Guided Leadership Search™
Getting leadership fit right is the most important accelerator of mission impact. Getting it wrong limits everything.
Mark specializes in designing and leading Guided Leadership Search™ processes that maximize your organization’s relationships and resources. Clients such as Wycliffe Bible Translators, Fuller Theological Seminary, Missio Nexus, SIL, Partners Worldwide, ECHO, The CEO Forum, and many others have partnered with Mark to build tailored search processes to find the executive leader God had in mind for them.
A Guided Leadership Search™ is structured differently than a retained search firm’s process. Rather than a client sharing their requirements and then handing the process over to recruiting consultants, a Guided Leadership Search™ engages a client's key relationships and networks, with the process led by its internal search committee and guided step-by-step by Mark’s expertise and personal experience in executive leadership search. Through this dedicated partnership approach, Mark works directly with your search team to build a plan that fits your culture, networks, and budget.
In addition to finding an excellent leader, your organization also benefits from:
Increased constituent participation, ownership, and trust
A robust and complete understanding of current and future organizational needs to guide your board and your future leader
In-depth candidate assessment that incorporates the SIMA Leadership Assessment Process to ensure the very best fit for your selection and tailored insights for your leader's long-term growth and development.
Lower consulting fees compared to a standard retained search firm, allowing you to invest even more in the on-boarding and development of your new leader
The development of future capacity to find other senior leaders
A Guided Leadership Search™ is an ideal fit for organizations that have a base of donors, supporters, or alumni, or for those affiliated with associations or collaborative ministry work in the Christian leadership community. Mark incorporates proprietary, organization-wide survey tools, live interviews with key constituents and teams, the development of unique Critical Leadership Requirements™ and opportunity profiles, well-developed and proven process and communications plans, and the SIMA Process to assure the best outcomes for your search.
Selection Consulting Support
Often, a client needs targeted selection consulting support. Whether it is in position definition, candidate assessment, or search strategy and process development, Mark works within your requirements and budget to optimize your in-house search processes with the best resources. Just because your ministry has different needs or a more limited budget doesn’t mean your leadership decisions are any less important.