3 Things You Can Do When Your CFO Search Goes Off the Rails

Executive search is, at its heart, a service business – you’re paying for the specialized knowledge, experience, and skill of the recruiter you’re hiring. It’s not unlike hiring a lawyer, architect, or accountant. It’s also an information management business. Thanks to LinkedIn, Facebook and other web-based research tools, executive search firms have access to pretty […]
Why is it so Hard to Recruit a Good Controller?

My practice specializes in recruiting CFOs for owner-managed businesses. And for the majority of the searches I conduct, the title CFO usually translates as either VP Finance or Director of Finance. But sometimes an owner-managed company doesn’t need the horsepower a VP Finance or Director of Finance brings to the table. Sometimes all an owner-manager […]