Bad Decisions: Why Companies Miss the Most Important Factor In Executive Hiring

Hunt Scanlon Media’sBad Decisions: Why Companies Miss the Most Important Factor In Executive Hiring

February 22nd - 11:30am EST

Join Kingsley Gate on February 22nd for our interactive webinar supported by Hunt Scanlon Media. The session will focus on the idea of business decision making as one of the most important aspects of a senior executive’s remit, and how/why it is often overlooked in the executive hiring conversation.

A few months ago, Kingsley Gate published a full report in conjunction with The Financial Times covering the importance of decision making in determining several outcomes (including executive satisfaction), the degree to which the topic is missing from executive interviews, and the role that new senior hires can play in improving a company’s decision effectiveness.

This a great opportunity to hear first-hand from some of the key players in our industry. They will share valuable insights including specific examples they’ve observed, root cause rationales as to why certain phenomena exist or transpire today, reactions to the study findings, and predictions for the future.

We will be joined by the chairman of McKinsey & Company North America, Gary Pinkus, along with two partners from Kingsley Gate: Christine Sobhani and Kristina Kalkman.

Topics to be discussed include:

Decision making as a way to tangibly illustrate the abstract concept of “culture”
Decision making “alignment” and “fit” between candidate/employee and the broader organization
Companies’ decision environments and how they evolve over time
Decision making styles and approaches – at the individual and the organizational level
The role that external senior executive hires play in helping drive improved decision making

There will be an opportunity for audience members to put their questions to panel members and join the conversation.

Speakers

Gary Pinkus is the chairman for McKinsey & Company in North America. He was previously the managing partner for the firm in North America, and before that led McKinsey’s office for the Western United States. He is also the former global leader of McKinsey’s private equity & principal investors practice, which he helped cofound almost two decades ago.

He serves clients across a variety of different industries and topics, including leading companies in private equity, healthcare, and energy.

Gary joined McKinsey & Company in Los Angeles in 1987 as a business analyst and came to the firm’s San Francisco Office in 1992. Over the course of his career, he has worked for Dole Fresh Fruit in Honduras; Bear Stearns’ Mergers and Acquisitions Group in New York; and in McKinsey’s Houston, Mexico City, Sydney, and Zurich offices. In addition to his client work, Gary has been a member of the firm’s shareholders council (board of directors) for almost a decade, and now chairs the senior partners committee (the committee responsible for evaluating McKinsey’s senior partners).

Kristina Kalkman is a partner with Kingsley Gate. Her consultative approach has proven highly effective at executing strategic talent initiatives and delivering outstanding, diverse talent.

Kristina’s hands-on, common sense approach is highly effective in matching appropriate talent to leadership positions for companies of all sizes – from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies. She has delivered a broad range of roles for clients spanning industries including, technology, consumer goods, energy, insurance, sustainability, manufacturing, and lean for both manufacturing and service industries.

Her strengths include her ability to listen and relate to the specific needs of her clients, allowing her to serve as a powerful advisor to identify and refine current and future leadership requirements. Kristina’s passion is helping clients achieve their goals through a fundamental understanding of their needs and expanding their overall potential through the right talent.

As a prior entrepreneur, Kristina understands the drive and determination behind her clients’ charge to advance revenue, profitability, and growth – with a constant drive for continuous improvement. One of Kristina’s specific areas of expertise is working with founders/CEOs of privately held companies to define and acquire the right leadership and skills necessary to achieve their next level.

Christine Sobhani is a senior partner at Kingsley Gate.

She brings over 20 years of recruitment experience to Kingsley Gate. She is a leader in the talent acquisition and talent management space with a focus in HR and leadership roles across industries. Before her last role as partner at August Leadership, Christine served as a managing director in Allegis Partners’ New York office, where she focused on identifying talented executives to lead organizations’ HR teams and leadership functions. She previously served as the vice president of global client solutions at Korn Ferry, where she was responsible for the client management and service delivery leadership of global recruitment accounts, as well as the management of a team of seven global account managers. Her clients were primarily in the technology, manufacturing, life sciences, and financial services sectors.

Prior to this, Christine was financial services practice director with Pontoon Solutions, a division of Adecco, where she led the growth and management of the financial services practice and oversaw a staff of more than 80 recruiting professionals and a multimillion-dollar budget. Prior to Pontoon, she worked at a boutique search firm in New York City with a focus in financial services. Earlier in her career, she was the head of U.S. recruitment for BNP Paribas and ran the WestLB recruiting program on-site on behalf of Advantage Human Resourcing. She has also held positions at Michael Page International, Creditland.com and Madsen Staffing Services.

Aaron Mitchell Finegold is the Chief Marketing Officer of Kingsley Gate. He is responsible for overseeing the company’s full-funnel marketing strategy, all external communications, and investment in business-critical capabilities such as experimentation, marketing automation, and measurement. Aaron brings over 15 years of experience in digital marketing, brand strategy, customer insights, user acquisition, and design thinking to Kingsley Gate. His experience driving innovation across both technology and professional services companies makes him uniquely qualified to lead Kingsley Gate’s marketing efforts.

Before joining Kingsley Gate, Aaron spent three years as a senior leader at LinkedIn, with a focus on developing leading-edge marketing strategy, reinforcing marketing foundations (e.g., data, technology) and ensuring strong collaboration between marketing and other functions. Prior to LinkedIn, Aaron was an associate partner in McKinsey & Company’s marketing and sales practice and served as a worldwide marketing strategy consultant at Ogilvy & Mather, developing demand generation and brand marketing strategies.

Aaron is deeply involved with Nobel Prize-winning N.G.O., Human Rights Watch, sitting on the San Francisco committee, and the Global Circle of the organization’s LGBT rights program.

9 Reasons to Attend

Come virtually network with hundreds of talent leaders and executive recruiters

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MEET the experts and influencers in executive talent and recruiting
DISCOVER the latest trends in executive recruiting
GAIN valuable market intelligence
LEARN what your competitors are doing
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