85. Executive Recruiters
85. Executive Recruiters  
Podcast: The Economics of Everyday Things
Published On: Mon Mar 24 2025
Description: When a Fortune 500 company needs a new leader, it turns to a well-connected headhunter who assesses candidates with psychological tests and mock TV interviews. Zachary Crockett activates his network.   SOURCES:Julian Ha, partner at the executive recruiting firm Heidrick & Struggles.Jane Stevenson, global vice chair of board and CEO services at Korn Ferry. RESOURCES:"The Transformation of the CEO," by Stephen Langton, Rusty O'Kelley, Laura Sanderson, and Sean Roberts (Russell Reynolds Associates, 2024)."Executive Paywatch" (AFL-CIO, 2023)."Diversity matters even more: The case for holistic impact," by Dame Vivian Hunt, Sundiatu Dixon-Fyle, Celia Huber, María del Mar Martínez Márquez, Sara Prince, and Ashley Thomas (McKinsey & Company, 2023)."CEO Tenure Rates," by Joyce Chen (Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governenance, 2023)."Best Industries to Recruit for in the US" (Precision Global Consulting).