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Capability

Executive Search

Identify and secure leaders with the judgement, agility, and drive your context demands.

What this solves

We run executive search for organisations that need high-confidence leadership appointments. We assess internal and external talent against role-critical outcomes so selection decisions are based on evidence, not proximity or pedigree.

Best suited to

  • Boards and CEOs appointing leaders for critical transitions
  • Growth organisations needing fast, high-confidence appointments
  • Teams replacing pivotal leaders without losing execution momentum

“Experience matters, but capability, agility, and drive are what sustain leadership performance.”

Leadership Quarter approach

How the search works

01

Brief

Define outcome-based success criteria and role-critical capability profile

02

Mapping

Internal and external talent mapping across relevant and adjacent markets

03

Assessment

Evidence-based evaluation of capability, judgement, agility, and drive

04

Appointment

Selection, offer, and transition support aligned to first-year outcomes

Built on LQ8 Leadership

“We assess for capability, agility, and drive — not just track record.”

Every executive search mandate is underpinned by the LQ8 Leadership framework — eight validated dimensions that predict sustained leadership performance across roles, sectors, and cycles of change.

Explore the LQ8 framework

Case study

Consumer Platform, Series D

A representative example of how this capability is delivered in live operating environments.

Challenge

The business needed a commercial leader to scale a new function, but likely candidates lacked the capability range required for the stage.

Approach

Leadership Quarter defined outcome-based selection criteria, mapped internal and external candidates, and assessed finalists for transferable capability and decision quality.

Impact

The final appointment was secured in 11 weeks and delivered measurable operating improvements within the first two quarters.