Leadership Transition Playbook: Strategies for Interim Success

It’s a story I know all too well. I get a call from a panicked board member in November - or January or (gasp!) April - saying that their longtime, beloved charter school executive is leaving that...

In recent years, “urgency” has begun to feel like a constant companion. While a sense of urgency can drive productivity and innovation, we can all agree that an environment where everything is deemed...

States across the country have recently adopted new salary transparency laws, mandating that companies post the salary ranges for the positions they are hiring for. But transparency is just a...

In October we hosted our first event in Oakland, California, an exciting event that brought together educators, education leaders, parents, and community members for a special evening of conversation...

A Long-Standing Partnership Over the years Edgility and our team of experts have become trusted partners to the team at Value Schools. In fact, their emphasis on equal opportunities and outcomes...

Executive onboarding is a strategic process to help new executives integrate smoothly into their roles, maximize their impact, and align with company goals. Yet according to data from Gallup, one in...

Inclusivity is often looked at from two lenses: accessibility and diversity. These lenses often overlap in their interests, intents, and vocabularies. Accessibility in hiring practices refers to the...

Edgility is excited to offer a brand-new leadership evaluation service!

One of the most under-valued, but most important parts of any job search, is the job description. While some hiring teams may see the job description as a basic tool, at Edgility, we see it as more...

Choosing who will succeed the current leader of an organization can weigh heavily on the minds of many Boards and executive teams. Yet when most organizations start the succession planning process,...

Many organizations succeed in building a diverse workforce, but it does not always result in diversity in leadership positions. Building a diverse leadership team takes time, intention, and a clear...

Let’s be honest, the pursuit of a fulfilling career often involves navigating twists and turns, and occasionally, a complete overhaul of your professional trajectory. If you find yourself at a...

At Edgility our commitment to diversity and equity informs and influences everything we do, and holds our team accountable for reassessing traditional practices that create inequities in the hiring...

At this point, we should all be familiar with the pervasive influence of bias in our lives, whether it’s in our personal interactions or our daily conversations. As responsible individuals who...

As recruiters and experts in finding leaders for social impact organizations, we know how important a board search committee is to the recruiting process. At Edgility, we have the privilege of...

Hiring a new leader is a decision that will have a significant impact on an organization’s future, and it is essential to get it right. Staff, board members, and other constituents each hold unique...

As we celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, AAPI staff reflected on our heroes, and what call to action we have for ourselves and our AAPI community

How long does it take to hire a new employee? In most cases, it depends on the size of your organization and the role you are looking to fill. Generally, executive searches can take 12-16 weeks—but...

In today’s fast-paced and ever-changing world, remote work and hybrid work arrangements have become increasingly popular. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many organizations to shift to remote...

As a Senior Search Consultant, Sourcing Operations at Edgility Consulting, and as a recruiter in the K-12 education space for the last nine years, I’ve become very familiar with utilizing LinkedIn...

2022 brought about a great deal of discussion about the various challenges that organizations currently face due to the ever-changing “post” covid landscape. Staff retention, hyper-competition in the...

Series: From the Desk of Co-Founder, Christina Greenberg Over the past couple of years, as Edgility has more than quadrupled in size, my business partner and Edgility co-founder Allison Wyatt and I...

Let’s say you have a vacancy on your team and you want to prioritize making your team more diverse. What does “diverse” mean to you? A crucial error that many managers make during the hiring process...

In an education environment, consistency is key to building trust and creating the best possible outcomes for learners. Hiring and nurturing top school leadership should always be a priority when...

Hiring managers, let’s talk about candidates aka the people who could be a part of your organization one day. They are people who could potentially end up leading your organization, and regardless,...

Most of us are aware of the role that bias can play in many aspects of our lives. We strive to be better community members by attempting to mitigate these personal biases in our everyday...

Series: From the Desk of Co-Founder, Christina Greenberg A few years ago, I was working with a client to fill one of their senior leadership openings. A candidate who made it to the finalist round...

It’s no secret that employees who can work remotely are rejoicing in the fact they no longer have to sit through rush hour traffic, hold hours of in-person meetings, and participate in obligatory...

Many organizations defer to cutting and pasting job descriptions or rely on the Internet to provide them with templatized job description language. However, clear, accurate job descriptions and...

At the start of 2020, several organizations did an about-face regarding existing business practices. They were either forced or chose to reshape policies, whether allowing employees to work from...

Nepotism, cronyism and favoritism are unfair, but extremely common practices that creep into leadership searches at organizations across the country. Often concealed as networking, they can lead to...