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By Garreth Ball, Partner, Clifton & King Executive Search Back in 2020, I wrote a published article about how HR had been thrown into the spotlight by COVID. Entire workforces moved remote in a matter of weeks, legislation was being read at midnight and implemented at 6am, and HR was quietly holding it all together. I said at the time that HR's seat at the leadership table had never mattered more. I'll be honest, part of me wasn't sure it would stick. Once things settled down

Over recent months, I’ve had an increasing number of conversations with senior executives looking for guidance on how to navigate the current executive search market. What is interesting is how divided the market feels right now. There are still many high performing executives sitting comfortably in leadership roles who are choosing not to move. Economic uncertainty, slower decision making, transformation fatigue and cautious boards are all contributing to leaders taking a fa