How Acumen Executive Search Helps Organizations Build Enduring Leadership Teams It’s no secret that turnover is costly—financially, culturally, and strategically. But when organizations ask, “How do we retain great leaders?” the answer is often simpler than expected: hire for culture fit, not just competency. At Acumen Executive Search, we’ve spent nearly two decades helping companies […]
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The Situation An Award-Winning National Mortgage Company was in need of a CIO with solid leadership skills: able to manage, develop, and grow a talented team; have hard conversations when necessary; and able to streamline processes to allow the team to perform more efficiently. In addition to being a strong leader, the organization required the
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The Challenge A highly regarded, established, and essential non-profit and quasi-government housing organization in Central Oregon was seeking their next CEO due to a retirement. The search presented challenges as there were few candidates locally with the necessary expertise and candidates from outside the area would need to relocate to an area with minimal affordable
During Acumen Executive Searches’ 16 years as an executive search firm, we have supported numerous associations and not-for-profits as they transition to new leadership. A search at any level of leadership within these entities can be a very nuanced process, but the role of the top staff leadership, whether the title is Executive Director, CEO,
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