Hiring the Right Leadership Will Make the Organization A Success

What Skills and Characteristics Are You Looking For In Your Next Leadership Hire?

Selecting a leader has a significant impact on the success and future of an organisation.

Today’s boardroom is complex and creating a strategically focused Board is a challenge. With a focus on business continuity, newly appointed senior leaders are expected to hit the ground running.

Forward thinking organisations focus on different backgrounds and experiences to give them a competitive edge by adding diverse expertise which brings better ideas and innovation.

Whether a planned or sudden change in leadership, it causes uncertainty and anxiety – the best way to alleviate those fears is a smooth appointment and transition of leadership.

Factors to Consider When Hiring a Leadership Team

#1 Sound decision making capability – successful executives will have a credible track record of decisions that have positively impacted an organisation, whether this is commercial, financial or through people skills.

#2 High emotional intelligence – authentic, self-awareness, listens and speaks well, synthesizes information, shows empathy and compassion. Extrovert people are not always a good choice as they may be too dominant to allow others to participate and be recognized.

#3 Leadership – they must have the confidence to lead and influence. Being placid will not serve well – they need to challenge, be challenged and open to receive feedback to improve their performance and contribution. Encouraging others to contribute requires a genuine interest in people.

You need robust executive search and recruitment strategies to identify the competencies and personality traits to assess whether the candidate is your next leadership appointment.

Having difficulty recruiting the right leadership talent? Contact us or call +971 552 167 567 and we’ll partner with you to find the right leaders.