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Recruiting leaders for a print business

Senior appointments influence culture, customers and investment. The search should begin with a shared view of the change the leader must deliver.

Define the mandate

Set out the decisions the leader will own, the outcomes expected and the support available from owners or the wider leadership team.

Describe the culture honestly

Explain how decisions are made, how conflict is handled and what the team values in practice. Senior candidates will test whether the story is consistent.

Protect confidentiality

Agree who knows about the search, how approaches will be made and when the wider business can be informed.

Assess change evidence

Ask candidates to explain a relevant change, including resistance, trade-offs, measures and what they would do differently.

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