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WISDOM WEDNESDAY: EPISODE #7

  • Writer: Derick Haire
    Derick Haire
  • Sep 24
  • 2 min read

Welcome to Edgewater Talent's ‘Wisdom Wednesday’, our Series about Identifying, Hiring and Retaining ‘Transformational Talent’.


Today, we are pleased to present Episode 7, the final episode in this inaugural series. In this episode, Managing Director, Derick Haire, discusses " Onboarding & Coaching” for the new placement.  Derick shares that onboarding a new leader in the C-Suite, a Head of a new division, or a vice president or director, should never, in any case, be just “business as usual” for the placement on his/her start date. Derick explores how onboarding starts well in advance of the placement’s Day 1. He discusses empowerment and cultural alignment tools that will enable the placement to ramp up faster. Most importantly, executive coaching from Day 1 assist the placement and avoid situations such as culture shock, and perhaps unclear role definitions. Edgewater Talent includes 180 days or 90 days of onboarding and coaching as part of our search fee - making for a smoother transition for the placement and 360 alignments with the hiring manager and direct and matrixed teams.


Please visit our website where you will find this episode & all 7 in the series, under our 'Resources Tab', along with Edgewater Talent’s 'Executive Connections', our monthly newsletter & several compelling white papers about key talent hiring and executive coaching. We hope you have enjoyed this Series, and we look forward to presenting our next series in November. Please join us. www.edgewatertalent.com


Derick Haire

Managing Director, Life Sciences

Edgewater Talent & Executive Coaching

Austin, Chicago, West Palm Beach

Office: 1.443.257.3032

 

Derick has more than 20 years of professional leadership and consulting experience within global executive search and executive talent acquisition with a primary focus on the life sciences, healthcare, and technology sectors. Derick’s previous experience includes key roles at leading global executive search firms, including Spencer Stuart & Associates, CTPartners, and ZRG Partners.    ​Derick has helped to build global teams within large, publicly traded companies as well as with small to medium sized enterprises as well as PE/VC-backed start-ups.   These roles have included Board Director, CEO, COO, President, SVP/VP and other senior level positions within general management, sales, marketing, R&D, manufacturing, operations, supply chain, quality, regulatory affairs, strategy, BD&L, corporate development, M&A, HR, finance, and accounting.  In addition to US-based assignments, Derick has worked in global recruitment in Europe and Asia, and therefore, he brings deep, multi-national, cross-cultural experience to each of his projects. Edgewater Talent is an affiliate of Transearch, with partners globally in PE and life sciences practices.

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The insights, views, and interpretations presented herein are solely those of the author and should not be construed as official statements or positions of any individual panelist, their respective organizations, or the panel’s moderator. While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, any reference to the panel’s discussions or participant remarks is provided strictly for informational purposes. The author does not claim representation or endorsement by the featured panelists or their organizations, nor is the author liable for any differences between the content provided and actual statements made by these individuals. Any mention of specific products, strategies, or outcomes is illustrative only and does not constitute legal, financial, or professional advice. Readers are advised to seek their own professional counsel when making decisions based on the content of this document.

 
 
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