The GM & CEO Academy
All great business leaders want to raise their game. GMs and CEOs face a variety of challenges, some they meet naturally, others are outside their scope of experience. Being at the pinnacle of their organisation, there is often nowhere to turn for assistance. Boards provide some support, but usually recognise that they are rarely in a position to coach effectively.
The GM & CEO Academy is designed to help in the complex art of leadership. Many bosses claim the role is lonely and find the Academy provides the support infrastructure of peers and coaches so needed by these progressive and talented business heads.
Academy members meet in groups of 14-16 in high impact quarterly workshops which combine advanced personal development with relevant sessions facilitated by subject specialists. It's a structured coaching environment as well as a confidential space to address specific 'live' challenges through the unique 'Virtual Board'. (See sub tab.)
Quite simply it is the environment that makes the difference in how achievable success becomes, with minimal stress and maximum effectiveness.
“We needed someone to spearhead the growth in what was one of our biggest markets. European Leaders seemed a natural choice given their experience with VC backed software companies and their Nordic language capabilities. They found us a seasoned VP Sales which led to another search campaign for a Business Development Manager that was also successfully completed. They promised and then they delivered.”
“We hired European Leaders to search for several senior strategic hires in Oslo and London. Their skill-set included an exceptional understanding of our sector with the bonus of Nordic language skills – it was great being able to work with one firm to build the team across the company. The European Leaders team members are great communicators and they are great ambassadors for our business: A genuine and successful partnership”
“We have worked with European Leaders on most of our key International appointments and they have consistently delivered successfully - we view them as partners as we continue to grow the company.”
“We have employed European Leaders on a number of searches. I cannot speak too highly of their skills in this high-level recruitment area. In just a few days they tackle assignments that would probably take others weeks or months to achieve. And with great success.”
“With the GM & CEO workshops I come away with four or five great insights that are immediately valuable to the business and the way we grow it.”
When looking internationally for key executives it was important to work with a search partner that not only understood our culture, strategy and ambitions, but also the market in which we wanted to offer our services. European Leaders’ experience with content and services vendors in the international Mobile industry provided us with a wide choice of quality candidates and attracted one of the experts in the industry.
“Expanding into the UK was a key priority for us in 2009 and European Leaders showed genuine care and enthusiasm as ambassadors which ultimately led to hiring a great Commercial Director for UK.”
“There is no other community so dedicated to improving the performance of leaders.”
“European Leaders coached key members of the leadership team to realise their leadership capabilities thereby accelerating the alignment between functional and organisational strategy.”
“European Leaders Executive Search not only placed me in my current role at VoluBill but continued to support me in the business and sponsored me in to the GM & CEO Programme as one of their first members. It’s the first time I’ve encountered head hunters who not only know their business well but are also truly committed to improving the skills of CEOs in a way which is truly innovative and welcomed.”
