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Four short essays from our partners on how senior search actually works in our markets. New essays appear roughly once a month.
- 12 March 2026 · 7-min read · Aisha Tanveer
Why most technology leadership searches fail in the first fortnight
The single most common reason a technology-leadership search runs over its planned timeline by 60% or more is not slow candidates. It is a brief that has not been pressure-tested before the search starts.
Read essay → - 26 February 2026 · 6-min read · Imran Mehdi
The quiet economics of Dubai finance hiring in 2026
Two structural forces are reshaping senior finance compensation in Dubai right now, and the firms that misread them are losing offer-stage races they should be winning.
Read essay → - 30 January 2026 · 5-min read · Faraz Iqbal
What good hiring managers do on day one of a retained search
A simple six-step protocol that the best hiring managers we work with run on day one of a retained search. Most of them do not write it down. We are writing it down.
Read essay → - 4 December 2025 · 4-min read · Conor Brennan
Compensation bands versus compensation shape
Senior finance candidates increasingly negotiate on the shape of a comp package rather than the headline number. Employers who design only on the headline number are losing offer races they would otherwise win.
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