Contemporary governance leadership role working with collaborative leadership team.
The Brief
Future Leadership was retained by the Chief Executive Officer of a local city council, to lead a comprehensive search process to identify a highly experienced, strategic and contemporary Governance professional with experience inducting a new Council. The organisation had been to market several times, but a suitable candidate had not been identified.
The ideal candidate would have a reputation for the highest levels of integrity and the ability to translate governance and risk requirements to different audiences. The role would be a key contributor to building a leading, modern and open organisation.
Candidate net Promote Score
Future Leadership combines truly personalised relationships with innovative technology solutions to ensure an approachable and efficient process for all our Net Promoter Score across clients, successful candidates and unsuccessful candidates is well above industry standard.
Candidates supported every year
We maintain genuine relationships with past candidates and continue to support them with leadership solutions long term, after they land their role.
Senior Women Appointed since 2002
Over half of the executive search assignments undertaken by our team have resulted in the appointment of outstanding female or LGBTQI+ leaders to high profile roles.
Candidate Retention Rate for 12 months since 2002
Our thorough briefing process and ability to engage passive candidates mean that we go to great lengths to find the right person for the role – long term!
The Process
A detailed briefing was undertaken, the key attributes and competencies required were identified and a comprehensive search strategy was agreed. As the local city council was currently under Administrators, only candidates with a demonstrated track record of integrity, credibility and experience were to be approached.
The consultant team at Future Leadership leveraged their extensive contacts nationally across Local Government, public and private sectors and Government Business Enterprises to identify and approach potential candidates. A tight marketplace, along with four other Councils in market for the same position, the ability to move fast and conduct highly confidential and sensitive engagement was critical to the success of the assignment.
Emerging Capabilities
Culture and Engagement
Engages stakeholders inclusively with sensitivity and regard for diversity and facilitates a psychologically safe environment for social or cultural differences affecting behaviour.
Communication and Influence
Communicates with clarity and impact to facilitate individual and collective understanding, inspire action and enable information exchange. Leverages human-centric communication and storytelling to effectively influence stakeholders across the physical and virtual realms.
Organisational Capability
Anticipates future workplace skills and requirements and builds capability across the organisation. Pro-actively seeks opportunities to develop other people’s talent and career pathways and takes appropriate action to address skill gaps in others.
Critical Thinking
Examines information for assumptions and gaps in logic; reframes problems and presents well-reasoned insights accommodating diverse perspectives. Persistent in asking insightful questions, enabling complex strategic judgements to be made across multiple dimensions.
Personal Growth
Adopts a growth mindset and is motivated to continuously develop one's own knowledge, skills, and personal attributes through continued learning. Recognises when a learned behaviour is no longer useful. Reflects regularly on performance and ways to improve.
Commercial Acumen
Provides a deep understanding of relevant industry, marketplace and business drivers as applicable to the organisation. Leverages the application of commercial tools and frameworks to manage opportunities, conflicts and trade offs. Able to focus on customer service requirements and acts proactively to raise the customer experience.
Initiative and Drive
Leads self by working independently, setting and attaining personal and work related goals, and demonstrating motivation and responsibility for their own actions. Demonstrates awareness of personal strengths and improvement areas. Effectively relates to others in a professional manner.
The Outcome
After an open and competitive process, the Selection Committee appointed the shortlisted candidate to the position.
She is an experienced, contemporary Governance professional with a legal background and considerable senior leadership experience in the Local Government setting.
