Elements of a Successful CEO Search
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• Be guided by the truth of the circumstances which challenge our client and await the successful candidate.
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•Encourage diversity at every level. Inviting the fullest range of thinking and experience from candidates will strengthen and inform the judgement of our client.
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•Realize that the top experts regarding a given position are the candidates. The contrast in their approaches will inform your choice. Look on our candidates as a group of expert consultants, one of whom will be selected to act on his or her recommendations.
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•Be alert to learning and growing throughout the search process, and be prepared to adapt new insights and lessons learned when selecting the candidate and working with the new chief executive.
FORD
WEBB
ASSOCIATES
“Your patience allowed you to gain the confidence of five difficult and
independent politicians.
Your astonishing
creativity and your gentle way brought us to a remarkable
result.”
Governor*
Founded in 1989 by Ted Webb and Jean Ford, Ford Webb Associates has grown to be a major national firm with a stellar track record of attracting top talent and effecting successful, long term placements in the not for profit, government and corporate sectors.
Ford Webb Associates has earned the trust and respect of clients and candidates alike through our adherence to a strict code of business ethics and the high level of integrity and commitment we bring to every assignment. When we are entrusted with helping to move an organization to the next level, we take that responsibility very seriously. We recognize the extent and consequences of such a serious responsibility and seek to provide strategies that are all encompassing. Throughout the recruitment and selection process, we consider ourselves an extension of the client organization and all our dealings are reflective of your organization’s values, mission, reputation and culture.
Our client’s entire enterprise will be profoundly impacted by the chief executive selection - mission, strategy, tactics, governance and operations. We believe a full accounting of all these variables is necessary to assure that the new leader and organization share a clear and powerful mandate. What makes us different is our ability to identify problems and apply the skill necessary to overcome them. We are not afraid to explore what limits our client’s success. Our support is powerful, comprehensive, and certain.
Our expertise in organizational development and change management, our experience recruiting hundreds of chief executives and government cabinet officers and our comprehensive approach assures our clients a successful leadership transition and a clear vision for the future.
MISSION DRIVEN EXECUTIVE SEARCH
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY
Ford Webb Associates is firmly committed to the principles of equal opportunity and embraces the notion that diversity enhances an organization’s ability to operate successfully. Our firm has an unparalleled record of recruitment and placement of qualified individuals from historically underrepresented groups in our society. The organizations we serve not only require the ability to recruit in diverse communities, but are also advocates for human rights and equal justice.
Who We Are
