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Why Do Some Senior Hires Keep Creating Value While Others Do Not?
Read Chapter 1 of Staying Power, Ken Edwards' new book built from more than thirty years of executive search, operating experience and watching what happened after the hire.
- Chapter 1 — The Thirty-Year Question
- Why the accepted offer is a poor place to stop measuring a hire
- The difference between longevity and staying power
- A seven-question checklist for your next senior executive search

Who this is for
A practical preview for consequential people decisions.
Written primarily for owners, CEOs and senior executives making important hires—and useful to senior candidates trying to understand how their careers are evaluated.
Practical.Built around real executive-search and operating experience.
Immediate.Your download appears as soon as the short form is submitted.
Relevant.The checklist can be used before your next senior search.
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The question behind the book
The offer closes the search. Time reveals the quality of the decision.
Chapter 1 explains why Precision Placements looks beyond tenure and credentials to sustained contribution, learning and the relationship between the person and the environment they are entering.
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