Recruiting and Retaining Talent
Strategies and policies to ensure that staff and faculty members can work together effectively and are well supported in independent schools.
Strategies and policies to ensure that staff and faculty members can work together effectively and are well supported in independent schools.
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Recruiting Senior Administrators: Own the Process … And Don’t Hire Resumes!
Many schools form a faculty lead search committee to run the search. They vet resumes with the search firm, conduct preliminary interviews, and present the Head with candidates to bring to the campus. While this feels like a democratic and inclusive process, it is a terrible idea! This person will report to YOU. You need […]
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Strategic Search: Designing and Executing Senior Administrative Searches with Intention
Each time a school initiates a search for a senior administrator—whether a division head, CFO, academic dean, or enrollment leader—there is an opportunity to do more than fill a position. A well-designed search process can be a moment of strategic alignment, community engagement, and institutional growth. Too often, though, these searches are reactive or rushed, […]