Articles of Interest
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Post-College Job Hunt Need Not be that Scary
2012-05-21: Many articles state that 50 percent of recent graduates are unemployed or underemployed; between one-third and one-half of this year’s class will move back home with their parents. Largely due to tuition increasing 600 percent on average since the mid-1980s, student debt has crested the $1 trillion mark. This is not a sustainable path. (Article written by Paul Frankenberg and Ethan Dunham and published in the May 19, 2012 edition of The Tennessean") Read More...
Paul and Beth Frankenberg: Harvesting Hope
2012-02-17: Paul and Beth Frankenberg know hope. Hope is what Paul’s parents were given when he was an infant. Hope is what Paul and Beth in turn want to give to other families. Discover what "Harvesting Hope" means to them, and a few of the many ways they are giving back to the Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt and to the Nashville community. (Article Reprinted from the Vanderbilt Children's Hospital Website, by Christina Echegaray) Read More...
Corporate Leadership: Should Brett Favre Be Your Company's CEO?
2009-09-14: A recent conversation about Brett Favre joining the Vikings led me to consider the implications of corporate leadership and a company hiring a CEO superstar, such as Brett Favre. I was debating with a friend in the private equity business whether we would make the decision to sign Favre if we owned the Minnesota Vikings. As a retained executive recruiter, this discussion led me to consider whether I would recommend a Brett Favre CEO to a client. (Article by Paul Frankenberg) Read More...
Executive Recruiting: Draft Your Corporate Executives Correctly
2009-04-13: Everyone loves a good sports analogy. The upcoming NFL Draft prompted me to consider how the player selection process compares to how businesses succeed with executive recruiting. Because I'm interested in how organizations assess a leader's capabilities and their subsequent success, I set out to determine whether the NFL can offer a few tips to improve an organization's executive recruiting. (Article by Paul Frankenberg) Read More...
Healthcare Interoperability and Data Exchange: A Healthcare Executive Recruiter's Viewpoint on this Window of Opportunity
2009-02-23: A window of opportunity currently exists for healthcare investors and executives to lead and dominate the newest healthcare IT niche: interoperability and data exchange. However, as Abraham Lincoln once said, "Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle." As a professional healthcare executive recruiter, my experience in completing more than 225 healthcare executive search assignments for high-growth companies provides a somewhat differentiated viewpoint on many relevant issues. Hopefully, this viewpoint will benefit your company's internal discussions as you develop your strategies to embrace the new healthcare interoperability and data exchange opportunity. (Article by Paul Frankenberg) Read More...
Interviewing with an Executive Recruiter: The Answer within the Answer
2008-12-19: If you're one of the million workers who have been laid off and are seeking a new position, it's very important to understand the significance that will be placed on the answers you provide to your executive recruiter's questions. However, what you may not realize is that explaining your layoff to an executive recruiter is not meant to simply justify your professional experiences, the rationale for your dismissal or your ongoing career pursuits. It also allows a skilled executive recruiter to probe deeper into your psyche and listen for what I call "the answer within the answer." (Article by Paul Frankenberg) Read More...
The Successful Interview Visit
2008-12-12: Many organizations often overlook the fact that a successful interview visit begins well before the candidate leaves their residence and continues well after their return home. This article will hopefully help guide organizations with the recruitment process and particularly the candidate interview visit. (Article) Read More...
The Dos and Don'ts of Working with a Retained Executive Search Firm
2008-12-10: At some point in every person's career the inevitable questions are raised 'What is my next step? How do I find the best career opportunity for me? How do I develop relationships with the recruiters who can point me in the right direction?' As a recruiter within a Retained Executive Search Firm, I've witnessed a range of actions that have prompted some thoughts on the Dos and Don'ts of working with recruiters. In this article, I'll attempt to outline a few guidelines for candidates faced with the opportunity of working with a retained executive recruiter, whether by choice or by chance. (Article.) Read More...
Physician Marketing 101: Differentiation is as Easy as 1, 2, 3
2008-08-01: Medicine is a service business and service businesses depend on client and customer service. How many patients walk through the front door of your specialty practice and claim to have found you through the phone book or the internet? Despite advances in technology and the sophistication of the 'modern day' patient, most of your potential patients are still being referred to you by another physician. (Article.) Read More...
NCAA Men's Basketball Finals and Healthcare Executive Search: What Do They Have in Common?
2008-05-12: I work in the healthcare executive search arena and have the opportunity to recruit outstanding executive leadership for the country's leading healthcare organizations. Outside of work, I am an avid sports fan, especially those big games when championships are on the line. Despite my best efforts to separate work and pleasure, my brain draws parallels that connect these two arenas, which happened Monday night. (Article by Paul Frankenberg, as published in the Nashville Medical News.) Read More...
Healthcare Executive Recruiting - Bet on the Horse or the Jockey?
2008-05-07: Healthcare venture capitalists often use horse racing analogies when discussing ideal investments. These venture capitalists prefer to bet on the jockey versus the horse. Their logic, it's the people that drive the business. (Article by Paul Frankenberg) Read More...
Executive Succession Planning: Taking It to the Board Room
2008-03-17: Executive succession planning should be an ongoing Board function. Best practices organizations are moving executive succession planning and leadership development from the human resources department into C-level suites and the Board Room in their pursuit of elevated business continuity planning. This is because the business and financial risks of executive mis-hires and misalignment can be as threatening to the viability of an organization as an operations failure or a major data security breach. (Article by Paul Frankenberg) Read More...
Executive Recruiting Advice - Don't Underestimate The Cost Of A Mis-Hire
2008-02-06: Effective, laser-focused executive recruiting is vital in any organization. Every CEO will agree that hiring and retaining high-quality executive leadership is crucial to achieving their strategic business goals. However, very few CEO's have accurate data to openly discuss the true cost of a bad hiring decision. (Article by Paul Frankenberg) Read More...
Executive Search Firms Can Lead Their Segment By Publishing Quality Outcomes Data
2008-01-14: Executive search firms tend to keep the quality outcomes they provide to their clients private. However, superior quality levels provide a significant competitive advantage if customers understand the data and if they see value in the benefits. (Article by Paul Frankenberg) Read More...
Healthcare Executive Leadership - Global Career Planning Creates New Opportunities
2008-01-09: Healthcare executive leadership has gone global. As a result, a growing number of opportunities are becoming available for individuals whose career planning efforts have prepared them for the extraordinary challenges and the long-term rewards that an international assignment offers. (Article by Paul Frankenberg) Read More...
CFO Succession Planning: 3 Tactics to Use If You're Not Being Groomed for the CFO Position
2008-01-04: CFO succession planning doesn't exist in a majority of companies. As a result, talented mid-level executives are left with considerable uncertainty about their opportunities for continued professional advancement. However, there is a way for aspiring CFO candidates to prosper and grow within this environment of uncertainty. (Article by Paul Frankenberg.) Read More...
Interview Candidates Using the GEOADA Approach
2006-01-23: Whether you're in a small business, a pre-IPO start up, or a Fortune 50 company, you're likely to find that the best managers are not always the best interviewers. On the other side of the desk, the best candidates for a position are not necessarily the best interviewers either. (Article by Paul Frankenberg) Read More...
Generation X vs. Baby Boomers?
2005-11-01: It's time to pit a group of seasoned Baby Boomers against a group of high energy, techno-enabled, Generation X business professionals. (Article by Paul Frankenberg) Read More...
Four Must-Do's when Hiring for a Leadership Role
2005-06-01: During our conversation the CEO asked, "Why should I use a search firm?" I decided to talk with him about specific circumstances in which he should engage a firm and based on his needs, what type of firm would fit best. (Article by Paul Frankenberg) Read More...
Should I Use a Search Firm?
2005-06-01: During our conversation the CEO asked, "Why should I use a search firm?" I decided to talk with him about specific circumstances in which he should engage a firm and based on his needs, what type of firm would fit best. (Article by Paul Frankenberg.) Read More...
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