The Talent Radar

Abstract

When it comes to discovering the leaders of the future, how can hiring organizations build a more sensitive talent radar to pick up signals of early-stage talent? What do upcoming leaders need to do to appear on that radar? What kind of search strategy is needed to find the exceptional candidate? Based on dozens of interviews with talent development specialists, we present 11 characteristics that emerge as keys to success. We present a case that illustrates why executive search is high stakes-game of responsible positions, and examine why talent alone is no guarantee of success.

An earlier form of this chapter by the author was published in Dutch in “Bestemming Boardroom: over zoeken en gevonden worden” (Boom, Amsterdam, 2018) and in English (online) by the Amrop Partnership (2021) as “Destination Boardroom 2: The Talent Radar.”

Citation

van Eijck, E. (2024), "The Talent Radar", Destination Boardroom: Secrets of a Discrete Profession – Executive Search Unveiled, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 13-21. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83797-963-920241002