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Not seeking CEOs who value talent development. But CEOs at the best-run PE-owned firms we’ve worked with emphasize both recruiting and talent development. A recent Harvard Business Review article on hiring CEOs for PE-owned companies argued that “urgency outranks empathy.”
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I felt that with every new case, I was sharpening my raw talent of analysis, creativity, structuring and quantitative/qualitative skills. Congratulations on the turnaround of your situation from what I recall was a big disappointment for you (not getting the Accenture offer) to a big win (getting the Oliver Wyman offer).
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