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The Governance Group Overview |
Every successful business relies on a combination of tangible and intangible assets, including tools, equipment, facilities,
operations, and infrastructure (administration, finance, technology). But a huge part of the equation consists of people,
their placement, and their needs, what today we call "human capital," the arena that encompasses governance,
organization, jobs, rewards, and communications.
The mission of The Governance Group is to be your premier outside resource for meeting your human capital needs,
including the recruitment, deployment, development, and retention of Boards, executives, managers, and senior
professionals. We use our experience to assure your success, supporting you in every area of human capital management
so that you have the right talent at the right time with the right skills and experience performing the right functions to
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The Case for Outside Help |
Why use The Governance Group instead of internal staff? Sometimes it's a matter of workload. Sometimes practical
considerations dictate complete confidentiality. At other times, Boards or top executives want to retain their own counsel
and ensure total independence. Often, it's an issue of expertise and contacts: because we focus exclusively on our two
core businesses -- search and human capital consulting -- we keep current on issues, information, and people, enabling us to
act with focus and few detours to achieve the results you need. And always, you can count on our objectivity.
In the most sensitive of assignments -- such as mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, and downsizings -- we help you
identify the people you can't afford to lose, pinpoint nonperformers you cannot afford to keep, and find ideal candidates to
augment existing staff or replace those not achieving. We also help you craft the ideal organization to meet changing
needs (growth or reduction), define compensation and other recruitment and retention tools, and communicate
appropriately both inside and out so that your goals, your needs, and your actions are clear.
Unlike internal staff, our outside experts have the unique ability to see, understand, apply, and explain
requirements, decisions, and actions from differing perspectives -- not only the employers, employees,
and prospective employees, but also those of such key constituents as Boards, stockholders,
customers, and more. With existing staff as well as those newly placed, Governance Group professionals
can serve as both confidential sounding board and hands-on coach, providing organizational,
compensation, and communications advice that ensures the organization continuing success.
Whatever the specific assignment for which we are engaged, we remain always attentive to the broad
issues -- talent acquisition, development, succession, and retention -- vital to your organization's longterm
health.
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The Human Capital Arena - The Goal |
In both good times & bad, the right:
- Talent
- Skills & Experience
- Functions
- Timing
- Performance
- Communication
- Rewards
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- Complement to your internal capabilities
- No off-the-shelf solutions
- Willingness to refer/decline work
- Absence of bureaucracy & rule books
- Flexibility in approach, scheduling, staffing & pricing
- Selective client list; few barriers/conflicts of interest
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- Network of 100+ search & consulting firms worldwide
- Local hands-on entrepreneurial managers
- Common technologies, standards & procedures
- Close project coordination across firms/locations
- Few barriers
- Willingness to say "no"
- Flexible business, billing & service arrangements
- Shared passion for being the best
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- The Coca-Cola Co.
- Cushman & Wakefield
- Dresdner/RCM Global Investors
- GoAmerica
- Iridium
- KPMG
- Merrill Lynch
- MetLife
- Rockefeller Group Telecommunications
- Roundtree Capital
- Schieffelin & Somerset
- Stone & Webster
- Unocal
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