Dan Squires
How to CRUSH Executive Selection
In the dynamic landscape of business, executives are crucial to a company's success. In the best of times, they’re the navigators...
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Dan Squires
- Oct 11, 2023
- 3 min
Deliberate Hiring and Swift Firing for Functional Leadership Teams
Deliberate Hiring and Swift Firing for Functional Leadership Teams
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Dan Squires
- Feb 1, 2021
- 4 min
It Takes 3 C's to Spell Executive Success
Okay, so a few other letters are also helpful, but let’s face it, the C’s really do the heavy lifting when it comes to successful...
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Dan Squires
- Nov 1, 2020
- 3 min
The Shrinking Moon & Invisible Gorillas - The Role of Bias
One of my kids recently asked me why the moon “shrinks,” as it gets higher in the sky. By the time I had finished explaining the science...
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Dan Squires
- Aug 1, 2020
- 4 min
Is Personality Testing a Waste of Time?
Brace yourselves; I’m coming at this with some baggage and a little hot sauce. If you’re an executive, you’ve no doubt been subjected to...
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Dan Squires
- Nov 1, 2019
- 5 min
Beware: Falling in Love with Fool's Gold - Identifying False Positives
He looked perfect—excellent pedigree, stellar employment history. He was local too, and even worked for a respected competitor. Best of...
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Dan Squires
- May 1, 2019
- 3 min
What To Do When What Got You Here May Not Get You There - Focus on Difficult Managers
I get to know folks pretty quickly, and it turns out that Roy Rogers was right—most people are pretty likable, even if they have a few...
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Dan Squires
- Feb 1, 2019
- 4 min
To Coach or Not to Coach? - That IS the Question!
I doubt Shakespeare would have been a fan of coaching. Rather than plotting revenge, can you imagine Hamlet, instead, receiving counsel...
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Dan Squires
- Nov 1, 2018
- 1 min
The Attitude-Aptitude Curve
Top of mind this week is what two recent search candidates referred to as either the “Attitude-Aptitude” curve, or (my favorite)...
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Dan Squires
- Aug 1, 2018
- 4 min
David & Goliath: The Art & Science of the Underdog Search
In a previous post titled, “When a Seemingly Perfect Candidate May be Fool’s Gold”, I presented a candidate case study we call here at...
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