--- title: The Executive Brief Blog | Executive Leadership (2) description: Executive Leadership | (2) --- [![kystone](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/hubfs/Keystone%20Executive%20Search%20/Keystone_exec_search_logo@2x.svg)](http://www.keystonesearch.com/) # Category Archive Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as **“executive-leadership”** [![Retained vs. Contingent: Decoding the World of Executive Search](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/hubfs/rsz_lupanaencyklopedii.jpg) ](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/retained-vs.-contingent-decoding-the-world-of-executive-search) ## [Retained vs. Contingent: Decoding the World of Executive Search](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/retained-vs.-contingent-decoding-the-world-of-executive-search) At some point in its history, the executive search industry made a (perhaps not so) brilliant decision to categorize firms by their fee structures; Retained vs. Contingent. [Read More](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/retained-vs.-contingent-decoding-the-world-of-executive-search) [Executive Leadership](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/topic/executive-leadership) [Executive Search](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/topic/executive-search) [Retained Executive Search](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/topic/retained-executive-search) [![The War for Talent Continues](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/hubfs/rsz_4100330257_5a344caa8e_b.jpg) ](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/are-you-a-talent-have-or-have-not) ## [The War for Talent Continues](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/are-you-a-talent-have-or-have-not)  For CEOs and other executive leaders running a small or mid-sized business, it may be easy to skip right on by [this article](http://www.startribune.com/star-tribune-50-employers-seek-skilled-hands-minds/423210783/) in the Minneapolis Star Tribune last week. It focused on the talent shortage in largest 50 companies in the Minneapolis market. [Read More](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/are-you-a-talent-have-or-have-not) [Leadership](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/topic/leadership) [Culture](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/topic/culture) [Executive Leadership](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/topic/executive-leadership) [Executive Recruiting](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/topic/executive-recruiting) [![Overcoming Fear of Hiring from the Outside in Family Owned Businesses](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/hubfs/blog%20images/hiring_outside_the_family.jpg) ](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/overcoming-fear-of-hiring-from-the-outside-in-family-owned-businesses) ## [Overcoming Fear of Hiring from the Outside in Family Owned Businesses](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/overcoming-fear-of-hiring-from-the-outside-in-family-owned-businesses) At KeyStone, we work exclusively with mid-market, privately-held businesses. And we are fortunate to count many family owned businesses as our clients. Hiring outside executives into family owned businesses can be a challenge - but it’s certainly doable, and companies reap the benefits of adding ... [Read More](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/overcoming-fear-of-hiring-from-the-outside-in-family-owned-businesses) [Core Values](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/topic/core-values) [Culture](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/topic/culture) [Executive Leadership](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/topic/executive-leadership) [Executive Search](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/topic/executive-search) ## [When Change and Culture Clash, Communication is Key](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/when-change-and-culture-clash-communication-is-key) I recently read a 2006 Harvard Business Review article titled “[The Seasoned Executive’s Decision Making Style](https://hbr.org/2006/02/the-seasoned-executives-decision-making-style)” which discussed the ways in which executive’s leadership styles change as they advance in their career. This got me thinking about how an executive’s leadership style must adapt when they ... [Read More](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/when-change-and-culture-clash-communication-is-key) [Communication](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/topic/communication) [Culture](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/topic/culture) [Executive Leadership](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/topic/executive-leadership) [![Let’s Retire Touchy-Feely and Kumbaya Once and For All](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/hubfs/rsz_portrait_of_a_young_couple_sitting_with_guitar_near_bonfire_in_the_forest.jpg) ](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/lets-retire-touchy-feely-and-kumbaya-once-and-for-all) ## [Let’s Retire Touchy-Feely and Kumbaya Once and For All](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/lets-retire-touchy-feely-and-kumbaya-once-and-for-all) #### This post was kindly contributed by Leigh Bailey, founder and CEO of The Bailey Group. The Bailey Group partners with CEOs and their executive teams to provide clarity and alignment during uncertain times, ensuring that companies can navigate their current situations while building new business ... [Read More](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/lets-retire-touchy-feely-and-kumbaya-once-and-for-all) [Executive Leadership](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/topic/executive-leadership) [Executive Search](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/topic/executive-search) [Previous](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/topic/executive-leadership/page/1) [All posts](https://blog.keystonesearch.com/all) ### How aligned are you? 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