At the top, one wrong hire costs a year and a strategy. Executive search at Bridgewell is run as a board-level advisory engagement: the role is interrogated, the market is mapped, and you see a short, deliberate slate, not a stack of forwarded profiles.
Confidential approach to passive leaders already performing elsewhere.
Three to five contenders, each defensible at board level.
Shakkir runs the mandate end to end. No junior handoff.
Contingency search is paid to deliver volume fast. We are engaged to get one decision right. That changes everything: who we approach, what we challenge, and what we are willing to tell you about your own brief.
Start with one conversation →| Typical | Bridgewell |
|---|---|
| Forwards inbound profiles | Maps and approaches the market deliberately |
| Optimises for placement speed | Optimises for the next three years |
| Avoids challenging the brief | Challenges the brief before the search |
| Junior team executes | Principal runs the mandate |
| Paid on close, any close | Paid to get the decision right |
Five stages. The first two happen before a single candidate is contacted.
Before you open a leadership search, one conversation usually reveals whether the brief is right. That conversation is free and yours regardless of what you decide.