral part of the process. And oftentimes when I serve as
- [Do you struggle with patience in your work?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/do-you-struggle-with-patience-in-your-work) - A CEO recently asked me, “How are you navigating today's market challenges in your business?” My response, “We often do not know when our client companies need help recruiting a key leadership position. So, we focus on the activity we can control. We plant and water our relationships, and trust that God will cause the
- [Rethinking the Role of Search: Recruiting Beyond Headhunting](https://cornerstone-kc.com/headhunter/rethinking-the-role-of-search-recruiting-beyond-headhunting) - The executive search industry is undergoing a quiet transformation. Success is no longer defined solely by filling a leadership vacancy. Today, leading search firms are being called upon as strategic talent advisors—partners who help organizations make long-term, high-impact decisions about their leadership and workforce planning. At its core, this shift reflects a new reality: executive
- [The Silent Search: How to Find Your Next Executive Without Disrupting Your Business ](https://cornerstone-kc.com/headhunter/the-silent-search-how-to-find-your-next-executive-without-disrupting-your-business) - The moment arrives. The boardroom is quiet, and the weight of an upcoming leadership transition settles in. You need a new executive—someone who won’t just fill a role but will help define the future of your company. It’s not as simple as posting a job listing and waiting for the right candidate to appear. The
- [A Time to Soar](https://cornerstone-kc.com/hiring-an-executive-recruiter/a-time-to-soar) - As we close out 2024 and embark on our journey into 2025, we at Cornerstone have much to be thankful for. We remain optimistic about another great year ahead! Before looking forward, I want to share just a few of our many accomplishments from last year—so many, in fact, that they filled three slides in
- [A Rising Tide Lifts All Ships: How Referrals Drove a Successful Executive Search ](https://cornerstone-kc.com/job-search/a-rising-tide-lifts-all-ships-how-referrals-drove-a-successful-executive-search) - In executive search, networking isn’t just a tool—it’s everything. That couldn’t have been clearer than in a recent search we wrapped up for an Executive Director in a rural area. This search was a perfect example of how strong relationships, and a well-connected referral network can make all the difference—all three of our finalist candidates
- [This Christmas, Show Me the Way](https://cornerstone-kc.com/job-search/this-christmas-show-me-the-way) - This Christmas, Show Me the Way One of my favorite Christmas movies is “It’s a Wonderful Life.” But it wasn’t until recent years when it took on a deeper appreciation and meaning in my life. As a husband, father and businessman striving to provide for my family and serve others every day, I am always
- [New Year, New Career](https://cornerstone-kc.com/leadership-development/new-year-new-career) - Cornerstone Kansas City is committed to the entire search process, which continues past the new hire’s first day on the job. In order to ensure continued success for both client and candidate, say hello to our new Client Success Coordinator: Grace Heiman! Grace will focus on honing the high standards we uphold both during and
- [The Theory of Desirable Difficulty](https://cornerstone-kc.com/employee-engagement/the-theory-of-desirable-difficulty) - At Cornerstone, we have spent the past year putting emphasis on learning. We have a small library of books to continue our intellectual growth. This past month, I read a book called “David and Goliath” by Malcolm Gladwell. I’m sure many people are familiar with the story of David and Goliath. David, a shepherd, fought
- [Coaching Series Part 1: Trends in Executive Coaching](https://cornerstone-kc.com/career-coaching/coaching-series-part-1-trends-in-executive-coaching) - Dan Heiman: What trends are you currently seeing in the field of executive coaching? Jeremy Foster: Coaching as a whole is exploding. The market has doubled in the last eight years, with growing adoption across nearly every sector. One reason for this growth is an increasing number of studies showing that coaching impacts the performance
- [Coaching Series Part 5: Executive Onboard Coaching](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-coaching/coaching-series-part-5-strategic-transition-coaching) - Dan Heiman: We launched a new initiative together two years ago, where you’ve been coaching Cornerstone-placed leaders transitioning into new companies. What kind of impact has the Executive Onboarding Coaching had on leaders during their first 90 days? Jeremy Foster: This program is so important because executive transitions are such high-stakes events – they are
- [Coaching Series Part 4: Successes In Executive Coaching](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-coaching/coaching-series-part-4-successes-in-executive-coaching) - Dan Heiman: Can you share a success story where your coaching made a significant impact on a company’s or client’s career or personal development? Jeremy Foster: One recent story illustrates the benefit many clients have received through coaching. Over the past year and a half, I’ve had the incredible privilege of coaching a Chief Operating
- [Coaching Series Part 3: Executive Coaching Misconceptions](https://cornerstone-kc.com/career-coaching/coaching-series-part-3-executive-coaching-misconceptions) - Dan Heiman: What are the biggest misconceptions about executive coaching? Jeremy Foster: There are several misconceptions about coaching - I’ll outline two of those, both of which relate to who should access coaching: Coaching is only for underperformers. Some people see executive coaching as a remedial tool used only for leaders who are struggling or
- [Coaching Series Part 2: Executive Coaching Challenges](https://cornerstone-kc.com/career-coaching/coaching-series-part-2-executive-coaching-challenges) - What are some common challenges your clients face, and how do you help them overcome these obstacles? My clients face many business challenges, and I help with the root cause: leadership performance. One of my favorite quotes is, “As the leadership team goes, so goes the company.” Coaching can be suited to help address almost
- [“Success without a successor is a failure.”](https://cornerstone-kc.com/uncategorized/success-without-successor) - This quote from John C. Maxwell drives home why planning for the future is so essential in business. How to Create a Future-Ready Succession Plan As an HR professional, you play a crucial role in ensuring your company has a plan for the future. You’re the one who identifies and trains the next generation of
- [Why Should CEOs Prioritize Outplacement Services?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/uncategorized/ceos-prioritize-outplacement-services) - Why Should CEOs Prioritize Outplacement Services During M&A and Restructuring? As a CEO navigating the complexities of restructuring and mergers and acquisitions (M&A), it’s crucial to recognize the strategic value of outplacement and career transition support services. These services play a pivotal role in supporting departing employees and safeguarding your organization’s long-term success and reputation.
- [Cornerstone Hits the Road to Visit Customers!](https://cornerstone-kc.com/uncategorized/cornerstone-visit-customers) - Atchison, Kansas. Columbia, Missouri. Greeley, Colorado. Joplin, Missouri. Manhattan, Kansas. Pacific Junction, Iowa. Wichita, Kansas. These are just a few of our summer road trips outside the Kansas City metro as we hit the pavement to visit our customers! Stewardship is one of our core values at Cornerstone. We are big believers in giving gratitude
- [Green Pharma: How the Pharmaceutical Industry Is Embracing Sustainability](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/green-pharma-how-the-pharmaceutical-industry-is-embracing-sustainability) - The iconic white coats and gleaming labs of the pharmaceutical industry conjure images of life-saving medicines and cutting-edge research. Yet, beneath the surface lies a complex truth: the very industry dedicated to our health can also leave a significant mark on the health of our planet. Depleting resources, energy-intensive production methods, water-hungry facilities, and mounds…
- [A Brave New World Without Non-Compete?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/human-resources-tips/abravenewworld) - So, for some, this may not be a big deal; however, this is a BIG deal for many! I signed my first noncompete many years ago as a medical device rep and really had no idea what it was all about. As things progressed, I had to sign additional non-compete agreements, and the timing of
- [Why Face-to-Face Meetings are Crucial](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/why-face-to-face-meetings-are-crucial) - We have just completed our Cornerstone global meeting in Prague. Approximately 75 members and spouses of our international recruiting network came together in this beautiful city to learn, share, and, most of all, rekindle old relationships and build new ones. The energy has been magical. Anyone participating quickly recognized what had been missing. Unfortunately, COVID changed…
- [Unlocking New Career Opportunities](https://cornerstone-kc.com/outplacement/unlocking-new-career-opportunities) - Career transitions can be both exciting and daunting. Whether you’re pivoting to a new industry, seeking a role with more responsibility, or looking for a fresh start, the process involves significant planning and effort. One of the most powerful tools at your disposal during this transition is your personal and professional network. I recently made
- [Connection is our Calling: Building Bridges Through Recruiting](https://cornerstone-kc.com/talent-management/connection-is-our-calling-building-bridges-through-recruiting) - In our digital, click-to-connect world, many times actual human connection takes a back seat. I mean really. Who has time to make an actual connection let alone keep a connection? In the recruiting, coaching and outplacement business, these connections are essential. It is our calling to bring people together, help keep them together, or assist
- [Playing to Win in Times of Uncertainty](https://cornerstone-kc.com/leadership-development/playing-to-win-in-times-of-uncertainty) - I just finished another fun and memorable season of coaching youth basketball. As a volunteer basketball coach for many years, we talk a lot about attitude and effort, and how these two behaviors positively or negatively influence our team and how we play the game. We also talk about the difference between playing to win,
- [Does the “Perfect Match” Exist?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/retained-executive-search/does-the-perfect-match-exist) - “This search is really important. We cannot afford to make the wrong hire.” When we hear these words, we know exactly what this means. The stakes are high, the pressure is intense, and in our business, the message is clear: We absolutely have to get it done right. In the most simplistic way, I often
- [From Crystal Ball to Reality In 2024](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/from-crystal-ball-to-reality-in-2024) - Organizations moving from their “crystal ball” stage to an action stage are beginning 2024 with an advantage. Their planning is over – now they are accelerating their reality. This year will continue to offer complex and formidable challenges with different solutions for Mid-market and Fortune 100 companies. Well-known business publishers have discussed perspectives for 2024,…
- [Navigating Success: Strategic Career Planning for 2024](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/navigating-success-strategic-career-planning-for-2024) - The start of a new year is a great opportunity to bring about change. Two individuals whom I regularly follow, Alan Weiss and Seth Godin, recently spoke about similar themes related to the need for self-discipline to improve productivity. Considering that nothing is more important in this dynamic and fast-paced world than an individual being…
- [Creating Your Word for the Year](https://cornerstone-kc.com/leadership-development/creating-your-word-for-the-year) - For over ten years, my women’s small group gathers as we step into a New Year, to reflect on the prior year and think about the year ahead of us to come up with our personal "Word for the Year." This has replaced traditional New Year's resolutions, selecting a word that provides a guiding theme
- [Life Sciences – Thriving in Transformations: Embracing Change](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/life-sciences-thriving-in-transformations-embracing-change) - In addition to the traditional challenges the life sciences sector has continually faced (stringent regulations unique to the field, long research periods, hefty expenses, and unknown, perhaps futile outcomes), the sector now faces headwinds other large-scale business activities must grapple with. These include mergers, acquisitions, restructuring, and digital overhauls. Despite the hurdles, many life sciences…
- [Do You Have New Life In Your Company?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/leadership-development/do-you-have-new-life-in-your-company) - The most incredible thing happened this year…. I became a grandfather! Not to be overly presumptive, but it was inevitable. My wife, Jennifer, and I have five children. We have always known that eventually one of our children would have children one day. We had a baby girl, and her name is Savannah Mae. She
- [Effective Strategies for Building Tech Talent in Life Science Companies](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/effective-strategies-for-building-tech-talent-in-life-science-companies) - Building a strong team of digital experts has become critical as life science organizations increasingly rely on technology to drive innovation and efficiency. On the other hand, finding and attracting talented experts with scientific and technological skills may be challenging. To build IT skills as foundational to a company, life science organizations must assume a…
- [Go The Distance To Attract The Right People](https://cornerstone-kc.com/leadership-development/go-the-distance-to-attract-the-right-people) - A few weeks ago, I took my family to visit one of my favorite places. A place that reminds me of “all that once was good and could be again!” Of course, I am talking about Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa. As my family was driving home at dusk through beautiful Iowa countryside, I
- [Cornerstone International Group Continues to Expand With Latest Addition: Cornerstone Montreal](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/cornerstone-international-group-continues-to-expand-with-latest-addition-cornerstone-montreal) - Atlanta, GA, May 3rd, 2023- Cornerstone International Group is excited to announce the opening of its latest office in Montreal, led by Managing Partner Samuel Dergel. Samuel’s firm, DERGEL Executive Search is now the Montreal office of Cornerstone. This new addition to our growing network of offices reflects our continued commitment to providing exceptional executive…
- [Walter Baker Joins IERG Board of Directors](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/walter-baker-joins-ierg-board-of-directors) - We are pleased to announce Walter Baker (Cornerstone Atlanta) has joined the Board of Directors of the International Executive Resources Group (IERG). Baker brings with him a wealth of experience and expertise in executive leadership and management. He has a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced by executives and business leaders, and he…
- [Workplace Wellness In The C-Suite](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/workplace-wellness-in-the-c-suite) - Recent studies show that executives struggle to prioritize their mental and physical health as they strive to meet workplace demands. Nearly 70% of C-suite leaders seriously consider quitting for a job that better supports their health. In recognition of World Health Day on April 7th, C-level executives are encouraged to establish workplace well-being for themselves
- [<strong>How Digital Transformation Is Reshaping the Pharma Industry</strong>](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/how-digital-transformation-is-reshaping-the-pharma-industry) - All businesses in this technological era, including those previously slower to do so, have moved quickly toward digital as a result of the pandemic. The pharmaceutical industry has not been exempt from this phenomenon. The question now is whether the extraordinary impact of COVID-19 and the growing prominence of digital innovation will continue to alter…
- [When To Use an Executive Recruiting Firm](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/when-to-use-an-executive-recruiting-firm) - Retained search is generally viewed by most experts as delivering the best result. But in order to do so, it also is usually the more expensive — (at least, in terms of initial outlay. A strong case can be made for retained search delivering the best return on the investment over time). That said, there
- [The Importance of Employee Appreciation ](https://cornerstone-kc.com/employee-engagement/the-importance-of-employee-appreciation) - Statistically, employees who are rewarded and commended for their work are happier and more productive. Although Employee Appreciation Day was on March 3rd, you can show appreciation for your employees every day. At Cornerstone Executive Search, we believe every employee should be valued and respected to maintain a healthy company culture and stay competitive in
- [So What's Your Story?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/so-whats-your-story) - Recently, I was helping a candidate prepare for a final job interview with one of our client companies. The process was very thorough and competitive over three months. I had spent a considerable amount of time with this particular candidate. We were down to two finalists.
- [PRESS RELEASE: Cornerstone Kansas City Expands Midwest Market](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/press-release-cornerstone-kansas-city-expands-midwest-market) - We are pleased to announce that Cornerstone Kansas City is growing its market reach with added resources in St. Louis. This expansion is part of our strategy to bring exceptional executive search services to more client companies in the Central Midwest. Cornerstone St. Louis will be led by Market President, Tony Schnell. Tony brings a highly…
- [Announcement: Cornerstone Kansas City Expands Midwest Market  ](https://cornerstone-kc.com/kansas-city/announcement-cornerstone-kansas-city-expands-midwest-market) - We are pleased to announce that Cornerstone Kansas City is growing its market reach with added resources in St. Louis. This expansion is part of our strategy to bring exceptional executive search services to more client companies in the Central Midwest. Cornerstone St. Louis will be led by Market President, Tony Schnell. Tony brings a
- [Do Your Grammar Skills Need A Refresh? ](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/do-your-grammar-skills-need-a-refresh) - On March 4th, we celebrated National Grammar Day, the foundation of good grammar, allowing us to speak well, write well, and encourage others to do the same. Founded by Martha Brockenbrough in 2008, National Grammar Day promotes awareness and understanding of proper grammar. Here are some practical ways from an executive recruiter perspective to improve
- [8 Unique Ways to Spread Kindness](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/8-unique-ways-to-spread-kindness) - On February 17th, people nationwide will celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Day by spreading joy through selfless actions. At Cornerstone Executive Search, we want to encourage you to spread kindness to those around you in every interaction. These eight ideas are simple, powerful, and unique ways to spread kindness in your interactions with recruiters, candidates,
- [Candidate Resources](https://cornerstone-kc.com/job-search/candidate-resources) - As the owner of an Executive Search firm, I receive a LOT of requests every day to connect or get introduced to job seekers. As counter-intuitive as it may seem, meeting with people to assist them with their job search is not actually what we do at Cornerstone Kansas City. Most people think… “well, you
- [PRESS RELEASE: Cornerstone International Group Launches New Logo ](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/press-release-cornerstone-international-group-launches-new-logo) - Atlanta, GA, February 6th, 2023- Cornerstone International Group officially launched its new logo last month, making it Cornerstone’s first logo change in 34 years. The global talent solutions group announces the change with a short video ending with the statement “New Logo, Same Mission, Same Cornerstone.” The new emblem’s four interlocking “Cs” show that while Cornerstone…
- [Destiny. It belongs to the underdogs.  ](https://cornerstone-kc.com/retained-executive-search/destiny) - I am a sucker for underdog stories. Aren’t we all? The underdog inspires us, gives us hope, shows us heart, comforts us amidst our own struggles, reminds us of the sacrifice it takes, and ultimately, convinces us time and again to believe the impossible is possible. I believe, help my unbelief! A few months ago,
- [The Power of a Clean Desk](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/the-power-of-a-clean-desk) - Harvard Business Review published an article titled “The Case for Finally Cleaning Your Desk.” They compiled multiple studies on the relationship between cluttered workspaces and a decline in productivity, mental health, and professional relationships. A clean desk and tidy workspace are essential for C-level executives because they hold the most powerful and influential positions in
- [Leadership Academy: In Your Corner- Emotional Intelligence: An Important Leadership Skill for 2023 and Beyond](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/leadership-academy-in-your-corner-emotional-intelligencean-important-leadership-skill-for-2023-and-beyond) - By Nance MacLeod, Chief Coaching Officer, Cornerstone Toronto -Executive Coach Global You have probably noticed airport bookstores cluttered with the latest batch of business books, their time on display shelves lasting little longer than cut flowers. One of the few with staying power is Daniel Goleman’s 1995 bestseller, Emotional Intelligence. Goleman introduced the concept to…
- [The “Thank You” Note Effect ](https://cornerstone-kc.com/retained-executive-search/the-thank-you-note-effect) - When was the last time you used pen and paper to compose a thank-you note? In our digital world, it is easier to use technology to express thankfulness. We quickly send an email or text to let someone know they are appreciated and move on with our day. As we approach the end of the
- [The Cornerstone Eagle – December 2022 – Pause, Reflect, Learn and Take Action.](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/the-cornerstone-eagle-december-2022) - THE CORNERSTONE EAGLE is the newsletter for senior executives, friends and partners of the Cornerstone International Group around the world. The Eagle is majestic, free and towers above all else when gracefully gliding the currents in the air. The Cornerstone International Group likewise feels close affinity with the Eagle, in professionalism in our practice, honesty…
- [This Holiday Season, Give Your Team the Gift to Discover Their Gifts](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/this-holiday-season-give-your-team-the-gift-to-discover-their-gifts) - Need a gift idea for your team that will last well beyond the holiday season? We may have the right gift for you. This past year, our Cornerstone Kansas City team added some new faces (including me) to our growing firm. One of our team goals was to better understand each of our unique gifts as we
- [<strong>Making Certain Your Organization is Resilient </strong> ](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/making-certain-your-organization-is-resilient) - An article published by McKenzie & Company in June, Resilience for Sustainable, Inclusive Growth, noted that “today, the world is beset by several crises of global importance,” then went on to discuss a number of these in detail.
- [Leadership Academy: In Your Corner- GRIT](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/leadership-academy-in-your-corner-grit) - By Lina Sintes, Partner and Managing Director, Cornerstone Bogotá, Columbia Early in True Grit (the 1968 novel and movie adaptations) Mattie Ross encounters the man she intends to hire: Reuben “Rooster” Cogburn. Mattie has been warned that Cogburn, ageing, overweight and a drunk, is moreover a “crazy vagabond.” But when they meet, she recognizes he has the […]
- [The Importance of Generosity in the Workplace ](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/the-importance-of-generosity-in-the-workplace) - Generosity is giving what you have to help others succeed without expecting anything in return. Acts of generosity foster selflessness, build trust and increase unity in corporate relationships. In a recent survey, 78% of employees said working in a culture that supports giving and volunteering is imperative. Giving Tuesday presented an opportunity to focus on
- [How To Foster a Mindset of Thankfulness in the Workplace ](https://cornerstone-kc.com/leadership-development/how-to-foster-a-mindset-of-thankfulness-in-the-workplace) - As we reflect on the week of thanksgiving, I’m reminded that thankfulness should be an all year thing, and especially in the workplace. Thankfulness in the workplace builds relationships, fosters connections, and promotes growth. If you prioritize sincere and consistent expressions of gratitude to your co-workers and clients, you will create a ripple effect of
- [Leadership Academy: In Your Corner- Uncertainty: The Times They Are A-Changin’](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/leadership-academy-in-your-corner-uncertainty-the-times-they-are-a-changin) - By Lina Sintes, Partner and Managing Director, Cornerstone Bogotá, Columbia Come gather ’round people Wherever you roam And admit that the waters Around you have grown These are the first lines of the iconic song Bob Dylan recorded nearly 60 years ago, and the “waters” — political, economic, geographical, and social uncertainty – are still growing higher around […]
- [PRESS RELEASE: Cornerstone International Group Marks Opening of New Miami Office by Playing Host to  Cornerstone Latin America Regional Meeting](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/press-release-cornerstone-international-group-marks-opening-of-new-miami-office-by-playing-host-to-cornerstone-latin-america-regional-meeting) - Miami, FL, November 17th, 2022 – Cornerstone International Group opened its newest office location last week, Cornerstone’s 8th office in North America. Cornerstone Miami launched its new space by hosting the Cornerstone Latin America Regional Meeting. Joined by special guest, Marcelo Fumasoni, Microsoft HR Head for LATAM, the regional team was able to meet in […]
- [Tricks And Treats for Interviews ](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/tricks-and-treats-for-interviews) - As we approach Halloween, children anticipate costume contests and trick-or-treating. However, trick-or-treating looks a little different for adults in executive recruitment. These seven tricks will show you how to prepare for interviews so you can make a lasting impression. If you use these tricks honestly, you will receive the treat of valuable interview experience and
- [Time for Search Firm Assistance?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/time-for-search-firm-assistance) - So much going on in the world. So many changes to the way we do business. Hybrid, remote, work-life balance…all considerations moved to the forefront of employee and candidate consideration. It is a candidate market right now. What does that mean? It means: High demand for top talent and limited supply More time, effort, and resources
- [3 Key Learnings from a Marketer in the Executive Search Industry](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/3-key-learnings-from-a-marketer-in-the-executive-search-industry) - As I wrap up my 18-month marketing internship position with Cornerstone Executive Search, I know a few things about the recruiting process and professional world to be true. Retained search firms are worth the money. Being outside of the recruiting process for so long, I have seen many companies waste much of their time, money and
- [How Are Your Relationships? ](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/how-are-your-relationships) - “How are your relationships?” This is a recurring conversation I have with my Spiritual Director every six weeks. We discuss my relationship with God, my wife, my children and my work. When my relationships follow this proper order and priority, it is incredible how well life seems to function. When this order is reversed or
- [Back to Basics: A Classic Treatise on Leadership Reissued by Harvard Business Review](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/back-to-basics-a-classic-treatise-on-leadership-reissued-by-harvard-business-review) - By Kevin O’Donnell Understanding Leadership appeared in the September-October 1961 issue of the Harvard Business Review. Regular readers of the prestigious journal must have been puzzled. Who was W.C.H. Prentice, the author of the piece? Far from being a captain of industry, W.C.H. Prentice was a former professor of psychology who had turned his […]
- [Internship Recap: Flipping the Field](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/internship-recap-flipping-the-field) - On May 20, 2018, Joe Burrow transferred from Ohio State University to Louisiana State University (LSU) in hopes of winning the starting quarterback position. On January 13, 2020, Joe Burrow led the LSU Tigers to a 42-25 victory against the Clemon Tigers in the National Championship game. Like sports teams trying to find a game
- [Do’s & Don’ts of Phone Interviews](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/dos-donts-of-phone-interviews) - By Caroline Kenagy, Brand Manager Response to https://www.bluesteps.com/blog/4-tips-ace-pre-screen-phone-interview Like many other things we have adapted over the last 2 years, phone interviews are not going away anytime soon. Phone interviews can be a good way to get an unbiased idea of a potential candidate. For some, phone interviews ease the nerves of being face to […]
- [PRESS RELEASE: Cornerstone International Group Recognized as a Global Leader in Executive Talent Search](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/press-release-cornerstone-international-group-recognized-as-a-global-leader-in-executive-talent-search) - We are proud to announce that once again, Cornerstone International Group is featured in Hunt-Scanlon Media’s “Global 40” for 2022. The Global 40 is a gold standard of excellence that identifies the top 40 global talent firms providing executive recruiting and ancillary services worldwide. Cornerstone’s global reach extends to 56 independently-owned offices spanning 40 countries. […]
- [Asia’s Fast-Growing EV Market Will Disrupt Automotive Industry Recruitment](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/asias-fast-growing-ev-market-will-disrupt-automotive-industry-recruitment) - By Richard Jackson, Managing Director, Cornerstone Thailand (RLC Recruitment) The biggest thing I see happening in Asia now is the coordinated push to ramp up the manufacturing of EV – electric-powered vehicles. This will have profound effects on recruitment, especially in China and India – the two most important markets for the future of the […]
- [What Should CEOs Consider When Facing a Shortage of Talent?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/what-should-ceos-consider-when-facing-a-shortage-of-talent) - (This article was drafted by Cornerstone Lima in response to a survey conducted in Peru in the third quarter of 2021. The concerns expressed by the South American business leaders broadly reflect the concerns of executives worldwide, so the survey and comments below by Diego Cubas, CEO of Cornerstone Lima, are relevant anywhere.) According to […]
- [The Value of the Empathetic Leader](https://cornerstone-kc.com/leadership-development/the-value-of-the-empathetic-leader) - There has been much talk about the change in the way we work. Many workers left their offices during the pandemic and have not returned. We recently surveyed our clients and find employees have embraced both hybrid and work from home opportunities and value the flexibility as much as compensation. We asked what they considered
- [Is Working From Work Losing Its Luster?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/job-search/is-working-from-work-losing-its-luster) - The days of getting up in the morning and physically driving to work, once as much a staple in America as apple pie, has shifted dramatically over the last couple of years. In our recent “Survey Thursday” we posted the following question on LinkedIn… “Would you prefer to be onsite, remote or hybrid for work
- [Make Sure Your Organization Practices Inclusion Before Preaching Diversity](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/make-sure-your-organization-practices-inclusion-before-preaching-diversity) - Companies that aren’t structurally and culturally inclusive can be harmful to the mental wellbeing of employees who have been hired as part of a diversity program. It often happens that these organizations end up in a zero-sum situation: as they increase their number of diverse employees, many in the original cohort leave. The problem can […]
- [Building Buy-In to Hybrid Work](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/building-buy-in-to-hybrid-work) - During a conversation I had with a company director, he posed questions whose answers are still not clear: How can hybrid work be made effective? How should we reframe our relationships with employees now that their on-site presence will be limited? And finally, he asked about an age-old problem that will still crop up in […]
- [The Same, Only Different: Transformation Challenges in the Automotive industry](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/the-same-only-different-transformation-challenges-in-the-automotive-industry) - We are at the beginning of a phase in which the way we (and goods) get around will drive enormous growth in the automotive industry. Autonomous driving immediately springs to everyone’s mind. But the electrification of vehicles will have an enormous impact as well. Around 100 components familiar from the classic combustion engine are […]
- [Cornerstone Executive Search- Kansas City's own Dan Heiman to serve on the AESC Americas Council](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/cornerstone-executive-search-kansas-citys-own-dan-heiman-to-serve-on-the-aesc-americas-council)
- [Finding the Right Fit in a New Work Environment](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/finding-the-right-fit-in-a-new-work-environment) - One month after Zuckerberg’s October 2021 announcement, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella unveiled his company’s vision of the Metaverse at their Ignite Fall Conference – on video, naturally. Microsoft’s Metaverse will also be a place of creativity and fun, Nadella claims, but he focusses on the corporate potential of this digital world. “I can’t overstate how much […]
- [Facebook Becomes Meta – The Dawn of a New Era? ](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/facebook-becomes-meta-the-dawn-of-a-new-era) - What exactly is the (or a) “Metaverse”? Why do enthusiasts claim it is the dawn of “Web 3.0”, that it will render flat-screen technologies such as Zoom obsolete? Why did we start hearing about the Metaverse tsunami less than six months ago? In October 2021 Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg startled the world by announcing that […]
- [Strength-Based Coaching: Leadership Starts with the Self](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/strength-based-coaching-leadership-starts-with-the-self) - As an executive coach I have long been interested in positive psychology, the scientific study of how humans can optimize their potential. I had studied evidence-based coaching at Fielding Graduate University, where their program was informed by the works of such positive-psychology scholars as Martin Seligman, Mihaly Czikszentmhalyi, Ed Diener, Tal Ben-Sahar, Brenda Frederickson, […]
- [Welcome Aboard!](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/welcome-aboard)
- [Balancing Act](https://cornerstone-kc.com/retained-executive-search/balancing-act) - The desire for work/life balance is not new. Americans became enamored with busyness as a sign of productivity and excellence when the opposite is true. The United States became the most overworked developed nation in the world and it took a global pandemic to open our eyes. Rebalancing our lives into a “work to live”
- [Job Search for Executives](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/job-search-for-executives) - [Editor: The instability in the world’s labour market has affected all levels. The new year is expected to see a significant increase in the re-positioning of executives and senior managers, by choice or otherwise. At Cornerstone Ukraine, Anna Nesterchuk and her team have developed a niche expertise in individual coaching and career consultation for executives. She […]
- [Managing LinkedIn: One Bite at a Time.](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/managing-linkedin-one-bite-at-a-time) - How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. So how would you digest LinkedIn? Right, one prospect at a time. Pretty simple stuff. But something many – perhaps even most – LinkedIn users ignore or never knew. First, let’s look at the elephant. LinkedIn now has 756 million members in 200 countries […]
- [A New Meaning for "Well Connected"](https://cornerstone-kc.com/retained-executive-search/a-new-meaning-for-well-connected) - There has been a dramatic shift in the workplace as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The long-held meanings of words like “success”, “connected”, “risk” and “plan” are finally starting to take on a more compassionate and human meaning in the workplace. The pandemic has led the worker to reevaluate what it means to be successful at
- [Cornerstone Group Appointments](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/cornerstone-group-appointments) - ATLANTA, Ga. Tuesday, Dec 7, 2021 – Cornerstone International Group, a global executive search organization, today announced changes in its leadership team. Edwin Yeo of Cornerstone Singapore is appointed Chair of the Asia-Pacific Region, effective January 1, 2022. Diego Cubas of Cornerstone Lima is appointed Chair of the Latin America Region (LATAM) effective immediately. Cubas […]
- [Evolution or Extinction](https://cornerstone-kc.com/job-search/evolution-or-extinction) - The Covid-19 pandemic has forced both employer and employees to reexamine how we do business. More people are saying “no” to regular 8 am – 5 pm jobs in search of more autonomy and better work/life balance and employers are seeing that accommodating remote or hybrid is a win-win for the company and valued employees.
- [A World Without Barriers](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/a-world-without-barriers) - For those unfamiliar with the terms, DEI is shorthand for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the workplace. Inclusion refers to the practice of ensuring that people feel a sense of belonging, that they are supported by the organization. Equity ensures that processes and programs are impartial and provide equal possible outcomes for every individual. Diversity […]
- [Remembering Alejandra Aranda](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/remembering-alejandra-aranda) - Alejandra Aranda, a core member of Cornerstone International Group, died peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday October 26, 2021 Cornerstone International Group is a global executive search organization, a tightly knit network of member professionals in 40 countries. Last week, we lost one of those core members unexpectedly. Alejandra Aranda founded Humanitas Executive Search (Cornerstone […]
- [Do Millions of Job Resignations Mean Recruiters Got it Wrong?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/millions-job-resignations-mean-recruiters-wrong) - According to the UN’s International Labour Organization (ILO), Covid took 225 million people out of the global workforce last year. That we understand. This year we saw a new twist. In the US, 20 million walked away from the job they had, joined by millions more in Europe, Latin America and China. It is the year […]
- [The Great Work Reset](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/the-great-work-reset) - Work has been a major part of most people’s existence for hundreds of years. As the face of work evolved – faster, more complex, more stressful, less fulfilling – the idea of work-life balance became a dominant proposition. Or it did. Three outcomes of the global pandemic have kicked it to the curb. First was […]
- [New E-Book Reveals PE Hiring Challenges](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/new-e-book-reveals-pe-hiring-challenges) - Last year we published four articles on the Cornerstone Global Blog detailing the harsh realities of finding exceptional leaders for a private equity portfolio company. The series went into seldom discussed detail of what makes this such a challenge, and how the investor-owner structure creates unique pressure points and challenges in the leadership process. The […]
- [Managing Change or Becoming Obsolete](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/managing-change-or-becoming-obsolete) - [ED NOTE: Alejandra Aranda, President and Founder of Cornerstone Santiago, is a member of the AESC Regional Council of the Americas. She comments on a recent AESC global survey in La Tercera, a daily newspaper published in Santiago,] The latest annual survey by the AESC (Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants) identifies the issues that […]
- [Fighting For The Talent You Need](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/fighting-for-the-talent-you-need) - Today’s job market is hot to say the least and just because you might be hiring does not mean you will get the talent you need. You see, it’s a candidate driven market and companies and hiring managers need to rethink their recruiting efforts to compete in this highly competitive market. Below are 5 critical factors hiring managers
- [Preparing for Future Leaders Post-Covid](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/preparing-for-future-leaders-post-covid) - (This article first appeared in the global magazine of the AESC) People and organizations will come out of the COVID-19 crisis changed, if not transformed. Next gen talent—specifically younger Millennials and older Gen Zs who grew up digital and came of age during the global financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, respectively, have been shaped […]
- [Hurry Up](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/hurry-up) - HURRY UP….AND WAIT Sense of urgency. Every person’s is different. That’s ok until it isn’t…like when trying to get candidates through the process and on board. At the start of an engagement, clients are focused on the fact that they have an executive hiring need, and they need assistance in identifying, vetting, and attracting best in market talent. That’s where the executive search
- [The Changing Face of Executive Search](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/the-changing-face-of-executive-search) - There was a time when you could sum up the recruiting business by saying “search firms are for clients, job boards are for candidates.”. Covid put paid to that. Executive recruiting today has become more homogenous. It always was a comprehensive package with two essential components – matching and meeting the specific needs of […]
- [Why You Get the Engagement You Deserve](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/why-you-get-the-engagement-you-deserve) - Employee engagement will play an essential role in the challenge of restructuring the workforce after COVID. What leaders must realize is that organizations get the employee engagement they deserve because they prompt it. They do so in one of four ways. Purpose-driven organizations that let employees co-create the path forward get employees committed to the […]
- [Is There Any Such Thing as Over Qualified?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/retained-executive-search/is-there-any-such-thing-as-over-qualified) - When meeting with a client to assist in putting together the candidate profile they seek for a particular executive hiring need, each person will give their list of qualifications and expectations for the position. It is important to remember that there is a difference between “must have” and “nice to have”. Clients must meet with relevant
- [Facing the Turnover Tsunami](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/facing-the-turnover-tsunami) - As the dire threat of the COVID pandemic came into focus, it seemed reasonable to assume a cold, cleansing wave to sweep through the business leadership class, nature ensuring that not all CEOs were up to the challenge and Boards fearful of what they had. It didn’t happen. In the U.S., according to the Conference Board, […]
- [The Race for Top Talent: 11 Questions to Ask Your Search Firm](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/questions-ask-search-form) - Have you identified the need to fill a critical executive level position…one that will play a key role in facilitating your strategic business objectives? In a highly competitive and dynamic business environment, selecting an executive with the appropriate skills who will contribute as a key team member is crucial. However, finding and recruiting senior level […]
- [Post-Covid Job Expectations: It’s A New Work World. Dive in.](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/post-covid-job-expectations) - What once were considered ground rules in both job seeking and recruiting are changing rapidly. As the pace picks up again, both candidates and employers need to examine post-Covid job expectations and recognize that new opportunities have entered the mix. Here are some examples. 1. Should you take the opportunity to change industries? Sometimes a well-qualified candidate, […]
- [The One Social Media for Business](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/the-one-social-media-for-business) - We’re looking at business use of social media. Last week, we decided that many companies which invest in online marketing plans for most social media are missing the boat. Let’s back up and start by defining what we are talking about. Business Marketing in general takes one of two forms. For Business-to-Consumer (B2C) your target is the […]
- [Re-Thinking Business Social Media](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/re-thinking-business-social-media) - If you are an STM demolition and construction company, in a local market, should your marketing investment include Facebook and Twitter? If you think that is a mismatch, join the group. Yet, MGI Construction Company sees sales out there in Twitter’s 24 million followers. Or they don’t really and it’s just an example of what might […]
- [At Your Service...With Your Help](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/at-your-service-with-your-help) - There is a saying: “Expectations are future disappointments”. While this may be true, in some circumstances, all expectations need is a little management. However, while managing our own expectations is a challenge, managing client expectations can be a delicate process when working in a service industry. Providing excellent service is our life blood. It is what we hang our hat
- [The Best Value in Executive Recruiting](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/best-value-in-executive-recruiting) - A friend of mine who writes an excellent financial newsletter always signs off with a quote from Warren Buffet: Price is what you pay. Value is what you get”. Tony Tiberius came to mind as I read a recent article published by HuntScanlon, a North American publisher in the executive search and leadership niche. The article […]
- [Be Careful Where You Sit](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/be-careful-where-you-sit) - It’s known as Miles Law, and it’s attributed to Rufus Edward Miles, a Federal administrator who served as an assistant secretary under three U.S. presidents. It states: “where you stand depends on where you sit.” The phrase acknowledges that where we stand in the perspectives that affect our opinions or decisions, comes from where we […]
- [AESC Interviews Links Dollars and Diversity & Inclusion](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/dollars-and-diversity-inclusion) - According to Gallup, “Organizations that are the best in engaging their employees achieve earnings-per-share growth that is more than four times that of their competitors. Compared with business units in the bottom quartile, those in the top quartile of engagement realize substantially better customer engagement, higher productivity, better retention, fewer accidents, and 21% higher profitability. […]
- [Nothing Ventured – Nothing Gained ](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/nothing-ventured-nothing-gained) - When opportunity knocks, do you answer? As an executive recruiter, I reach out to many people throughout my day to make them aware of opportunities in the marketplace that may be of interest to them or to people they may know. Unfortunately, many of my attempts to connect go unanswered. I‘m sure this happens for many reasons…people
- [Switching To Decision-Enabling From Decision-Making](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/switching-to-decision-enabling-from-decision-making) - (Ed Note: This article first appeared in Forbes, for whom George is a regular contributor. He is also an alumnus of Coca Cola where he formed a deep respect for CEO Neville Isdell and his leadership ability. George looks back on those qualities here) If decisions have to go through you, you’re the choke point at […]
- [Succession Planning Critical to Business Continuity](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/succession-planning-critical-to-business-continuity) - Many companies fail to pay adequate attention to their leadership pipelines and succession planning. Earlier this month, a study published in the Harvard Business Review came to an astonishing conclusion: the market value wiped out by badly managed CEO and C-suite transitions in the S&P 1500 alone is close to $1 trillion a year. It […]
- [The Importance of A-Level Talent](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/importance-of-a-level-talent) - Attracting and retaining top performing executives is the true lifeblood of successful organizations, yet identifying and attracting them can be a challenging endeavor. Top performers, in leadership roles, will deliver about 50% more than the average and will improve their organization’s competitive position. Yet, according to McKinsey, 82% of Fortune 500 executives don’t believe that […]
- [Can You Be Too Busy?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/can-you-be-too-busy) - Is your career suffering from being too busy? There is a lot to say about being busy. Some good, some bad. But the important thing is to recognize a difference between being busy and being effective. Being busy is not contributing. Sometimes too much activity results in lower performance and not accomplishing your goals. The last year […]
- [Transformation Calls for Resilience](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/transformation-calls-for-resilience) - You are an executive search professional. Your job is to find exceptional people who can lead an organization out of one of the most disruptive periods in recent history and into a new period of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity – and opportunity. What exactly are you looking for? Learning agility ? Innovation? Confidence? “Resilience,” says […]
- [Why Be Normal?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/why-be-normal) - “I can’t wait until things get back to normal.” “How are you adjusting to the new normal?” I hear these phrases all the time, so I stopped to ask myself, why be normal? Many times, in business normal equals status quo; the way we’ve always done things. But smart companies are asking if that is
- [How To Be A Good Board Member](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/how-to-be-a-good-board-member) - So, you want to become a Board member? Here’s the bottom line. If you do it well, being a Board member will be more work than you anticipated; more responsibility than you may have understood; a bit more frustrating than you expected; and a rewarding joy and a privilege. Board service is a real job — […]
- [Economic Shifts Threaten Family Businesses](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/economic-shifts-threaten-family-businesses) - A majority of the world’s wealth is created by family owned businesses. Estimates suggest that these businesses — majority owned by a single family — may contribute over 70% of the world’s GDP. They deliver a superior return on assets in the U.S. (+6.5%), even more in Europe (+8%). But the current economic stress created […]
- [Get Ready for Covid Passports](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/get-ready-for-covid-passports) - Last week our Life Sciences & Health practice hosted a global webinar on the current status of the coronavirus pandemic. Medical scientist Dimitri Lavillette explained the incredible advances of immunization in using your own body as a bio-lab in the development of a vaccine – within a single year. Dr. Richard Jones looked at a […]
- [Executive Search in USA-2021 Outlook Resilience the Key to US Recovery](https://cornerstone-kc.com/retained-executive-search/executive-search-in-usa-2021-outlook-resilience-the-key-to-us-recovery) - It is safe to say 2020 was likely the strangest year on record for most of us, particularly on the business front, due to the global COVID pandemic. An entire year of ups, downs, twists and turns certainly kept us on our toes and truly only the strong have survived. That is not a knock
- [Webinar: Can Medical Science Turn the Covid-19 Corner?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/can-medical-science-turn-the-covid-19-corner) - Since November, 2019 this tiny virus has been responsible for infecting 115 million people in 219 countries
- [Succession Planning is   Success Planning](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/succession-planning-is-success-planning) - 2020. Challenging. Unprecedented. Disruptive. A year that also has allowed us to hit the pause button both personally and professionally. To reevaluate. To plan. How will we move forward? What will the future look like? Who will take us there? These questions are important when formulating a business plan to lead your company, your division or your
- [Hiring Sucks](https://cornerstone-kc.com/retained-executive-search/hiring-sucks) - If people are everything to a business, why do companies suck at hiring? Of course this is a generalization and not every company sucks at hiring but I see it all too often. Don’t get me wrong, hiring can be challenging but having a deliberate, disciplined, well-planned process is the key to success. Why? Just like anything in
- [How to Assess Intercultural Sensitivity / ICQ](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/how-to-assess-intercultural-sensitivity-icq) - Anne de Landsheer is a specialist in Intercultural Intelligence – a vitally important aptitude for executives and scientists working across borders and cultures. Her previous post is Are You Measuring Intercultural Intelligence? . Here, she speaks with writer Joan Miller. MILLER: Anne, how do you assess the ICQ of an executive level candidate? Are […]
- [Why Executives Need Cybersecurity Training](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/why-executives-need-cybersecurity-training) - Cybersecurity is no longer a niche issue for tech companies. With our growing reliance on online platforms, it’s very quickly becoming a priority
- [Limping into 2021](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/limping-into-2021) - The view of earth from the International Space Station, 400 km up, is stunning. You can’t help wondering if you can see all the band-aids. Our poor, bruised planet and the people who live here have survived one of history’s more trying years. The worst pandemic in over 100 years has affected over 200 countries […]
- [Private Equity Recruiting – Part IV:  Don’t Overlook Tangential Opportunity](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/private-equity-recruiting-part-iv-dont-overlook-tangential-opportunity) - This four-part series recognizes the challenging factors surrounding a search for the ideal leader of a Private Equity company
- [Time-Tested Secrets from 14 Years in the Hiring Business](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/time-tested-secrets-from-14-years-in-the-hiring-business) - Hiring an executive is expensive. But the leadership impact of C-suite positions will make or break a company’s success. That’s why finding, interviewing, and hiring the right top-level candidate—the first time—is so important. Over my 14 years as an executive recruiter and business owner, I’ve had my share of wins, and my share of slip-ups.
- [Agile Recruiting in 2021](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/agile-recruiting-in-2021) - How do you build an Agile workforce? How can agile recruiting find those individuals best able to adapt to new situations and a changing environment?
- [Remote Work Culture in the Face of COVID-19](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/remote-work-culture-in-the-face-of-covid-19) - Human resources professionals, specialized in issues of emotional well-being, play an increasingly important role in managing a remote work culture of the company.
- [COVID Learnings from our China colleagues](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/covid-learnings-china) - Thanks to COVID-19, every member of the G7 is in a deep recession, from Japan’s 7.6% contraction to Britain’s 20.7%. China, the first country that reported an outbreak last January, is already back to growth. China may be the only major country to end 2020 with a growing economy. China owes its spectacular economic turnaround […]
- [5 Reasons You Should Coach a Leader](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/reasons-should-coach-a-leader) - Why should you coach a Leader? By the time an executive gets into the top chair he or she has been through a lot and learned a lot. Or, if they have been recruited into the job, their credentials have been microscopically reviewed and evaluated. So, why would you need to coach a leader? Leadership […]
- [6 Crucial Steps to High Executive Search Performance](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/executive-search-performance) - Ferrari is one of the world’s most recognizable and powerful brands. The cars are beautiful to look at but the most important component is seldom on view. The Ferrari 12-cylinder engine – with cylinders that could fit in a teacup – was the heart of a legend which includes 16 world F1 championships and 256 […]
- [Your Vitality Quotient and The Future You Didn’t Expect](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/vitality-quotient) - Today, more than ever, the topic of leadership competencies has become very important. Among them in particular is the level of vital energy (VQ or vitality quotient). The vital energy coefficient is applicable to both an individual and an organization. Leaders who are unable to control and replenish their VQ according to circumstances will not […]
- [BRIC Leaders Share Pandemic Learnings](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/bric-leaders-share-pandemic-learnings) - We found ourselves in a VUCA world – volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous – long before COVID-19 found us. But the pandemic has made change faster and more volatile, harder to predict, more uncertain, more difficult to analyze, more complex, more ambiguous and more challenging to interpret. Nowhere more so than in the global environment […]
- [Resurgent Pandemic Threatens Diversity Gains](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/resurgent-pandemic-threatens-diversity-gains) - The slow but steady progress to achieve gender equality in business has come under serious threat from the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest annual survey of Women in the Workplace from McKinsey finds as many as two million women are considering leaving the workforce due to pressures in remote working arising from the pandemic. The issue […]
- [PRESS RELEASE: Resurgent Pandemic Stressing Leaders at All Levels](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/press-release-resurgent-pandemic-stressing-leaders-at-all-levels) - ATLANTA, Ga. October 26, 2020 — A resurgent pandemic is placing massive stress on leaders around the world, according to an international panel of experts. With the majority of an organization’s workforce working outside the office, managers face new priorities ensuring the welfare of their human capital. Such were the findings of a recent global […]
- [Hiring Private Equity Leaders – Part III: Then the Challenge](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/hiring-private-equity-leaders-part-iii-then-the-challenge) - Now we look at the challenge of finding a ‘pink giraffe’ to lead your portfolio invested company, why this is a difficult search, and surface compromise as an essential dynamic
- [PRESS RELEASE: Cornerstone Announces New Team In Middle East](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/cornerstone-announces-new-team-in-middle-east) - SHANGHAI, CN October 19, 2020 – Cornerstone International Group, a global talent management firm, has introduced a new executive search and leader advisory team in the Middle East. Managing Partner and founder of Cornerstone Dubai is Stelios Pigadiotis, an experienced professional in enabling leaders and organizations to grow and reach their true potential. He has […]
- [Talent Management Could Be a Fundamental Re-Set](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/talent-management-could-be-a-fundamental-re-set) - The T-word is everywhere. Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Future of Talent, Talent Strategy. Are we just trying to put a classier label on the old HR? Not at all. Talent Management (to pick one) is everywhere because it is destined to be possibly the most comprehensive reset of the modern business organization. For at least […]
- [Growth Brings China Healthcare Factions Closer](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/growth-brings-china-healthcare-factions-closer) - The rapid development of the healthcare industry in China has accelerated efforts to communicate between the various factions within the sector. An example earlier this year was a customized training program undertaken by Cornerstone in Taiwan. The client was a large pharma company and the task was to enable scientific exchange between company personnel and […]
- [Pandemic Highlights Need for Cooperation](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/pandemic-highlights-need-for-cooperation) - The Life Sciences & Healthcare industry is at a fantastic period with unprecedented improvement of health thanks to innovation. Products are developed under market forces. But as the Covid-19 pandemic demonstrates, when there is an urgent, public health need authorities have to intervene to ensure sufficient financing and reduce commercial risk to the companies. Covid-19 […]
- [Hiring Private Equity Leaders Part II: Core Soft Credential Constituents](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/hiring-private-equity-leaders-part-ii-core-soft-credential-constituents) - Managing people is complex and hiring Private Equity leaders entails heavy lifting from a soft skill standpoint.
- [Are You Measuring Intercultural Intelligence?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/are-you-measuring-intercultural-intelligence) - Many people may not be familiar with the term Intercultural Intelligence, but in a world of global business where crossing boundaries is routine, it has become a vitally important aptitude and skill. Cultural intelligence allows a person of one background, or culture (say, a Swede) to interpret the unfamiliar mannerisms of someone from another culture […]
- [COVID’s Silver Lining](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/covids-silver-lining) - 5 Learnings from 2 Global Leaders on Re-Inventing Your Firm for an Evolving Normal “2020 has been a fascinating year with what COVID is bringing to the table. We are focusing our efforts in three big buckets. The first and most important one is to keep our associates safe. The second one is to keep […]
- [COVID-19 – There’s no going back](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/covid-19-theres-no-going-back) - Managing change is one of the new skillsets for the future, say executive leaders on two continents. Daniel Gamba of New York, Co-Head of Fundamental Equities at BlackRock, and Blas Maquivar, President of Global Emerging Markets with Mars Wrigley in London, addressed how global leadership is adjusting to a new “normal” that is still evolving. […]
- [How Can You Lead if No-one is There?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/how-can-you-lead-if-no-one-is-there) - Three months ago you might have asked that question. But the amazing take up on digital communications has reset the board. Everyone is still there! They are not down on the third floor anymore (and may not be for a while, with talk of second and third waves) but they are out there, listening, caring, […]
- [Hiring Private Equity Leaders – Ideals and Compromise](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/hiring-private-equity-leaders) - First in a series by Steve Manning – Head of Financial Services / PE and Family Office Search Practice – Asia, Cornerstone International Group, Singapore Part One – Core Hard Credential Constituents The bar is set high. Dynamics at Private Equity firms is fast, aggressive and all conquering. As the investor leader you’re thrust […]
- [The Fight for Diversity & Inclusion Takes Another Step Forward](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/diversity-and-inclusion) - A retained search consultancy doesn’t promise to find a suitable candidate for senior level position, it . It undertakes to find the “best” candidate.
- [Every Crisis Needs a Succession Plan](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/every-crisis-needs-a-succession-plan) - Many Boards in turbulent times put leadership succession on hold — mistakenly,
- [Advantages of Hiring an Executive Search Firm](https://cornerstone-kc.com/retained-executive-search/advantages-of-hiring-an-executive-search-firm) - Cornerstone Kansas City, a local Talent Management firm, provides insight for business leaders on recruiting executives and why utilizing an executive search firm provides a better return on investment than hiring through an internal or other external resources. Can you recruit and hire talented performers yourself? Aren’t all talented executives easy to find on the Internet?
- [Leadership the Key to Post-COVID Recovery](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/leadership-the-key-to-post-covid-recovery) - Across the world, we are collectively experiencing one of the most significant changes of our lives. The loss of physical touch, standing close to people without fear, and dinner out with friends. We have lost the option of celebrating milestone – birthdays, weddings, graduations, baby showers, holidays and cancelled vacations, the losses are mounting. Many […]
- [E-Health Platform Serves 18m Patients](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/e-health-platform-serves-18m-patients) - One of the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis has been an acceleration toward the digitalisation of doctor’s meetings. In China, Tencent announced last March that the crisis has enabled them to multiply the number of registered patients by 1.6, with a total of 18 million customers in June. At first sight, it looks like a […]
- [The Three Essentials When Hiring Leaders](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/the-three-essentials-when-hiring-leaders) - The acronym VUCA was introduced by Harvard Business Review in early 2014. It describes an environment of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. Covid-19 has made this a recognized concept around the globe and an essential consideration in the recruiting process. People who thrive in this atmosphere have strengths that differ from successful leaders in “the […]
- [Leadership in Life Sciences & Healthcare](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/leadership-in-life-sciences-healthcare) - The Key Challenges: Life Sciences and Healthcare 2020’ is the latest report from Cornerstone International Group based on a global survey of stakeholders from across the life sciences healthcare (LSH) industry. The following is an extract on leadership compiled by project leader Eric Bouteiller of Cornerstone Beijing The first impression listening to CEOs and leaders […]
- [Why Invest in an Executive Recruiting Firm?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/retained-executive-search/why-invest-in-an-executive-search-firm) - Cornerstone - Kansas City offers education to business leaders on the benefits of utilizing an executive search firm in the recruiting and hiring process for key leadership positions. Should your company invest in outsourcing to an executive search firm for the hiring of a key executive? Will you see a return on investment? How can
- [If Businesses are Focused On People, Why Do They Need Help Finding Great Employees?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/retained-executive-search/if-businesses-are-focused-on-people-why-do-they-need-help-with-hiring-great-employees) - Of course, the title of this post is a generalization. Not every company is terrible at hiring, but I see it all too often. Don’t get me wrong, hiring can be challenging, but having a deliberate, disciplined, well-planned process is the key to success. Why? Just like anything in life, the better thought out and disciplined
- [New Leader Blueprint For That One Question](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/new-leader-blueprint-for-that-one-question) - What does this mean for me? That’s the only question anyone has for an executive onboarding into a new role. No one cares about you. All they care about is how you’re going to impact their lives. And they’re scared. Change is uncertain and unsettling. This is why you have to establish your credibility, connect […]
- [Pandemic Brings About Change In Regulatory Science](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/pandemic-brings-about-change-in-regulatory-science) - Despite severe pressure arising from the coronavirus pandemic, global health regulations could be a beneficiary in the new normal.
- [Simon Wan speaks on Leadership](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/simon-wan-speaks-on-leadership) - Karen Greenbaum the President and CEO of the Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC) interviewed Simon Wan, Chair and Chief Executive of Cornerstone International Group on “The Power of Authentic Leadership”. Listen to the interview here: Below is the transcript: KAREN: Welcome to the Leaders on Leaders podcast from the Global Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants. […]
- [When Do You Need An Executive Coach](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/when-do-you-need-an-executive-coach) - the earlier an executive coach is inserted into the equation, the greater the value to both the executive and the company that hired him or her.
- [When Do You Need an Executive Coach – Part 2](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/when-do-you-need-an-executive-coach-part-2) - In the first part we looked into a scary statistic from the HBR that suggests as many as 60% of newly hired executives fail in the first 18 months
- [Storm Clouds Gathering for Recruiters?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/storm-clouds-gathering-for-recruiters) - The world has become less friendly to recruiters in recent months. Surveys have singled out many and growing challenges facing those who search to find top talent in virtually any field. Allegis Group, a $2B giant in the field, put it in memorable terms a few days ago in the new 2018 Global Workforce Trends […]
- [Putting More Women in the Boardroom](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/putting-more-women-in-the-boardroom) - In 2005, long before Norway had begun to implement quotas for women in the boardroom, Elena Terol stepped out of a distinguished corporate career in talent acquisition to start her own executive search firm in Spain. She knew what she wanted. Elena hired women partners for her company, ExcellentSearch, the Cornerstone member company in Madrid. […]
- [7 Steps to Successfully Re-Integrate Your Workforce](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/7-steps-to-successfully-re-integrate-your-workforce) - COVID-19 took the world by surprise locking down countries and suspending the economy. Now we are moving forward, through uncharted waters, creating a new normal. Here is a leadership framework that can provide navigation. Protection Provide structured procedures and measures to ensure your employees, customers, subcontractors and their families feel protected returning to work. Recovery […]
- [Knowing Where To Look When Recruiting Executives](https://cornerstone-kc.com/hiring-an-executive-recruiter/knowing-where-to-look-when-recruiting-top-tier-executives) - Cornerstone International Group - Kansas City explains tips on how to Recruit and Hire Senior Level Executives by knowing where to find top-tier talent. The other day my daughter yelled from her room and said she couldn’t find her sweater and asked if I could find it for her. I told her to check her shelf
- [Executive Recruiting and Business: Why We Should Help Others Succeed](https://cornerstone-kc.com/leadership-development/executive-recruiting-and-business-why-we-should-help-others-succeed) - Cornerstone - Kansas City is dedicated to supporting our client companies and helping their businesses succeed through human capital, aka people. Throughout our engagements, we strive to help others succeed and thrive. Lisa Bruemmer, Director of Client Services offers hope for the future of business. I had the opportunity and privilege of watching my daughter compete
- [Why Time Off of Work is Necessary for Creating an Engaging Company Culture](https://cornerstone-kc.com/employee-engagement/why-time-off-of-work-is-necessary-for-creating-an-engaging-company-culture) - Ahhhh vacation. I recently got back from San Diego with my family and, I’ve got to say, it was terrific! We haven’t taken a “big” trip (i.e. on an airplane) in 10 years. When I got to thinking about that I was shocked and dismayed because I realized it was my own d@#* fault! My
- [Women in Business: Where Do "Nice Girls" Finish?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-coaching/women-in-business-where-do-nice-girls-finish) - Cornerstone Kansas City helps client companies identify and hire top-tier executive talent to meet their goals and needs. Our firm supports Women in Business and our Director of Client Services, Lisa Bruemmer, offers insight and tips to women in the workforce. I have the cartoon you see below pasted above my office computer. Science tells us, and
- [Tips for Management and Investing in Leadership Development](https://cornerstone-kc.com/uncategorized/tips-for-management-and-finding-top-tier-talented-executives) - The original founder of my firm (Cornerstone-Kansas City), Michael Shirley (previously Michael Shirley Associates), recently spoke to a group of executives to advise them on the process of selecting executives for their organizations. One of the key comments from that presentation was: “The first rule of management is…Don’t send your ducks to eagle school.” Why?
- [Why Hiring an "Experienced" and "Seasoned" Executive is Beneficial](https://cornerstone-kc.com/uncategorized/why-hire-experienced-and-seasoned-executives) - Dan Heiman, Cornerstone - Kansas City's President and Executive Search expert has interviewed thousands of seasoned, experienced professionals, some of which he considers professional "rockstars". Heiman encourages client companies to be open to the benefits of hiring very experienced Candidates, no matter their age. For those of you who know me well, you know that
- [Why Employers Shouldn't Consider a Candidates Value from the Question of "How Much Money Do You Currently Make"](https://cornerstone-kc.com/retained-executive-search/why-employers-shouldnt-consider-a-candidates-value-from-the-question-of-how-much-money-do-you-currently-make) - “HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU MAKE?” If I was asked that question, I would probably respond with, “As much as I can but not nearly what I’m worth!” That answer would address my income as well as my value (with a little side-eye to my ego, of course!) When looking to make a new hire,
- [Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!](https://cornerstone-kc.com/uncategorized/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year) - During this season of thanksgiving and anticipation of the birth of Christ, it’s a GREAT reminder of how truly blessed I am to be associated with so many good people because of my work. As I reflect on this past year, there is much to be thankful for and a big part of my Thanksgiving
- [Internal Equity Might Be Killing Your Business](https://cornerstone-kc.com/human-resources-tips/internal-equity-might-be-killing-your-business) - My family and I recently vacationed in Breckenridge, CO where I was reminded of my skiing (mis)adventures. If you’ve ever been skiing, you’re familiar with the term “mogul” and, if you’re like me, you’re also familiar with the effect they can have on an otherwise enjoyable trip down the mountain. Sometimes as we’re successfully maneuvering
- [Cornerstone Kansas City Brings Quality People Together](https://cornerstone-kc.com/retained-executive-search/cornerstone-kansas-city-brings-quality-people-together) - I’ve been in the recruiting business for 30 years and in Executive Search, with Cornerstone Kansas City, for 16 of those years. (Yes, I started working when I was five. ? In the last 18 years, I’ve seen many changes, both personally and professionally. I started in this business right after my daughter was born and in that
- [Why You Should Stop Saying "If I Were You"](https://cornerstone-kc.com/uncategorized/why-you-should-stop-saying-if-i-were-you) - I frequently joke that it’s best to “walk a mile in the other person’s shoes.” Then, if you don’t understand or can’t help, you’re a mile away….and you have their shoes. ? But seriously, how many times have we heard or said, “If I were you…”? Most times, it’s sad when we’re giving or receiving advice (and
- [Lying: A Cautionary Tale for Clients and Candidates](https://cornerstone-kc.com/retained-executive-search/lying-a-cautionary-tale-for-clients-candidates) - In today’s age of instant access to all types of information both public and private, I’m always surprised by the number of people who make the decision to embellish, delete, create, and fabricate information on their resumes. I get it. Looking for a new job is stressful and you want to come across as the best
- [The 2016 CIG Global Conference - Lima, Peru](https://cornerstone-kc.com/uncategorized/the-2016-cig-global-conference-lima-peru) - As many of you know, I’m a member of the Cornerstone International Group (CIG) which is a network of independently owned and operated executive search and leadership consulting firms just like mine that operate in 66 different locations all over the world. I have over 250 fellow CIG colleagues and one of the more powerful and useful
- [What You Need To Know About Today's Job Market](https://cornerstone-kc.com/retained-executive-search/what-you-need-to-know-about-todays-job-market) - As a professional recruiter, people ask me all the time how the job market is. We constantly hear things like tight, flat, robust, competitive, etc., but make no mistake, there’s a war for talent going on that requires much more than a single word can convey. Today’s job market, in my humble opinion, can be
- [How To Avoid "Hiring By Committee" Headaches](https://cornerstone-kc.com/hiring-an-executive-recruiter/how-to-avoid-hiring-by-committee-headaches) - Our mission is to meet or exceed client expectations. Our challenge is to unify voices and tease out the wants vs the needs, the must-haves vs. the nice-to-haves and to make sure that expectations are both identified and realistic. Sounds simple, right? Many times the hiring process gets bogged down when there’s a crowd of voices
- [If The Devil Can't Make You Bad, He'll Make You Busy](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/if-the-devil-cant-make-you-bad-hell-make-you-busy) - If The Devil Can’t Make You Bad, He’ll Make You Busy I heard this quote a few years back and it’s resonated with me since as busyness on non-important stuff has proven to throw me off track many times. And, while I hate to admit it, the last few months has been one of those
- [Lessons from a Kansas City Royals Comeback For The Ages](https://cornerstone-kc.com/retained-executive-search/lessons-from-a-kansas-city-royals-comeback-for-the-ages) - Like most everyone on Monday afternoon, October 12th, including an over-exuberant Texas Governor, I thought the Royals were sunk during Game 4 of the American League Division Championship. Down 6-2 going into the 8th inning, the odds of mounting a comeback against the Houston Astros were a bleak 3.2%. However I, like every Royals fan out there,
- [Why Blogging Works for all Businesses including Executive Search](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/why-blogging-works-for-all-businesses-including-executive-search) - July 20th marks the anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 landing on the moon followed by Neil Armstrong’s famous quote: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” I’ve always been fascinated by the fact that the U.S. space program put a manned spacecraft on the moon in 1969 well before computers were mainstream
- [Coping with COVID: Learning from the Salamander](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/coping-with-covid-learning-from-the-salamander) - CORNERSTONE & COVID: Our members around the world are stepping up to comment on the new challenges facing our industry. Here’s Martin Braddock of Dubai Back in 2016, I wrote an article called: ‘Emulating the qualities of the Salamander: How an Executive Coach can help you’. Not the ‘catchiest’ of titles, but it […]
- [Life Sciences & Healthcare Face Challenges in 2020](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/life-sciences-healthcare-face-challenges-in-2020) - BEIJING, CN. May 26, 2020 – The global industry leading the fight against COVID-19 will be one of those facing fundamental change in the aftermath, according to a new survey. “We completed a global survey of the Life Sciences and Healthcare industry just weeks before the pandemic hit,” says team leader Eric Bouteiller of Cornerstone […]
- [Post Covid: Coaching Starts at Home](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/post-covid-coaching) - Each person on our team has had his or her own unique experience. Same crisis, different realities.
- [COVID-19: Has Video Killed the In-Person Interview? ](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/video-killed-in-person-interview) - CORNERSTONE & COVID: Our members around the world are stepping up to comment on the new challenges facing our industry. Here’s Dan Heiman of Kansas City , Regional Chair for North America. Some of you may be old enough to remember the 1979 song Video Killed The Radio Star by The Buggles. It was the very […]
- [Ensuring the Right People are on Your Team](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/ensuring-the-right-people-are-on-your-team) - Now is the time to begin thinking about your employees, and the decisions you need to make as you move forward.
- [Reality and the Virus: Mask Production Jumps 500x
](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/reality-and-the-virus-mask-production-jumps-500x
) - Of the many business developments related to the COVID-19 epidemic, none has been more dramatic than the demand for medical-grade masks. The drive to meet the global need has created a supply surge in China unlike anything in the past decade, ending in a new, multi-nation industry. As the virus continued spreading around the world, […]
- [Could the Coronavirus Cloud Have a Silver Lining?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/could-the-coronavirus-cloud-have-a-silver-lining) - It is said that every cloud has a silver lining. It may be hard to find right now in the Coronavirus cloud, but new opportunities arise in all crises. Perhaps this pandemic will help organizations around the world to further value the importance of digital transformation of processes, investment in training their leaders and bringing […]
- [Leaders, Now Is The Time To Show Up](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/leaders-now-is-the-time-to-show-up) - We are in one of the most challenging times I can recall with pressure from many directions, much of it beyond our control. How we act and react will have an impact on the outcome for us, for our employees and for our organizations. The time you invest now establishing the appropriate plan of action […]
- [Cornerstone Announces New Team In Singapore](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/cornerstone-announces-new-team-in-singapore) - SHANGHAI, CN March 27 2020 – Cornerstone International Group, a global talent management firm, this week introduces a new executive search and coaching capability in Singapore. The Cornerstone Singapore team of senior professionals is led by CEO and MD Edwin Yeo, a veteran manager and practitioner of 21 years executive search experience in the Asia […]
- [HR Can Lead the Fight Against COVID-19](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/hr-lead-the-against-covid-19) - We don’t know where we are on the COVID-19 curve of confusion and destruction, but how we look back on Spring 2020 depends heavily on how global business responds to the challenge. Government actions are key, but government actions are also by default slow. An important characteristic of the new pandemic is the astonishing speed […]
- [Industry 4.0. Means Recoding Leadership](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/industry-4-0-recoding-leadership) - Five or six years ago, as we realized how crazy the world was becoming, the acronym VUCA was born, short for Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity. The impact of climate events, (Australia) and the ongoing struggle to contain viral infections (COVID-19) have since shown us the unfortunately reality of living in a VUCA world. On […]
- [Survey Outlines China Business Recovery](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/survey-outlines-china-business-recovery) - The world’s largest economy has been staggered by the outbreak of a tiny virus but, step by step, China is mobilizing its workforce to return to work and business in face of the pervasive spread of COVID-19. Cornerstone International Group, with six offices in mainland China and Taiwan, conducted a short online survey this week […]
- [Leading Through Change](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/leading-through-change) - Is leadership changing? The answer is yes, but in application, not in essence. The essence of leadership can be summed up in three components: VISION (the leader sees what others haven’t yet seen) DECISION MAKING (particularly in selecting people) INSPIRING (helps others to realize their full potential) These core aptitudes to successfully exercise the leadership […]
- [When Good Leaders Hand Off](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/when-good-leaders-hand-off) - Business leaders face the daily choice of how to use the most limited resource available to them: time. Their challenge is to continually lead more effectively and efficiently at higher levels of organizational complexity. Almost every leader I have met admits that week after week they do some things that someone else on their team […]
- [The Two Things to Look For in Winning Resumes](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/winning-resumes) - Creativity in a resume is a plus when it moves an interesting candidate into a preferred pile. You would not describe honesty as a plus.
- [3 Steps to Finding Top Talent](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/3-steps-to-finding-top-talent) - A ”best process” becomes best when you understand how. Here are three steps for ensuring success when searching for top talent
- [Six Reasons Why Non-Profits Need Retained Search](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/why-non-profits-need-retained-search) - With limited budget dollars for the crucial work a non-profit needs to do, it can be challenging to convince BODs to spend money on retained search for top talent. After all, they have carefully earmarked their funds to best support their mission and the consumers who benefit from it. Their mission IS their passion and […]
- [Global Recruiter Launches Service to Non-Profits](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/global-recruiter-launches-service-to-non-profits) - ATLANTA, Ga – January 15, 2020 – A new specialization group focused on Non-Profit organizations has been launched by global recruiter Cornerstone International Group. Cornerstone, a retained executive search organization with 58 member offices in 36 countries, will concentrate its new service first in North America to meet market opportunities. Non-Profit companies often face distinct […]
- [Global Recruiter Launches Service to Non-Profits](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/global-recruiter-launches-service-to-non-profits-2) - ATLANTA, Ga – January 15, 2020 – A new specialization group focused on Non-Profit organizations has been launched by global recruiter Cornerstone International Group. Cornerstone, a retained executive search organization with 58 member offices in 36 countries, will concentrate its new service first in North America to meet market opportunities. Non-Profit companies often face distinct […]
- [Global Recruiter Launches Service to Non-Profits](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/global-recruiter-launches-service-to-non-profits-3) - ATLANTA, Ga – January 15, 2020 – A new specialization group focused on Non-Profit organizations has been launched by global recruiter Cornerstone International Group. Cornerstone, a retained executive search organization with 58 member offices in 36 countries, will concentrate its new service first in North America to meet market opportunities. Non-Profit companies often face distinct […]
- [Global Recruiter Launches Service to Non-Profits](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/global-recruiter-launches-service-to-non-profits-4) - ATLANTA, Ga – January 15, 2020 – A new specialization group focused on Non-Profit organizations has been launched by global recruiter Cornerstone International Group. Cornerstone, a retained executive search organization with 58 member offices in 36 countries, will concentrate its new service first in North America to meet market opportunities. Non-Profit companies often face distinct […]
- [Global Recruiter Launches Service to Non-Profits](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/global-recruiter-launches-service-to-non-profits-5) - ATLANTA, Ga – January 15, 2020 – A new specialization group focused on Non-Profit organizations has been launched by global recruiter Cornerstone International Group. Cornerstone, a retained executive search organization with 58 member offices in 36 countries, will concentrate its new service first in North America to meet market opportunities. Non-Profit companies often face distinct […]
- [Global Recruiter Launches Service to Non-Profits](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/global-recruiter-launches-service-to-non-profits-6) - ATLANTA, Ga – January 15, 2020 – A new specialization group focused on Non-Profit organizations has been launched by global recruiter Cornerstone International Group. Cornerstone, a retained executive search organization with 58 member offices in 36 countries, will concentrate its new service first in North America to meet market opportunities. Non-Profit companies often face distinct […]
- [Global Recruiter Launches Service to Non-Profits](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/global-recruiter-launches-service-to-non-profits-7) - ATLANTA, Ga – January 15, 2020 – A new specialization group focused on Non-Profit organizations has been launched by global recruiter Cornerstone International Group. Cornerstone, a retained executive search organization with 58 member offices in 36 countries, will concentrate its new service first in North America to meet market opportunities. Non-Profit companies often face distinct […]
- [Global Recruiter Launches Service to Non-Profits](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/global-recruiter-launches-service-to-non-profits-8) - ATLANTA, Ga – January 15, 2020 – A new specialization group focused on Non-Profit organizations has been launched by global recruiter Cornerstone International Group. Cornerstone, a retained executive search organization with 58 member offices in 36 countries, will concentrate its new service first in North America to meet market opportunities. Non-Profit companies often face distinct […]
- [A Look Back at 2019](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/a-look-back-at-2019) - Happy New Year! But, before we start on a new journey, let’s take one last look over the shoulder at 2019. The Cornerstone Blog was busier than ever – over 70 posts and national reports. We looked at the the recruiting scene in depth. We reviewed changes in organizational strategy in 2019 and the rise […]
- [Executive Search in 2020 – No More One-Offs](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/executive-search-in-2020) - Just as new positions such as the CTO have become strategic essentials, so will the recruiting partnership become a must-have in developing the next generation of business leaders.
- [Are There Limits to AI in Recruiting?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/ai-in-recruiting) - At a moment of this importance in your life, do you really want to talk to a robot?
- [Women in Leadership Need In-House Support](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/women-in-leadership-need-in-house-support) - Companies are throwing away money by not actively supporting and promoting women to their executive ranks and supervisory boards. That’s a major finding of a new report on women in leadership just released by Cornerstone International Group. Expertly assembled by FTM-International, our member office in Berlin, “Women in Leadership” examines the sluggish gender parity drive […]
- [Women Leaders – Building a Balanced Workforce](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/women-leaders-building-a-balanced-workforce) - [Ed: Last week, Anne Glenn laid out the key hurdle limiting the number of women leaders. Here, she looks at solutions] For women just beginning their careers, “promotion gaps” at a pre-managerial level create the biggest single hurdle for their future and the futures of businesses that currently employ them. Nearly 30% of women recently […]
- [Women Leaders and the Broken Rung](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/women-leaders-and-the-broken-rung) - For five years, a report on women leaders has studied 590 companies employing 22 milllion people, finding a failure that lasts a lifetime.
- [Growing Executive Talent](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/growing-executive-talent) - Can you grow executive talent? Cultivating cabbages or CXOs seems to follow quite similar best-processes.
- [Qualities of Leadership: Evolution of the CEO](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/qualities-of-leadership-evolution-of-the-ceo) - In recent years we have seen how the profile and the role of the chief executive has gone through an evolutionary process.
- [Gender Diversity: Carrot or Stick?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/gender-diversity-carrot-or-stick) - There are two paths to the pot of gold at the end of the gender diversity rainbow. You can persuade, or you can impose a quota
- [China Eyes Global Leadership in Rare Disease](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/china-eyes-global-leadership-in-rare-disease) - In the US, a rare disease is defined as affecting 75 in every 100,000 people. In China, there is not yet a specific definition, but it is under study.
- [Leadership Strategies Are Only Real When You Apply Them](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/leadership-strategies) - Leadership development teaches that the #1 job of a CEO is vision and values – purpose. Leadership strategies are the inspiring part of inspiring and enabling. But you don’t have to get there in one fell swoop. Choosing the grandest, boldest, riskiest big steps is more dramatic, but less certain than enabling your team to take […]
- [The Changing of the Board](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/the-changing-of-the-board) - Sitting on a corporate Board of Directors was once a social imperative. As an attainable goal, it depended on the spoon in your mouth when you were born
- [Talent Optimization – Can You Deliver with what You’ve Got](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/talent-optimization-deliver-what-youve-got) - Retained Executive Search can be like an iceberg in some ways. What you see on the surface is only a percentage of the benefits that can be lying beneath the surface. A topical example is Talent Optimization. Earlier this year, a Predictive Index survey revealed that 52% of CEOs did not achieve their strategic goals […]
- [Cornerstone Adds Paris Member in Executive Search](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/cornerstone-adds-paris-member-in-executive-search) - Atlanta, Ga. September 23, 2019 – International executive recruiter Cornerstone International Group (CIG) continues to expand its footprint in Europe with the addition of a member office in Paris. Peak-Lifecycles HR will represent the global network across France. The new Cornerstone Paris is an owner-managed, specialist firm with extensive experience in Board & Executive Search, […]
- [Cornerstone KC Launches New Web Site](https://cornerstone-kc.com/kansas-city/cornerstone-kc-launches-new-web-site) - We here at Cornerstone Int’l Group – Kansas City, a best-in-class Executive Recruiting provider serving the Central-Midwest, are proud to announce the launch of our new website. The NEW site reflects our unwavering commitment to the clients and candidates we have been privileged to serve for the past 30+ years by providing professional, personalized, recruiting
- [Recruitment Strategies or Fixing the Roof](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/recruitment-strategies-or-fixing-the-roof) - There’s a valid argument that says the worst time to recruit leaders is when you need one. Or don’t wait to fix a leaky roof until it’s raining
- [The Key to Recruiting the Best Candidates.](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/recruiting-best-candidates) - Companies are obsessed with recruiting the best candidates. Not just qualified candidates, the best candidates. More than technology, more than assets, the key to delivering the mission is the best team.
- [What All Job Seekers Need To Understand about Executive Search Recruiters](https://cornerstone-kc.com/retained-executive-search/what-all-job-seekers-need-to-understand-about-executive-search) - Cornerstone International Group, Kansas City's Retained Executive Search Recruiting firm provides informative information for Job Seekers and Candidates. From how executive search works to contrary to belief and contingency firms, executive search firms do not represent candidates in the market, this article breaks it all down. I had the opportunity recently to present to a
- [In a Hurry to Recruit an Executive? Easy, There.](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/in-a-hurry-to-recruit-an-executive-easy-there) - On the surface, if you need to recruit an executive in a hurry, you’ve done something wrong.
- [Reflecting on 2018](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/reflecting-on-2018) - As we turn the page on 2018 and begin the new year, I was reflecting over the Christmas holiday how seemingly fast time marches forward despite my best effort to stay on top of everything life has to offer. It seems we were just celebrating New Year’s Eve 2018 and here we are already a
- [MO-RALE](https://cornerstone-kc.com/employee-engagement/mo-rale) - mo-rale məˈral/ noun- the confidence, enthusiasm, and discipline of a person or group at a particular time. "their morale was high" synonyms: confidence, self-confidence, self-esteem, spirits (s), team spirit, enthusiasms "the morale in the company has been high" When I googled the definition of morale, this is what I got. Even the example sentence references
- [Why Meditation is a Beneficial Habit for Everyone, Especially Professionals](https://cornerstone-kc.com/career-coaching/why-meditation-is-a-beneficial-habit-for-everyone-especially-professionals) - Do you need a break? Are you finding it difficult to turn off the noise? My mind runs a mile a minute and most of the time my body isn’t far behind. I’m always DOING something and many times I’m not even really fully engaged in what I am doing! Too many times I’ve found myself
- [Why You Should Be On Your Smart Phone Less](https://cornerstone-kc.com/mature-workforce/why-you-should-be-on-your-smart-phone-less) - Beep. Ring. Honk. Strum. Chirp. Whatever your “alert” of choice, in today’s constantly connected world, these sounds from our phones are hard, if not impossible, to ignore. Ask yourself: What would happen if I didn’t immediately respond to that text, email, voicemail, smoke signal, etc? What happened to the 9-to-5 job? What happened to the
- [You Get What You Pay For](https://cornerstone-kc.com/retained-executive-search/you-get-what-you-pay-for) - Cabbage. Dinero. Cash. Coin. Change. Dead Presidents. Moooolah. Money. It’s the currency we use many times to measure value, worth, contribution, and success in business and our personal lives. We work to earn it, try to save it, and never want to be without it. It greases life’s wheels and is necessary. It provides security for
- [Why Face to Face Meetings are Critical for Hiring](https://cornerstone-kc.com/retained-executive-search/meeting-in-person-critical-executive-search-hiring-process) - Cornerstone Kansas City's Director of Client Services, Lisa Bruemmer writes about the critical importance of in-person meetings during the Executive Search recruiting and hiring process. IF A TREE FALLS IN THE WOODS… Does it make a sound? I guess that depends on if anyone is listening. I recently read an article on Thrive Global, If
- [Why Executives Should Take Time for Modification](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-coaching/why-executives-should-take-time-for-modification) - Dan Heiman, President and Managing Partner of Cornerstone Kansas City Executive Search firm, explains the importance for executives to routinely allow time for modification and positive change. The benefits of stepping out of your day-to-day routine not only can improve your productivity but can offer opportunities for enlightening experiences making you more fruitful for those
- [The Importance of Strategy for Follow Up](https://cornerstone-kc.com/retained-executive-search/how-to-be-professionally-persistant-executive-search-engagement) - Lisa Bruemmer, Director of Client Services for Cornerstone Kansas City Executive Search firm provides 5 questions to ask yourself to determine if you're being professionally persistent with your contact during an executive search engagement. People are busy. People are hooked on “busyness” and downtime has been downplayed or destroyed by constant “connection”. We are bombarded
- [Boon is Good For Candidates, Executive Search is Great For Companies](https://cornerstone-kc.com/uncategorized/boon-is-good-for-candidates-executive-search-is-great-for-companies) - You know the old saying, “There’s more than one way to skin a cat”. While this is true, common sense tells us that some ways will be more painful and exact a greater toll than others. Enter “Boon”, a new online recruiting site. In theory, this is a great idea and, in some cases, may
- [Why Companies Should Pay a Retainer for Retained Executive Search](https://cornerstone-kc.com/retained-executive-search/why-companies-should-pay-a-retainer-for-retained-executive-search) - As a retained Executive Search Partner, we often get asked “Why should we pay a retainer?” and we routinely hear “Other recruiters don’t require any payment unless we get a candidate.” There’s definitely a place for contingency search – BUT it shouldn’t be the route you take when you’re looking for a mission-critical executive to
- [Our Clients and Other Things We're Thankful For](https://cornerstone-kc.com/uncategorized/our-clients-are-everything-to-us-happy-thanksgiving) - For the past several years, at the suggestion of one of my brothers in Christ, I’ve woken up early on Thanksgiving day, grabbed a cup of coffee, and written down all that I’m truly thankful for. The list is normally quite long as I have much to be grateful for. Then, as my family gathers
- [Why Now is the Best Time for Job Searches](https://cornerstone-kc.com/job-search/why-now-is-the-best-time-for-job-searches) - Kansas City – January 26, 2017 – A recent Gallup poll shows 50% of Americans think this is the best time of all to find a quality job – only days after the inauguration that ended one of the most bitter presidential elections. It is the most optimistic result in 15 years of polling. Dan
- [Changing Lives... One Executive Recruiting Assignment at a Time](https://cornerstone-kc.com/retained-executive-search/changing-lives-one-executive-recruiting-assignment-at-a-time) - As you might imagine, as a professional retained executive search recruiter, I make a LOT of phone calls. It’s not uncommon that I will make well over 100 calls on any given search. It’s what I do. I take what I do very seriously because our clients hire us to find NEW leaders for their
- [How To Tailor Your LinkedIn Profile To Attract Recruiters and Organizations](https://cornerstone-kc.com/job-search/how-to-tailor-your-linkedin-profile-to-attract-recruiters-and-organizations) - Lisa Bruemmer of Cornerstone International Group, Kansas City's local executive search firm client companies turn to when hiring talented top-tier executives, explores ideas for tailoring your LinkedIn profile to attract recruiters, researchers, organizations, and companies to find you on LinkedIn. I’m a researcher for a search firm. I go into the market on behalf of our
- [Retained Executive Search Recruiting and What That Means for Candidates](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/retained-executive-search-recruiting-and-what-that-means-for-candidates) - Executive Search is a relationship business. Our job as retained search consultants is to bring people together…to be a matchmaker bringing qualified talent to the outstanding clients we have the privilege to serve. To be sure, it’s less romantic than traditional matchmakers, but it’s instrumental when marrying the best-in-market talent with specific company executive needs.
- [Top 5 Pitfalls That Are Killing Your Job Search](https://cornerstone-kc.com/job-search/top-5-pitfalls-that-are-killing-your-job-search) - Post was written by Dan Heiman, President and Managing Partner, Cornerstone Kansas City. I read an article recently from Hunt Scanlon entitled “Common Pitfalls That Will Hinder Any Career Search”. I see this stuff all the time and certainly identified with their research, so I wanted to share my Top 5 pitfalls that are killing your job search.
- [Celebrating 10 Years of Executive Search with Cornerstone Kansas City](https://cornerstone-kc.com/uncategorized/celebrating-10-years-of-executive-search-with-cornerstone-kansas-city) - Believe it or not, I’m getting ready to celebrate my 11thyear as an executive recruiter. I joined Michael Shirley Associates in October 2006 and it’s been one of the best decisions I’ve made in my professional career. Now it hasn’t come without its ups and downs! With that in mind, I wanted to share some
- [Top 5 Mistakes That Can Hinder a Company's Search for a New Leader](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-recruiting/top-5-mistakes-that-can-hinder-a-companys-search-for-a-new-leader) - Last month I wrote about the Top 5 Pitfalls That Are Killing Your Job Search. Continuing the “Top 5” theme, this month I wanted to shift the focus to a problem we’ve seen a lot of over the years with various companies. With that in mind, here are the Top 5 Mistakes That Can Hinder a Company’s Search
- [New Features for our Clients and Candidates](https://cornerstone-kc.com/leadership-development/new-features-for-our-clients-and-candidates) - A letter from Cornerstone-Kansas City President, Dan Heiman. Cornerstone Kansas City serves client companies by providing solutions for the Executive Acquisition and Talent Development life-cycle. We deliver world-class results through Retained Executive Search, Leadership Development, and Onboarding services. How can we help you thrive? I am pleased to announce the launch of our new Cornerstone-KC
- [Why 2017 is the Best Time For Job Searches](https://cornerstone-kc.com/uncategorized/why-2017-is-the-best-time-for-job-searches) - Kansas City – January 26, 2017 – A recent Gallup poll shows 50% of Americans think this is the best time of all to find a quality job – only days after the inauguration that ended one of the most bitter presidential elections. It is the most optimistic result in 15 years of polling. Dan
- [Building Retained Connections is our Calling](https://cornerstone-kc.com/retained-executive-search/building-retained-connections-is-our-calling) - Cornerstone-Kansas City, local Retained Executive Recruiting Firm describes our trusted and proven process of how we build quality long-term connections between the candidate and the employer, our clients. Post written by Lisa Bruemmer, Director, Client Services | Mom |’Would-Be Golfer’ | Researcher | Runner | Lover of All Things Fun In our digital, click-to-connect world, many
- [How To Recruit Talented Senior Level Executives](https://cornerstone-kc.com/retained-executive-search/how-to-recruit-talented-senior-level-executives) - Kansas City’s leading Executive Search and Talent Management firm, Cornerstone Kansas City provides insights to help company leaders decide if they should outsource the hiring of a new executive and to what type of recruiting firm. Making the decision on hiring an Executive Search firm can be a challenging experience. Human Resources Leaders generally do not have the tools,
- [We Bring The Right People Together Through Executive Recruiting](https://cornerstone-kc.com/retained-executive-search/m2h-partners-brings-the-right-people-together) - Cornerstone International Group, the local Kansas City source for Executive Search and Leadership Development for Client Companies, is dedicated to bringing people together. Lisa Bruemmer (who has been with Cornerstone International Group – Kansas City for over 18 years), sheds some insight on the changes and constants in the Retained Executive Search industry. “I’ve been in the recruiting business
- [Intentional Leadership Development](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/intentional-leadership-development) - If you still have trouble with assessing the ROI in leadership development within the organization, you need, to look at Intentional Leadership Development.
- [Faces You Can Trust in Business](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/faces-you-can-trust-in-business) - A video may not describe a service, but can build trust in business people who provide it
- [Some Recruiting Failures Don’t Make Sense](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/some-recruiting-failures-dont-make-sense) - Some data regarding executive recruiting failures doesn’t add up. Executive search is an excruciatingly diligent process.
- [CSR: Finding the “Why” in Business](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/csr-finding-the-why-in-business) - It is no coincidence that CSR has become a major factor in recruitment as we transit younger, more educated and more self-aware generations of workers.
- [Where’s Your Business Heading?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/wheres-your-business-heading) - Where business is heading in many instances is to move the decision-making closer to the customer. And this is not only a physical adjustment.
- [Should Executive Recruiting Move Faster?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/should-executive-recruiting-move-faster) - Our latest study – Where is Your Business Heading? – identifies three current impacts on global trends. The first is the new, ever-faster pace of business .
- [The Benefits of Diversity in Executive Recruiting](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/the-benefits-of-diversity-in-executive-recruiting) - Businesses with inclusive, diverse cultures achieve three competitive advantages more easily: Better decision making – Innovation – Broader appeal.
- [The Most Effective CEOs Spend the Least Amount of Time Managing](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/the-most-effective-ceos-spend-the-least-amount-of-time-managing) - The most effective CEOs focus 20-30% of their time up, 20-30% out, and less than 50% down. Read more.
- [Cornerstone Report Studies Shifts in Organizational Culture](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/cornerstone-report-studies-shifts-in-organizational-culture) - ATLANTA GA, June 21, 2019: The evolution of organizational culture today is being driven by speed, boundarylessness and social awareness says a new study by Cornerstone International Group, a global executive recruiter. Writing on Forbes.com today, George Bradt, an authority on executive onboarding and transition acceleration, identifies digitalization, technology and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as […]
- [Executive Headhunters vs. Executive Recruiters](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/executive-headhunters-vs-recruiters) - The executive hiring process is a high-stakes undertaking. Line and operating vacancies are based primarily on assessing a candidate’s skill set, experience, and knowledge. These roles are usually filled rapidly. When filling an executive position, on the other hand, additional, complex requirements call for a longer term view, where leadership, people skills, vision, and cultural […]
- [China Tip-Toes Towards Mutual Health Insurance](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/china-tip-toes-towards-mutual-health-insurance) - Financing healthcare around private insurance has been tried but not been successful. The Chengdu pilot would be the first real mutual insurance in China.
- [Cornerstone in Global Top 30 – Again](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/cornerstone-in-global-top-30-again) - Cornerstone International Group has been selected among the top 30 global recruiting firms for the second year in a row.
- [High Learning Agility: Success Through Uncomfortable Thinking](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/high-learning-agility-success-through-uncomfortable-thinking) - Candidates who demonstrate high learning agility can get comfortable with uncomfortable ways of thinking, and can succeed where others may stumble
- [Workplace Diversity Brings Value](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/workplace-diversity-brings-value) - Author Anne Glenn takes a deeper-than-usual dive into why doing the right thing is also doing the smart thing. Workplace diversity is not a new business conversation. 20 years ago, industrial research predicted that “employees in the 21st century will include more women, minorities, ethnic backgrounds, intergenerational workers and different lifestyles.” As early as […]
- [Cornerstone Preps for Next 30 Years](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/cornerstone-preps-for-next-30-years) - VANCOUVER, B.C. May 21, 2019 – Cornerstone International Group, a global executive search and coaching firm, wound up its 30th annual conference here on the weekend, ready to face the next three decades of rapid change. “New challenges are facing business leaders every day,” says Simon Wan, Chairman and CEO of Cornerstone International Group […]
- [Young Bosses Seek Older Employees in Israel Tech](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/young-bosses-seek-older-employees-in-israel-tech) - Unlike the rest of the world, the businesses in Israel are not dominated by an equally young and energetic workforce. Tech businesses here are recruiting older employees.
- [Don’t Confuse Leadership Integration with Executive Onboarding](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/dont-confuse-leadership-integration-with-executive-onboarding) - This is the third in our series on When Do You Need An Executive Coach Read Part one and Part two Traditional executive onboarding programs alone are putting your company at risk. That’s right. It’s a risk to assume a new leader will naturally assimilate into your company’s cultural, functional, organizational dimensions. A typical onboarding […]
- [Cornerstone Adds Kyiv, Zurich and Brussels](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/cornerstone-adds-kyiv-zurich-and-brussels) - Stockholm, SW. April 23, 2019 – International executive recruiter Cornerstone International Group continues to expand its footprint in Europe with the addition of a member office in the Ukraine. Kyiv-based Business Active is the third executive search firm to join the EMEA region of the global network in the last six months. With new members […]
- [What Makes a Global Recruiter?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/what-makes-a-global-recruiter) - Over the years we have developed a tried and true process as a global recruiter. The process is not unique. But our experience in the field makes us unique.
- [Predictive Analytics Sharpen Recruiting](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/predictive-analytics-sharpen-recruiting) - Reports show, 38% of companies use AI, and 62% expect to by year-end. This results in decreased time to hire and increased quality of hire. …………
- [Cornerstone Santiago Keeps Pressure up for Women Leaders](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/cornerstone-santiago-keeps-pressure-up-for-women-leaders) - The struggle for gender equity in business – especially in leadership ranks – makes progress in little steps.
- [Finding the Best Pharma Executives in China](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/finding-the-best-pharma-executive-in-china) - To be country manager, it is vital that candidates are the best pharma executives — sharp professionals and masters of commercial excellence.
- [The Flip Side of Executive Search: Do You Fit?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/the-flip-side-of-executive-search-are-you-fit) - Recruiting someone involves convincing them the role you have is better for their career than the one they are currently in, or are perhaps considering.
- [The Three Understandings in Retained Executive Search](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/the-three-understandings-in-retained-executive-search) - A couple of posts back under the title “Get it Right the First time”, we looked at the advantages offered by a Retained Executive Search firm.
- [China Steps Up Control of Pharma Market](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/china-steps-up-control-of-pharma-market) - 2019 is now really starting in China, with the beginning of the Year of the Pig. Everybody in the China pharma market is focusing on how the new central purchasing pilot will be deployed in the coming months. At first glance it looks familiar, with convergence with known international practices: strengthening of bidding rules, phasing […]
- [Leadership Capacity Means Learning to Delegate](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/leadership-capacity-means-learning-to-delegate) - I define Leadership Capacity as the ability to lead more effectively and more efficiently at higher levels of organizational complexity. That definition assumes that a team member already is leading effectively and efficiently at their current level. The ongoing research in leadership development documents that a leader can continue to enrich, enhance, and expand leadership […]
- [Executive Search: Get it Right the First Time](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/executive-search-get-it-right-the-first-time) - There is a statistic that sees a lot of use in the executive search business: “40% of executives hired outside fail in the first 18 months.” The number varies. I’ve seen it as high as 64%. Whatever it ends up at, the message is that installing a new leader – we’re talking C-level here – […]
- [Our Window on a Wary Europe – 2019 National Outlooks of Western Euro](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/2019-national-outlooks-of-western-europe) - Each year at this time we publish national business outlooks from our members. This is the first of two European summaries. Links to the individual country outlooks are at the end” Most of Europe has the jitters. Since this time last year, the rock and the hard place have become up front and ugly – […]
- [Cornerstone International Group Names Global Marketing Chair](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/cornerstone-international-group-names-global-marketing-chair) - ATLANTA, Ga. January 23, 2019 — Diego Cubas, Managing Director & Partner of Cornerstone Lima (Peru) and Director & Partner of Cornerstone Mexico, has been appointed the new Board Chair for Global Marketing at Cornerstone International Group. “As we continue to develop and expand, it became evident that this role was needed to provide leadership […]
- [2019 Asia Pacific Outlook: STRONG GROWTH OF 6%](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/2019-asia-pacific-outlook-strong-growth-of-6) - Trade tension will remain a key source of uncertainty and, in particular, how the US-China trade dispute will emerge continues to be a major risk factor. Despite this, the 2019 Asia Pacific outlook remains robust. Based on the Goldman Sachs real GDP Growth forecast for 2019, the whole Asia region (ex-Japan) will still grow moderately […]
- [Poland Becomes Europe’s Growth Champion](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/poland-becomes-europes-growth-champion) - Note: At this time of year we publish national outlooks by our members in many of the 34 countries where we do business. This introductory blog post by Iwona Szybka summarizes the spectacular recent achievements in her native Poland. A more detailed report will be found here. Last September, Poland became the first country from […]
- [Healthcare in China Addresses Innovation in 2019](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/healthcare-in-china-addresses-innovation-in-2019) - Healthcare in China will benefit from Important progress made in 2018 in terms of the registration and approval policy for innovative drugs.
- [Leadership Brief: Clear Up Unfinished Business](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/leadership-brief-clear-up-unfinished-business) - Most of us can identify past moments when we said or did something that was misperceived or misunderstood. Sometimes we are fully aware of the relational tension created by those moments. It’s also possible that we missed the signals of the intensity we initiated by the attitudes, words, or actions. Regardless, the end of the […]
- [Do You Have a Recruiting Strategy?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/have-a-recruiting-strategy) - Recruiting is not a game of chance Recruiting strategies vary by target. For lower level positions, there is usually a larger pool of talent that is easier to find, often because they are actively looking for you. This the old territory of job boards and contingent recruiters, now upgraded by such technology such as video […]
- [Leadership Learnings from the Salamander](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/leadership-learnings-from-the-salamander) - The unique qualities of the salamander are surprisingly transferrable to business leaders
- [8 Reasons You Need a Talent Acquisition Strategy](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/8-reasons-you-need-a-talent-acquisition-strategy) - Executive recruiting today can be a minefield or a motherlode Let’s start with the minefield. Worldwide reports tell us that 70% of business leaders believe the existing talent pool is shrinking (2018 Talent Acquisition 360). Many key employment niches (lawyers, physicians, business executives, tech leaders, financial managers) are at 45-year low levels. And more companies […]
- [How to Lead with Diligence](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/how-to-lead-with-diligence) - The literature of ancient Israel invites any leader to consider the following: If you have the gift of leadership then lead with diligence. We don’t often speak of diligence in connection with leadership. Maybe we should. When is the last time you did a personal assessment of your competency to lead, and the outcomes of […]
- [The Elephant in the Recruiting Room](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/the-elephant-in-the-recruiting-room) - What happens to recruiting when there is no-one to recruit? In another 12 years, says a global survey, the world will be missing more than 85 million skilled workers. That’s more than the current population of Germany. The survey is the most recent of Korn Ferry’s “Future of Work” series. It’s one of many recently […]
- [A Wise Decision Trumps A Quick One](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/a-wise-decision-trumps-a-quick-one) - (Ed: Part 2 of a recent HBR article “Why a new leader should be wary of quick wins” by former CEO Dan Ciampa. Read Part One here ) In Thinking, Fast and Slow, the psychologist Daniel Kahneman explores the intricacies of judgment and argues that different tempos of decision making are better for different challenges. Fight/flight/freeze […]
- [The Hidden Danger in Quick Wins for a New Leader](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/danger-quick-wins-for-new-leader) - (Ed: Ginger Duncan (Cornerstone Nashville) is at the leading edge of new integrated onboarding strategies to get a new leader up and running quickly. But there’s a downside. Ginger sends along this curated article from HBR on the danger of quick wins. 1st of 2 parts. As soon as a new leader steps into […]
- [Asking Open-ended Questions Brings Clarity](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/asking-open-ended-questions) - Asking open-ended questions is one of the most productive coaching techniques. Conflict shows up every day in our lives in one form or another. It can be over which route you take to a destination or a tough situation at work. Taking time to think it through and ask more questions is typically when […]
- [Learning Agility Can be More Important than Experience](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/learning-agility) - Learning agility is an important universal indication of top talent. Paired with adaptability it is one of the essential characteristics of innovative leadership and agile talent.” Recently in Thailand, on the occasion of the annual global conference of Cornerstone International Group, I presented to a group of local CEOs on how to select tomorrow’s Top […]
- [The strategy where only one person counts – the customer](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/the-strategy-where-only-one-person-counts-the-customer) - This is the fourth of four articles digging into cultures aligned with the four fundamental strategies: Independent design, Stable production, Interdependent delivery and Flexibility. A culture of flexibility is – wait for it – flexible. Its people are going to be all over the map. When you focus people on service or customer […]
- [Are Company Values Delaying the Gig Economy?](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/are-company-values-delaying-the-gig-economy) - ATLANTA, GA. August 16, 2018 – Concerns over the loss of company values may be delaying adoption of the gig economy, according to a new survey. In the gig economy, freelance and contract workers will replace much of the salaried workforce. The Harvard Business Review finds 150 million salaried workers have already been displaced, with […]
- [2018 Global Business Survey Results](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/global-business-survey-results) - Are you gearing up for the gig economy ? Although HBR believes 150 million workers have already left the organized workforce to work as independent contractors, our latest survey finds business leaders are still more comfortable with full-time employees. Their biggest concern is a decline in knowledge and sharing of company values by freelancers and […]
- [How P&G Became “Part of Walmart”](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/how-pg-became-part-of-walmart) - This is the third of four articles digging into cultures aligned with the four key strategies. Following independent design and stable production, this deals with a culture of interdependence in support of a delivery strategy. It’s all about enrolling diverse players across the ecosystem. A culture of interdependence is a blended culture. The predominant […]
- [Consistent Production Needs a Culture of Stability](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/consistent-production-needs-a-culture-of-stability) - This is the second of four articles digging into cultures aligned with four key strategies – Independence, Stability, Interdependence and Flexibility. Here, George Bradt deals with a culture of stability in support of a production strategy. It’s all about ensuring reliability. A culture of stability is more results-focused, authority-driven, formal, hierarchical, directed and closed. Expect […]
- [Culture of Independence Unleashes Invention](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/culture-of-independence-unleashes-invention) - Since you should align your culture, organization and operations around one of four strategies, it’s helpful to flesh out what the four different cultures mean. In the first of four articles, George Bradt digs into a culture of INDEPENDENCE – unleashing individual creativity and invention A culture of independence is more open, diffused, caring, flexible, […]
- [Culture is Your Advantage](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/culture-is-your-advantage) - Given enough time and money, your competitors can duplicate almost everything you’ve got working for you. They can hire away some of your best people. They can reverse engineer your processes. The only thing they can’t duplicate is your culture. Brave Cultures Are Sustainable All music is made from the same 12 notes. All culture […]
- [You Can’t Change the Result Without Doing Something Different](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/you-cant-change-the-result-without-doing-something-different) - Feeling like you are one of many, no way to see a path to a more strategic role from where you find yourself. You know you are not completely fulfilled in your career. You pick a direction, any direction to find an alternative to the track you are on. This leads you to begin interviewing, […]
- [Agile Talent Series: Dig into the Candidate’s Background](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/candidate-background) - If you are the smartest person in the room, you are definitely in the wrong room.” – Michael Dell Ambitious interviewers are anxious to get a crystal-clear picture of candidates including their personalities and primary social motives. It is also wise to dive deeper and take a close look at the candidate’s background: The professional background […]
- [Give a New Leader a Strong Start with Integration Coaching](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/give-a-new-leader-a-strong-start-with-integrated-coaching) - There’s a catch when you hire a new leader. If you spend $300,000 on an exceptional car you expect, and get, a very comprehensive warranty. Invest that or more in a new CEO? No warranty. Just hope you made the right decision. There may not be a absolute guarantee in recruiting top talent but there […]
- [The Short List Is Where You Make It or Miss It](https://cornerstone-kc.com/blog/the-short-list-is-where-you-make-it-or-miss-it) - Some company recruiters may not know what a short list is. Those who do, recognise it as a critical step in identifying the best candidate for a senior position in their organization. The Short List only comes up in Retained Executive Search. The methodology in Retained is to scour the market for not only the […]

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- [Chief Operating Officer](https://cornerstone-kc.com/chief-operating-officer-3) - Farrar Corporation is a vertically integrated manufacturer of ductile iron castings and precision-machined components. Founded in Kansas in 1933 as a blacksmith and repair shop, Farrar has grown into a nationally recognized, fourth-generation family-owned company serving original equipment manufacturers across demanding industrial applications. Farrar controls the manufacturing process from pattern design and tooling through casting,
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- [SVP, Agriculture Lender](https://cornerstone-kc.com/svp-agriculture-lender-2) - The First National Bank of Lacon (“FNBL”) is a community bank chartered in 1864, during Abraham Lincoln’s presidency. For more than 160 years, FNBL has served the farmers, producers, small businesses, and families of central Illinois with the relationship-driven service expected of a local community bank. Under new ownership, FNBL is entering an important next
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- [Leadership Development](https://cornerstone-kc.com/services/leadership-development) - Leadership Development You have the right leader in place. Now it's about expanding their impact.That's where intentional leadership development sets you apart. Connect With Our Consultants Take Your Leaders to the Next Level Strong leadership does not happen by accident. It is built intentionally, shaped through self-awareness, and strengthened by consistent action. At Cornerstone Executive
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- [Operations Manager](https://cornerstone-kc.com/operations-manager-3) - Riega Foods, LLC is a fast-growing, family-owned and operated organic herb, spice, and spice blend manufacturer based in Kansas City, Missouri. The company operates in a fast-paced food production environment where safety, food quality, operational reliability, and customer service are essential to continued growth. Its operations span food manufacturing, packaging, warehousing, distribution, maintenance and engineering,
- [Operations Manager](https://cornerstone-kc.com/operations-manager-2) - Riega Foods, LLC is a fast-growing, family-owned and operated organic herb, spice, and spice blend manufacturer based in Kansas City, Missouri. The company operates in a fast-paced food production environment where safety, food quality, operational reliability, and customer service are essential to continued growth. Its operations span food manufacturing, packaging, warehousing, distribution, maintenance and engineering,
- [SVP, Agriculture Lender](https://cornerstone-kc.com/svp-agriculture-lender) - The First National Bank of Lacon (“FNBL”) is a community bank chartered in 1864, during Abraham Lincoln’s presidency. For more than 160 years, FNBL has served the farmers, producers, small businesses, and families of central Illinois with the relationship-driven service expected of a local community bank. Under new ownership, FNBL is entering an important next
- [Executive Assistant to the CEO](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-assistant-to-the-ceo) - City Lifestyle is a national network of local lifestyle publications built around community storytelling. The company partners with passionate local owners and leaders to highlight each city’s unique beauty and spirit, helping residents find inspiration in their own backyards. What began as a single magazine has grown into a network of local editions across the
- [Program Director](https://cornerstone-kc.com/program-director) - Northeast Community Center utilizes the universal language of music to develop young musicians and minds, partner with families, and build community in Kansas City. Our vision is that in a neighborhood with 25+ languages spoken, music is the universal language. It is the vehicle to positively impact academic outcomes, foster community and provide safety after
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- [SVP, Director of Human Resources](https://cornerstone-kc.com/svp-director-of-human-resources) - nbkc bank is a pioneering and progressive organization located in the Kansas City metro. With four facilities, more than 380 employees, and recognition including Kansas City Business Journal’s Coolest Office Spaces, 2021 Best Places to Work by KCBJ, and Glassdoor’s 2019 Best Places to Work Nationwide, nbkc has earned a reputation as a sought-after employer.
- [Vice President of Manufacturing](https://cornerstone-kc.com/vice-president-of-manufacturing) - Milbank Manufacturing is a nearly century-old, family-owned manufacturer rooted in Kansas City and known for electrical solutions that help move and manage power. The company engineers and manufactures meter sockets, enclosed controls, commercial enclosures, and related products while emphasizing quality, service, safety, and value to customers. The business combines a strong Midwest manufacturing legacy with
- [President](https://cornerstone-kc.com/president) - Cornerstone Executive Search has been exclusively retained by Murphy Tractor & Equipment to recruit its next President! After 33 faithful years of service with Murphy Tractor & Equipment, the current President is retiring in 2026. This is a rare, career-changing opportunity of a lifetime to lead a high-performing, world-class dealer organization with a single family
- [Director, Raw Materials](https://cornerstone-kc.com/director-raw-materials) - Fast Facts Headquarters: Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Reports to: Chief Procurement Officer Direct Reports: 5 Manufacturing Plants: 9 across U.S. & Canada ~6,000 Employees across North America Pittsburgh Paints Company (PPC), formerly part of PPG Industries, is a leading North American manufacturer of residential and commercial architectural coatings. Following its separation from PPG, PPC now operates
- [Business Development, Health Plans](https://cornerstone-kc.com/business-development-health-plans-2) - Member Benefits is a Jacksonville, Florida–based insurance and benefits solutions company that partners with professional and trade associations to provide customized insurance programs and value-added services for their members. Founded in 1989, the company specializes in designing, marketing, and administering association-sponsored insurance programs including health, life, disability, and ancillary employee benefits. Working closely with associations
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- [Engagement Manager - Tax Incentives](https://cornerstone-kc.com/tax-credit-engagement-manager) - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City–St. Joseph serves Catholic communities across northwest Missouri and is headquartered in Kansas City. Established in 1956 through the merger of the Dioceses of Kansas City and St. Joseph, the Diocese supports a network of parishes, schools, ministries, and charitable organizations dedicated to faith formation, education, and service. The Diocese provides
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- [FTZ Compliance Director](https://cornerstone-kc.com/ftz-compliance-director) - Miller & Company is a Kansas City–based professional services firm known for delivering high-quality solutions and trusted advisory support to clients across a range of industries. With a strong commitment to client relationships, operational excellence, and results-driven service, Miller & Co. partners with organizations to help them solve complex business challenges and achieve sustainable growth.
- [Attorney - Import/Export](https://cornerstone-kc.com/attorney-import-export) - Miller & Company is a Kansas City–based professional services firm known for delivering high-quality solutions and trusted advisory support to clients across a range of industries. With a strong commitment to client relationships, operational excellence, and results-driven service, Miller & Co. partners with organizations to help them solve complex business challenges and achieve sustainable growth.
- [Vice President, Talent Acquisition](https://cornerstone-kc.com/vice-president-talent-acquisition) - CommunityAmerica Credit Union is a leading not-for-profit, member-owned financial institution headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas, dedicated to helping individuals and businesses achieve financial peace of mind at every stage of life. Founded in 1940, CommunityAmerica has grown into one of the nation’s largest credit unions, serving hundreds of thousands of members with a full suite of
- [Director of IT](https://cornerstone-kc.com/director-of-it) - Staco Electric Construction Co. is a leading electrical contractor based in the Kansas City metro area, providing comprehensive electrical construction and service solutions for commercial and industrial clients. With decades of experience, the company specializes in electrical design-build, power distribution, automation, and maintenance services. Staco Electric is known for its commitment to safety, quality workmanship,
- [Vice President, Talent Development](https://cornerstone-kc.com/vice-president-talent-development) - CommunityAmerica Credit Union is a leading not-for-profit, member-owned financial institution headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas, dedicated to helping individuals and businesses achieve financial peace of mind at every stage of life. Founded in 1940, CommunityAmerica has grown into one of the nation’s largest credit unions, serving hundreds of thousands of members with a full suite of
- [Attorney - FTZ](https://cornerstone-kc.com/attorney-ftz) - Miller & Company is a Kansas City–based professional services firm known for delivering high-quality solutions and trusted advisory support to clients across a range of industries. With a strong commitment to client relationships, operational excellence, and results-driven service, Miller & Co. partners with organizations to help them solve complex business challenges and achieve sustainable growth.
- [Vice President, People and Culture](https://cornerstone-kc.com/vice-president-people-and-culture) - The Organization: Ad Astra Information Systems is a leading provider of academic scheduling and resource optimization software for higher education institutions. For more than 25 years, Ad Astra has partnered with colleges and universities to improve student outcomes by helping institutions align academic planning, course scheduling, and facility usage with student demand. Through data-driven insights
- [Our Story](https://cornerstone-kc.com/about/our-story) - Our Story Cornerstone Executive Search traces its roots back more than 40 years to its formation by founder, Michael Shirley, who began his career in Executive search in 1980. The firm rapidly grew a solid reputation in the Midwest as a prolific retained executive search specialist with a primary focus on financial services, banking, healthcare,
- [About Cornerstone](https://cornerstone-kc.com/about) - About Cornerstone Cornerstone offers Executive Search and Leadership Development services to clients located in the Midwestern United States and includes local, national and international solutions when needed. Whether your company needs a new executive team member or developmental coaching for an existing team leader, our firm provides professional, personalized service with world-class results. Cornerstone is
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- [Chief Operating Officer](https://cornerstone-kc.com/chief-operating-officer-2) - Founded in 1956, Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas provides assistance to those in need by helping them help themselves. Our work strengthens both families and communities in the 21 counties we serve. We offer a wide range of specialized programs and services that span from the beginning to life’s end. We help with immediate survival
- [Senior Director of Housing](https://cornerstone-kc.com/senior-director-of-housing) - Founded in 1956, Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas provides assistance to those in need by helping them help themselves. Our work strengthens both families and communities in the 21 counties we serve. We offer a wide range of specialized programs and services that span from the beginning to life’s end. We help with immediate survival
- [Director of Finance](https://cornerstone-kc.com/director-of-finance) - Express Carwash Equipment is one of the fastest-growing innovators in the professional car-wash industry, proudly headquartered in the Kansas City metro! We distribute, service and own tunnel carwash systems that help operators and our own washes deliver a cleaner, faster, and more profitable wash—every time. At Express Carwash Equipment, we don’t just sell machines—we empower
- [General Manager - Operations](https://cornerstone-kc.com/general-operations-manager) - CLAAS is a leading global manufacturer of agricultural machinery and technologies, headquartered in Harsewinkel, Germany. Founded in 1913 by August Claas, the company has evolved into one of the world's leading producers of harvesting technology, best known for its high-performance combine harvesters, forage harvesters, tractors, and advanced agricultural solutions. With a strong commitment to innovation
- [Operations Manager](https://cornerstone-kc.com/operations-manager) - Simcote A REPUTATION BUILT ON SERVICE As a family business started in 1978, Simcote was one of the original companies founded to epoxy coat rebar. Since then, Simcote has expanded our epoxy coated product offerings to include mesh, couplers, dowel baskets and wiggle bolts along with numerous other accessories. Simcote continuously works to build strong,
- [Chief Operations Officer](https://cornerstone-kc.com/chief-operations-officer) - Thrall Enterprises, Inc. (TEI) our parent company, is a family-owned holding company headquartered in Chicago, IL. The Thrall family has been in business since founder A. J. Thrall began the repair and manufacture of rail cars in 1916. Over the years, Thrall Car became a significant force in the rail car industry and in other
- [Assistant Vice President of Human Resources](https://cornerstone-kc.com/vice-president-of-human-resources-development) - This position is based in the downtown Kansas City area, a city consistently recognized for its business-friendly environment and quality of life. Named one of Forbes' "Top 50 Best Places for Business and Careers," Kansas City is known for its vibrant, diverse community, making it an attractive place for professionals and families alike. The city
- [Director of Technology Integration](https://cornerstone-kc.com/director-of-technology-integration) - Arrow Circle Electric is a trusted leader in electrical contracting and smart technology solutions. We provide innovative, reliable electrical and automation systems for residential and commercial clients. As we expand our capabilities in home automation and integrated technology, we are seeking a dynamic Director of Technology Integration to lead our technical vision, drive sales growth,
- [Talent Development Director](https://cornerstone-kc.com/talent-development-director) - nbkc bank is a pioneering and progressive organization located in the Kansas City metro. With four facilities, over 380+ employees and accolades such as Kansas City Business Journal’s Coolest Office Spaces, 2021 Best Places to Work by KCBJ, Glassdoor 2019 Best Places to Work Nationwide, this place is clearly a sought-after employer. The organization is
- [National Director Association, Affinity Group](https://cornerstone-kc.com/national-director-association-affinity-group) - At Member Benefits, we’re dedicated to delivering tailored insurance and financial-services for associations, affinity groups and their members. With more than four decades of experience, our team specializes in designing, administering and managing benefit programs that add real value to individuals and small employers alike. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, with an office in Austin, Texas,
- [Miller & Company P.C. / Attorney - International Trade](https://cornerstone-kc.com/miller-company-p-c-attorney-international-trade) - THE COMPANY:Our client, Miller & Company P.C. is a law firm serving a diverse clientele in import, export, and foreign-trade zone law. The firm has a broad client base in fifty states, Puerto Rico, and in major trading centers throughout the world. Clients range from large multinational enterprises to corporations, partnerships, associations, governmental entities, and
- [General Manager (Strategy)](https://cornerstone-kc.com/managing-director-of-development) - CLAAS is a leading global manufacturer of agricultural machinery and technologies, headquartered in Harsewinkel, Germany. Founded in 1913 by August Claas, the company has evolved into one of the world's leading producers of harvesting technology, best known for its high-performance combine harvesters, forage harvesters, tractors, and advanced agricultural solutions.With a strong commitment to innovation and
- [Saint Albert Catholic](https://cornerstone-kc.com/saint-albert-catholic) - Saint Albert Catholic is a Catholic, PreK–12 school dedicated to faith formation, academic excellence and service. Located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, our mission is to provide an opportunity for Catholic education in southwest Iowa from the cradle to college! Saint Albert Catholic provides a supportive and values-driven environment where students are encouraged to reach their
- [Lateral Attorney (Shareholder or Partner Track)](https://cornerstone-kc.com/attorney) - McDowell Rice Smith & Buchanan PC, a full-service law firm headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, has a distinguished history of delivering exceptional legal counsel and strategic advocacy for over 70 years. Since its founding in 1947, the firm has built a reputation for legal excellence, integrity, and client-focused service across a broad spectrum of practice
- [Customer Service Manager](https://cornerstone-kc.com/customer-service-manager) - Garaga is a leading manufacturer of high-quality residential, commercial, and industrial garage doors, proudly serving customers from its Ponca City, Oklahoma facility. Known for exceptional craftsmanship and innovative design, Garaga delivers durable, energy-efficient doors that combine superior performance with stylish aesthetics. With a strong focus on reliability and customer satisfaction, the Ponca City team supports
- [Garaga: Plant Controller](https://cornerstone-kc.com/garaga-plant-controller) - THE OPPORTUNITY: We are seeking to recruit an experienced and detail-oriented Plant Controller to join the team in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Reporting to the Vice President of Finance in Canada. The Plant Controller will infuse the role with a keen business sense, a people-centric approach, boots-on-the-ground attitude and ready to fully embrace the company’s cultural
- [Controller](https://cornerstone-kc.com/controller) - Safe Fleet is a market leader in manufacturing safety and technology solutions for fleet vehicles across diverse industries—School Bus, Transit, Law Enforcement & Military, Fire & EMS, Work Trucks, Truck & Trailer, Waste & Recycling and Construction. Backed by Clarience Technologies, Safe Fleet is positioned to become the premier provider in safety and technology
- [National Sales Manager](https://cornerstone-kc.com/national-sales-manager) - Looking to advance your sales leadership career with a fast-paced, growth-oriented company in the East region of the United States? We have the right opportunity for you! Lift Solutions is a national leader in providing end-to-end industrial lifting solutions. We offer OSHA compliance inspections, crane equipment, aftermarket services and parts for overhead cranes, rigging, and
- [Corporate Tax Manager](https://cornerstone-kc.com/corporate-tax-manager) - Hexagon Group – Powering a Cleaner TomorrowHexagon Group is a forward-thinking clean energy company dedicated to accelerating the global transition to a sustainable, low-carbon future. Through advanced technology, strategic engineering, and smart data solutions, we deliver integrated clean energy systems that power industries, communities, and progress. Our core mission is to make clean energy scalable,
- [Controller](https://cornerstone-kc.com/controller-2) - Safe Fleet is a market leader in manufacturing safety and technology solutions for fleet vehicles across diverse industries—School Bus, Transit, Law Enforcement & Military, Fire & EMS, Work Trucks, Truck & Trailer, Waste & Recycling and Construction. Backed by Clarience Technologies, Safe Fleet is positioned to become the premier provider in safety and technology
- [Director of Development](https://cornerstone-kc.com/director-of-development) - His Way at Work (HWAW) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping business leaders transform their workplace culture by integrating Christian values into their company’s daily operations. Founded on the belief that business can be a powerful platform for living out faith, HWAW equips CEOs and leadership teams with a proven framework to care for
- [Executive Assistant](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-assistant) - In 1939, Al Boyer started the Process Solvent Company with a simple idea: create effective cleaning solutions for industrial equipment. What began as a small venture in Kansas grew into PROSOCO, a nationally recognized leader in construction chemicals. Today, from its headquarters in Lawrence, Kansas, PROSOCO develops high-performance products that clean, protect, and preserve some
- [Head of Marketing & Communication- Americas (Confidential Company)](https://cornerstone-kc.com/head-of-marketing-communication) - The Company is one of the world's leading manufacturers of harvesting equipment and agricultural technologies. Best known for its industry-leading combine harvesters, forage harvesters, and tractors, the Company is synonymous with innovation, precision engineering, and reliability in modern farming. With over a century of experience, the Company has continually pushed the boundaries of agricultural machinery
- [Chief Operating Officer](https://cornerstone-kc.com/chief-operating-officer) - Holy Family School of Faith The Holy Family School of Faith is a well-established Catholic non-profit organization whose mission is to eliminate spiritual poverty by helping people strive for conversion and holiness. For over 20 years, we have thrived under visionary leadership, cultivating a highly entrepreneurial culture and establishing a solid financial foundation. We are
- [Director Customer Success](https://cornerstone-kc.com/director-customer-success) - Bridging Farmers and AgTech through Commerce, Financing & Digital Innovation Conduit is transforming agricultural finance. Equipping retailers with cutting-edge lending infrastructure that redefines how ag finance is delivered – fast, flexible, and fully digital. Empowering retailers with seamless financing results in accelerating grower success, unlocking working capital at scale, and modernizing the backbone of the
- [Plant Manager](https://cornerstone-kc.com/plant-manager) - Paulo stands as North America’s largest privately held commercial thermal processing company, renowned for advancing manufacturers across aerospace, automotive, and beyond with unmatched precision and reliability. With over 82 years of expertise, Paulo’s proprietary “datagineering” approach fuses people, systems, and advanced equipment to solve complex heat treatment challenges, ensuring repeatable results for mission-critical parts made from
- [Director of Human Resources](https://cornerstone-kc.com/director-of-human-resources) - HeartLand, LLC is one of the largest and fast-growing commercial landscape enterprises in the United States! With more than 5,500 employees spanning 26 states, the company serves its commercial landscaping clients across multiple industries including corporate campuses, office complexes, health care facilities, government properties, retail businesses, and many more. HeartLand is a growth story through
- [Corporate Paralegal](https://cornerstone-kc.com/paralegal) - At City Wide, we help manage janitorial services and 20+ additional services with more than 100 franchise locations across the United States and Canada. We offer one point of contact that helps save its Clients time and solve their problems and ensure they receive professional communication and project management through every stage of the experience.
- [Chief Financial Officer](https://cornerstone-kc.com/chief-financial-officer) - Our client, Pivotal Health Care is a management company based in Overland Park, KS that manages ten continuing care retirement communities throughout Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri. Our communities are all innovative, boutique-style rental models that pride themselves on exceptional resident care. Our sister company, Scenic Development, is the developer of all our projects. Their primary
- [Director of Financial Planning & Analysis](https://cornerstone-kc.com/director-of-financial-planning-analysis) - By combining our unparalleled domain expertise with leading-edge technology, Ad Astra is helping Higher Education in its mission to advance timely student completions. We are building a cloud-based software platform that will provide the foundation for our next generation of industry-leading solutions and analytics. We are seeking a highly skilled and strategic Director of Financial
- [Head of Administration](https://cornerstone-kc.com/head-of-administration) - Our client, Forrest T. Jones & Company (FTJ) is an insurance agency and administrator that was established in 1953 to provide insurance products and other financial services to members of associations and other affinity groups. From its start as a small office with three employees, FTJ has grown into a national marketing presence that today
- [Director of Operations, Rigging](https://cornerstone-kc.com/director-of-operations-rigging) - Looking to advance your career with a company that values real skills? Lift Solutions has an opportunity for you. Lift Solutions provides end-to-end industrial lifting solutions. We offer OSHA compliance inspections, crane equipment, aftermarket services and parts for overhead cranes, rigging, and other lifting equipment. Lift Solutions is committed to driving progress and efficiency. Our
- [Executive Director](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-director) - The National Shrine of Mary, Mother of the Church is a 501(c)(3) Missouri Corporation that manages and maintains the programs, fundraising, operations, and facilities for The National Shrine of Mary, Mother of the Church (www.mothersshrine.com). It was the 17th shrine to receive designation as a National Shrine by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
- [Director of Print Operations](https://cornerstone-kc.com/prime-label-kc-director-of-print-operations) - As the regional leader of the manufacturing of premium product labels, Prime Label KC helps brands stand out in competitive markets and inspires positive consumer experiences. For over 30 years, Prime Label KC has focused on the future by developing consumer-driven innovations and sustainable packaging solutions. Working for our team, you can truly make a
- [Technologies Business Director](https://cornerstone-kc.com/technologies-business-director) - The Horn family business has been in the agricultural-chemical business since 1986. With a well-established international presence, the group maintains a network of offices and local business operations in North America, Latin America and the Asia Pacific region. Nowadays, all the companies in the Horn group are well-recognized for their focus in R+D and sustainable
- [Territory Sales Manager](https://cornerstone-kc.com/territory-sales-manager) - 21st Century Equipment is a leading John Deere dealership headquartered in Scottsbluff, Nebraska with 26 agriculture equipment store locations across western Nebraska, eastern Colorado and southeastern Wyoming. Our mission is to make farming easier by creating customer value in all we do.For those who work the land and are looking to maximize their productivity and
- [Sales and Training Director](https://cornerstone-kc.com/sales-and-training-director) - We are seeking a positive, energetic, service-oriented and results-driven Sales and Training Director to lead our efforts in expanding our car wash membership base. This role will be responsible for strategic sales management, driving growth, and implementing effective sales training programs for our highly talented team. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record
- [Chief Financial Officer](https://cornerstone-kc.com/life-unlimited-chief-executive-officer) - Our client, Life Unlimited is the largest service provider for adults with disabilities in the Kansas City metro area. Life Unlimited was created when multiple long-term organizations that provided exceptional services to people with disabilities decided to join forces knowing that they would be stronger if they worked together. In 2016 Immacolata Manor and Concerned
- [Purchasing Manager](https://cornerstone-kc.com/garaga-purchasing-manager) - Garaga is a family business founded in 1983 by Michel Gendreau and passed on to his 2 twin sons, Martin and Maxime, both co-presidents since 2018. A leading Canadian and US based manufacturer of superior quality garage doors for the residential, commercial and industrial markets, Garaga is also a distributor of LiftMaster door openers and
- [Vice President of Operations](https://cornerstone-kc.com/burger-brown-engineering-vice-president-of-operations-2) - Are you ready to take your career to the next level, serve on the senior management team and lead the entire operations for a privately-held, growth-oriented, next generation specialty manufacturer? Are you seeking a culture that thrives in a fast-paced environment where you care as much about the people as you do the processes and
- [Burger & Brown Engineering: Vice President of Operations](https://cornerstone-kc.com/burger-brown-engineering-vice-president-of-operations) - The Company: Burger & Brown Engineering Position Title: Vice president of Operations Reports to: President & CEO Location: Grandview, MO (Kansas City Market) https://www.burgereng.com/ The Opportunity Are you ready to take your career to the next level, serve on the senior management team and lead the entire operations for a privately-held, growth-oriented, next generation specialty
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- [Garaga: General Manager](https://cornerstone-kc.com/garaga-general-manager) - THE COMPANY: Garaga is a family business founded in 1983 by Michel Gendreau and passed on to his 2 twin sons, Martin and Maxime, both co-presidents since 2018. A leading Canadian and US based manufacturer of superior quality garage doors for the residential, commercial and industrial markets, Garaga is also a distributor of LiftMaster door
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- [Burger & Brown Engineering: National Sales Manager](https://cornerstone-kc.com/burger-brown-engineering-national-sales-manager) - The Opportunity Our experienced National Sales Manager will bring previous Business-to-Business and/or Business-to-Distribution sales solutions and expertise to our proprietary product line. This intricate role is responsible for maintaining and developing new critical customer relationships through distribution of Burger & Brown Engineering, Inc.’s proprietary products and services. The Company Brown & Burger is a privately-owned,
- [Gattefosse Manufacturing USA, INC: Plant Director](https://cornerstone-kc.com/gattefosse-manufacturing-usa-inc-plant-director) - Please send resume or referrals to:
- [MAWD Pathology Group: VP of Finance](https://cornerstone-kc.com/mawd-pathology-group-vp-of-finance) - THE COMPANY: MAWD Pathology Group is a physician owned organization committed to the single reason we all practice medicine - taking excellent care of our patients. Everything in MAWD’s organization - our commitment to service, the quality of pathologists we recruit, the accountability we demand of our staff, the collegial work environment we nurture, our focus
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- [SPS Companies, INC: Outside Account Manager](https://cornerstone-kc.com/sps-companies-inc-outside-account-manager) - Company: SPS Companies, Inc.Position Title: Outside Account ManagerReports to: Regional Sales ManagerLocation: St. Louis Metro / Southeast Missouri/Central Illinoishttps://spsci.com Our Story The roots of the SPS Companies go back to 1933 when our founder, Sam Goldstein, set out from Nebraska to try to find a way to support his family. After his car broke down
- [First Business Bank- VP of Commercial Banking](https://cornerstone-kc.com/first-business-bank-vp-of-commercial-banking) - Please send resume or referrals to: Celebrating 40 Years in Executive Search5200 W 94th Terr., Suite 202, Prairie Village, KS 66207Phone: (913) 341-7655 lisab@cornerstone-kc.comProject: 23-02-1108Consultants to Management in Executive SearchMore than 1600 retained searches completed
- [Wire Co: Territory Manager (North East)](https://cornerstone-kc.com/wire-co-territory-manager-north-east) - Position Title: Territory Manager Department: Sales Reports to: Regional Manager, North America Location: North East Region (PA, NJ, NY) www.wirecoworldgroup.com The Company: Our client is the world’s leader in manufacturing, engineering, and distributing wire rope, synthetic rope, specialized assemblies, wire products and electromechanical cable. They focus on SUPPORT — support for industry’s that need to anchor, pull, lift, span,
- [ExplorUS: Business Development Executive Leader (Proposal Writing)](https://cornerstone-kc.com/explorus-business-development-executive-leader) - THE COMPANY: ExplorUS (formerly known as Ortega National Parks) provides hospitality at concession operations in over 58 locations across the United States. You will find us in National Parks, State Parks, National Forests, campgrounds & marinas. We are dedicated to making every moment matter for our guests and associates while protecting and preserving some of
- [Academy Bank: Kansas City Commercial Managing Director](https://cornerstone-kc.com/academy-bank-kansas-city-commercial-managing-director)
- [SPS Companies INC. Outside Account Manager](https://cornerstone-kc.com/sps-companies-inc-outside-account-manager-2) - Our Story The roots of the SPS Companies go back to 1933 when our founder, Sam Goldstein, set out from Nebraska to try to find a way to support his family. After his car broke down outside of Manhattan, KS, and with $800 to his name, he decided to set up shop and Kansas Hide
- [Burger & Brown: Plant Manager](https://cornerstone-kc.com/burger-brown-plant-manager) - The Company Brown & Burger is a privately-held, precision manufacturing company in Grandview, Missouri founded in 1978. Our motto for growth is “Work for Others” services including Industrial Automation, Conventional CNC Machining, Micro-Milling, Swiss Turning, Custom Injection Molding, and Contract Engineering. With these services, we offer Engineered Solutions to industry sectors of: Medical, Semiconductor, Aerospace,
- [WireCo: Product Manager](https://cornerstone-kc.com/wireco-product-manager) - Title: Product Manager Address: 2400 W 75th St, Prairie Village, KS 66208, USA Position: Full-time Office Locations: Prairie Village, KS Department: Commercial Website: https://wireco.com/ Company Description WireCo WorldGroup is the world's leader in manufacturing, engineering, and distributing wire rope, synthetic rope, specialized assemblies, wire products and electromechanical cable. We specialize in rope for the gas
- [Paulo: Operations Manager](https://cornerstone-kc.com/26960-2) - THE COMPANY: Founded in 1943, our client, Paulo is one of the largest providers of thermal processing and metal finishing solutions in North America. Headquartered in St. Louis, Paulo operates six strategically-located divisions across the U.S. and Mexico. We deliver quality results with data engineering: blending the best in automation, data, and human expertise. Paulo
- [Wire Co: Territory Manager (East Texas)](https://cornerstone-kc.com/wire-co-territory-manager-east-texas) - Position Title: Territory Manager Company Structure: Private Equity / Founded: 1931 Global Employee Count: 4,000; 25 Locations; HQ’s Kansas City Annual Revenue: $800M+ Reports to: Regional Manager Location: East Texas (Greater Houston Area) www.wirecoworldgroup.com The Company: Our client is the world's leader in manufacturing, engineering, and distributing wire rope, synthetic rope, specialized assemblies, wire products
- [Wire Co: Territory Manager (South East)](https://cornerstone-kc.com/wire-co-territory-manager-south-east) - Position Title: Territory Manager Department: Sales Reports to: Regional Manager, North America Location: South East Region (GA, FL, AL) www.wirecoworldgroup.com The Company: Our client is the world’s leader in manufacturing, engineering, and distributing wire rope, synthetic rope, specialized assemblies, wire products and electromechanical cable. They focus on SUPPORT — support for industry’s that need to anchor, pull,
- [Wire Co: Territory Manager (West Texas)](https://cornerstone-kc.com/wire-co-territory-manager-west-texas) - Position Title: Territory Manager Company Structure: Private Equity / Founded: 1931 Global Employee Count: 4,000; 25 Locations; HQ’s Kansas City Annual Revenue: $800M+ Reports to: Regional Manager Location: West Texas (Midland, Texas) www.wirecoworldgroup.com The Company: Our client is the world’s leader in manufacturing, engineering, and distributing wire rope, synthetic rope, specialized assemblies, wire products and electromechanical cable. They focus on SUPPORT
- [Burger & Brown: Master Scheduler](https://cornerstone-kc.com/burger-brown-master-scheduler) - The Opportunity Are you ready to take your career to the next level with a growth-oriented, next generation specialty manufacturer? Are you seeking a culture that thrives in a fast-paced environment where you care as much about the people as you do the work? If so, we have the opportunity for you! Burger & Brown
- [CommunityAmerica Credit Union: VP of HR](https://cornerstone-kc.com/27028-2) - THE OPPORTUNITY: The Vice President of Human Resources will be responsible for providing HR leadership and partnering with business leaders to develop HR strategies and programs that support credit union business initiatives. Overall responsibilities include leading HR in the areas of talent acquisition, HR business partnerships/consulting, total rewards, employee relations and employee engagement initiatives. The
- [21st Century Equipment: Location Manager](https://cornerstone-kc.com/21st-century-equipment-location-manager-longmont) - THE COMPANY: 21st Century Equipment is a leading John Deere dealership headquartered in Scottsbluff, Nebraska with 26 agriculture equipment store locations across western Nebraska, eastern Colorado and southeastern Wyoming. Our mission is to make farming easier by creating customer value in all we do. For those who work the land and are looking to maximize
- [21st Century Equipment: Location Manager](https://cornerstone-kc.com/21st-century-equipment-location-manager-fortcollins) - THE COMPANY: 21st Century Equipment is a leading John Deere dealership headquartered in Scottsbluff, Nebraska with 26 agriculture equipment store locations across western Nebraska, eastern Colorado and southeastern Wyoming. Our mission is to make farming easier by creating customer value in all we do. For those who work the land and are looking to maximize
- [21st Century Equipment: Territory Aftermarket Manager](https://cornerstone-kc.com/21st-century-equipment-territory-aftermarket-manager) - THE COMPANY: 21st Century Equipment is a leading John Deere dealership headquartered in Scottsbluff, Nebraska with 26 agriculture equipment store locations across western Nebraska, eastern Colorado and southeastern Wyoming. Our mission is to make farming easier by creating customer value in all we do. For those who work the land and are looking to maximize
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- [Kansas City Retained Executive Search Services](https://cornerstone-kc.com/kansas-city-retained-executive-search-services) - Professional * Personalized * Results Our Cornerstone Kansas City Retained Executive Search services revolve around the search for, and evaluation of, mid to senior level executive leaders against the achievement of our clients’ goals and ultimately their return on investment in human capital regardless of industry or function. Once retained, we identify, review and evaluate
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- [Healthcare Executive Recruiting](https://cornerstone-kc.com/healthcare-executive-recruiting) - Healthcare Executive Recruiting Kansas City Healthcare Executive Recruiting Our Healthcare Executive Practice has completed more than 400 assignments throughout the Central Midwest and regions primarily for hospitals between 50 and 1100 beds to include for-profit and not-for-profit health services organizations. Our expertise in healthcare is especially strong in the area of executive administrative positions including
- [Global Payroll Solutions](https://cornerstone-kc.com/global-payroll-solutions-for-us-employees) - International Payroll for United States Employees For international organizations needing to pay their United States of America based employees, Cornerstone International Group - Kansas City is the solution to your global payroll needs. Our private US-headquartered firm delivers personalized service with world-class results. Cornerstone-Kansas City can not only source payroll for your international based employees
- [Functions and Executive Positions](https://cornerstone-kc.com/functions) - Functions For all of our service offerings including Retained Executive Search and Leadership Development we are able to accurately measure skills, competencies, and development of individuals, teams, and organizations with a wide range of assessment tools and expertise for a variety of functions and industries. Our Retained Executive Search services fill exclusive assignments for our client companies
- [Fact Sheet](https://cornerstone-kc.com/fact-sheet) - Kansas City Executive Search Recruiting Services Sought after More than 1,600 search assignments have been completed since 1980, making Cornerstone Kansas City one of the more prolific retained search firms between Chicago and Dallas. Trusted A high percentage of our assignments have been completed for previous clients; most new assignments are client referred. Global We
- [Dan Heiman](https://cornerstone-kc.com/dan-heiman) - Dan Heiman Principal, Market President, and Executive Search Expert Cornerstone International Group Kansas City Email Dan Heiman Retained Executive Search | Leadership Development Dan Heiman an integrity centered Leader, focused on delivering human capital results through the people and clients he serves. Areas of Expertise • Executive Recruiting • Executive Coaching • Onboard Coaching •
- [CEO Advisory](https://cornerstone-kc.com/ceo-advisory) - CEO SUPPORT ADVISORY A greater awareness of the obligations and liabilities of corporate governance has become evident in most jurisdictions in recent years. As a result, we have focused our CEO Advisory services increasingly on the specific challenges associated with Board composition and the role of Independent Directors. We are able to locate and evaluate
- [Association of Executive Search Consultants](https://cornerstone-kc.com/association-of-executive-search-consultants) - Association of Executive Search Consultants Kansas City Healthcare Executive Recruiting Our Healthcare Executive Practice has completed more than 400 assignments throughout the Central Midwest and regions primarily for hospitals between 50 and 1100 beds to include for-profit and not-for-profit health services organizations. Our expertise in healthcare is especially strong in the area of executive administrative
- [Association of Executive Search Consultants](https://cornerstone-kc.com/aesc) - Cornerstone Kansas City is proud of our membership in the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC), the professional body representing retained executive search consulting firms around the world. Membership criteria are rigorous and only the most professional firms are admitted. The AESC has developed a Code of Ethics and Professional Practice Guidelines that help member firms
- [Assessments & Background Screening](https://cornerstone-kc.com/assessments-background-screening) - Cornerstone Kansas City’s Retained Recruiting Executive Search process, which integrates professional assessments and background screenings, ensures only the very best individuals are brought forwards. Assessments Background Screening powered by Validity Screening Serving Kansas City, Omaha, Lincoln, Des Moines, Wichita and Springfield areas We proudly serve beyond the Kansas City market, offering our executive recruiting and ancillary services
- [Ancillary Service Offerings](https://cornerstone-kc.com/ancillary-service-offerings) - Professional Assessments & Ancillary Service Offerings Cornerstone Kansas City’s Six-Star Retained Search Recruiting process, which integrates professional assessments and background screenings, ensures only the very best individuals are brought forward. Assessments Background Screening powered by Validity Screening Global Payroll Solutions for global companies hiring US employees. Need global payroll solutions for your US employees, contact our firm today!
- [Meet Cornerstone Kansas City](https://cornerstone-kc.com/meet-cornerstone-kansas-city) - Play Video
- [Why Work With Us](https://cornerstone-kc.com/why-work-with-us) - Sought after Our Kansas City executive recruitment services have been described by Executive Recruiter News as having, “major market sophistication and resources with Midwestern style and small firm, high-service orientation.” Our Kansas City Executive Recruitment Services also serve the Central Midwest! More than 1,600 search assignments have been completed since 1980, making Cornerstone Kansas City one
- [Retained Executive Search](https://cornerstone-kc.com/retained-executive-search) - Kansas City's Resource For Executive Search Personalized Service - World Class Results Our Executive Recruiting services revolve around the search for and evaluation of mid-to-senior level executive leaders against the achievement of our client's goals and ultimately their return on investment in human capital regardless of industry or function. Once retained, we identify, review and
- [Executive Coaching](https://cornerstone-kc.com/executive-coaching) - Developing Leaders through Executive Coaching It must be pertinent and personalized Our highly personalized, one-on-one Executive Coaching programs designed for leaders to increase awareness, refine leadership skills and achieve aligned identified goals of the executive, stakeholder, and company. Both local and multinational Executive Coaching initiatives are monitored and evaluated by Cornerstone Executive Coaching Services, including review by ICF-credentialed
- [Onboarding](https://cornerstone-kc.com/onboarding) - Onboard Executive Coaching – Retain The failure rate among newly hired executives is staggeringly high. Recent research indicates that 40% of new senior executives fail within the initial 18 months. 40% Cornerstone Kansas City believes in the importance of retention and the long-term success of the candidates we place. Our firm is committed to "Success
- [Onboarding](https://cornerstone-kc.com/services/career-transition/onboarding) - Onboarding Onboard Executive Coaching – Retain The failure rate among newly hired executives is staggeringly high. Recent research indicates that 40% of new senior executives fail within the initial 18 months. Cornerstone Kansas City believes in the importance of retention and the long-term success of the candidates we place. Our firm is committed to "Success
- [Executive Coaching](https://cornerstone-kc.com/services/career-transition/executive-coaching) - Executive Coaching Developing Leaders through Executive Coaching Our highly personalized, one-on-one Executive Coaching programs designed for leaders to increase awareness, refine leadership skills and achieve aligned identified goals of the executive, stakeholder, and company. Both local and multinational Executive Coaching initiatives are monitored and evaluated by Cornerstone Executive Coaching Services, including review by ICF-credentialed Peer
- [Specialty Practice Groups](https://cornerstone-kc.com/services/executive-search/specialty-practice-groups) - Specialty Practice Groups Throughout our history, we have met our clients’ recruiting needs in a wide variety of business sectors and job functions Throughout our history, we have met our clients’ recruiting needs in a wide variety of business sectors and job functions. Our areas of specialty practice expertise include: Commercial/ Industrial Financial Services Banking

## Job Openings

- [Academy Bank: Commercial Banker](https://cornerstone-kc.com/job/senior-commercial-banker) - The Company: Dickinson Financial Corporation and its two family-owned banks--Academy Bank and Armed Forces Bank--have a long history of service to our clients and the communities in which we do business. Our commitment to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment contributes to immediate results and the long-term success of people. We recruit service-minded talent to
- [Mid-Continental Public Library: Chief Financial Officer](https://cornerstone-kc.com/job/mid-continental-public-library-chief-financial-officer) - Culture Statement Mid-Continent Public Library’s mission and internal values are reflected everyday through our people. We strive to provide customers with the best possible library experience through our commitment to exceptional customer service. We uphold the values of intellectual freedom: we ensure the free flow of information and ideas. We are fair: we know that
- [Lamboo Medical: President](https://cornerstone-kc.com/job/president) - Title: PresidentCompany: Lamboo MedicalReports To: Chief Operating OfficerLocation: Harmony, North Carolina The Company: Lamboo Medical is a family business that has developed into the leading manufacturer of mobile and modular healthcare accommodations. We build MRI, CT, Mammography and PET/CT mobile trailers and modular units. The mobile and modular solutions are custom built in Harmony (NC), USA and then
- [AgriVision Equipment Group | PrairieLand Partners: Product Innovation Manager](https://cornerstone-kc.com/job/product-innovation-manager) - Title: Product Innovation Manager Company: AgriVision Equipment Group | PrairieLand Partners (AVE-PLP) Reports To: Director of Retail SalesLocation: Pacific Junction, IA / Glenwood, IA / Omaha, NE / Lincoln, NESecondary Consideration(s): Within Area of Responsibility (AOR) Territory; Kansas City/ Des Monies, IA/ Wichita, KS The Company: AVE–PLP, LLC is a joint venture between two of the top John Deere

## Staff Members

- [Blake Nearmyer](https://cornerstone-kc.com/team/blake-nearmyer) - Blake Nearmyer is a Senior Executive Recruiter based in Kansas City. He combines a robust business acumen with a commitment to leadership and community service. A graduate of Benedictine College, Blake earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing in 2018, where he developed a passion for strategic communication and business development. His professional journey began at
- [Kelly Kearney](https://cornerstone-kc.com/team/kelly-kearney) - Kelly Kearney serves as Market President for Cornerstone Executive Search, where he leads retained executive search projects in Kansas City and across the Central Midwest region of the United States. Kelly specializes in recruiting C-suite, President, Vice President and Director-level positions for middle market, growth-oriented companies. He brings a strategic, innovative and relationship-driven approach to
- [Lauryn Dubbert](https://cornerstone-kc.com/team/lauryn-dubbert-2) - Lauryn Dubbert is the Marketing and Content Coordinator in Kansas City. She graduated from Benedictine College in 2025 with degrees in Marketing and Management. During her time at Benedictine, Lauryn developed a strong interest in brand strategy, digital media, and creative storytelling. Her involvement on the women's basketball team and campus organization leadership roles helped
- [Suzanne Cox](https://cornerstone-kc.com/team/suzanne-cox) - Suzanne Cox is the Director of Executive Recruiting and Team Lead at Cornerstone Executive Search. With a background in staffing and executive interim leadership services, Suzanne brings extensive experience recruiting for all management levels, including C-suite roles in the healthcare industry. Her expertise lies in placing executives within complex healthcare systems, academic medicine, higher education,
- [Michael Shirley](https://cornerstone-kc.com/team/michael-shirley) - Cornerstone International Group – Kansas City Michael has been involved in the executive search business since 1980. He started our firm, Michael Shirley Associates, in 1990 and built the firm to be one of the more prolific retained search firms between Chicago and Dallas during that time. The firm has handled more than 1,600 search
- [Jennifer Heiman](https://cornerstone-kc.com/team/jennifer-heiman) - Jennifer Heiman has been an essential part of Cornerstone Executive Search since its inception. Starting as Director of Finance, Jennifer’s expertise and dedication have driven her to become Vice President of Finance and Administration. Her strategic approach to finance and operations has been pivotal to Cornerstone’s growth, helping shape and implement best practices that support
- [Dan Heiman](https://cornerstone-kc.com/team/dan-heiman) - Since 2006, Dan Heiman has owned and led Cornerstone Executive Search Kansas City. With over 20 years of experience in retained executive search, Dan specializes in recruiting and coaching Director to CEO-level leaders across a range of industries. Recently appointed Global President of Cornerstone International Group, he now partners with and supports 60 offices in
- [Grace Heiman](https://cornerstone-kc.com/team/grace-heiman) - Grace Heiman is the Client Success Coordinator at Cornerstone Executive Search’s Kansas City office. She brings a unique background in client relations and behavioral insights to her work. A graduate of the University of Missouri - Columbia, Grace holds degrees in Psychology and Anthropology, giving her a deep understanding of human behavior that she leverages

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