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Hunters and Skipper. 22 September 2026. 6 min read
The technology leader who ships: appointing for the age of applied AI
Hunters and Skipper. 15 September 2026
The case for confidential search
Hunters and Skipper. 8 September 2026
The retail chief executive the next decade needs
Hunters and Skipper. 1 September 2026
The programme leader the Gulf pipeline depends on
Hunters and Skipper. 25 August 2026
Should the next Chief Risk Officer come from credit, or from technology?
Hunters and Skipper. 18 August 2026
The window that does not reopen
Sanjay Sharma, Founder. 17 August 2026
Succession in founder and family enterprises begins before the vacancy
Hunters and Skipper. 11 August 2026
Leading a clinical enterprise as a business, with the confidence of its clinicians
Hunters and Skipper. 4 August 2026
Who really owns executive hiring?
Hunters and Skipper. 29 July 2026
Evidence beyond the CV: how we read a leader before the offer
Hunters and Skipper. 28 July 2026
The lateral partner appointment: verifying what a partner really brings
Hunters and Skipper. 21 July 2026
When a developer becomes a platform: the leader real estate now needs
Hunters and Skipper. 14 July 2026
Localise, automate, decarbonise: the operations leader for industry's decisive decade
Hunters and Skipper. 7 July 2026
Energy leadership for two futures at once
Hunters and Skipper. 30 June 2026
Discretion, programmes and partnerships: appointing leaders in aerospace and defence
Hunters and Skipper. 23 June 2026
Interrupt the interruption
Hunters and Skipper. 18 June 2026
Protecting one franchise while launching the next: the automotive leader's test
Hunters and Skipper. 16 June 2026
The third commission: a new word for retirement
Sanjay Sharma, Founder. 13 June 2026
Passion is powerful. Discipline gives it direction.
Hunters and Skipper. 12 June 2026
The Chief Sustainability Officer, from reporting to operations
Hunters and Skipper. 9 June 2026
Both halves of the employment contract
Hunters and Skipper. 7 June 2026
The hidden cost of the chair
Hunters and Skipper. 14 May 2026
The GCC technology talent shift has begun, and Saudi Arabia is leading it
Hunters and Skipper. 12 May 2026
Executive search is not recruitment. It is command.
Hunters and Skipper. 8 May 2026
Why “independent” is not a compliment
Hunters and Skipper. 6 May 2026
Crisis prepared organisations: a discipline of leadership, not circumstance
Hunters and Skipper. 17 April 2026
Where do we find such people?
Hunters and Skipper. 23 January 2026
Missions, surgeries, orchestras: elite teams are recruited to execute together
Hunters and Skipper. 22 January 2026From the battlefield to the boardroom: why military talent matters
Hunters and Skipper. 27 December 2025The invisible loss: when mothers leave work
Sanjay Sharma, Founder. 1 July 2025New Insights by email
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