ghSMART

Ready to take your consulting career to the next level? At ghSMART, we’re not just advisors - we’re trusted partners to the world’s top leaders, tackling their most critical leadership challenges. Join a team that empowers you to make an extraordinary impact every day, with the freedom to shape your career and the opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in the industry. Learn more and explore our open roles: https://hubs.la/Q033055Y0 #ghSMART #ThePowerofYou #LeadershipAdvisory

ghSMART is proud to be a principal sponsor of PEI's Operating Partners Human Capital Forum next week in NYC. For attendees, we invite you to join us for an insightful session on the exciting benefits (and challenges) of investing in founder-led businesses. Key topics we’ll explore: ? Uncovering and assessing the unique strengths and weaknesses that set founders apart in working with Private Equity. ? Leveraging founder strengths to drive and accelerate the Value Creation Plan (VCP). ? Managing cultural and operational transitions effectively in founder-led companies. We're thrilled to have Partner BJ Wright (co-author of our recent Harvard Business Review article(s) on PE-backed Founder CEOs) sharing insights alongside Emily Azevedo from Mainsail Partners, Wes Cole from Goldman Sachs, Camille DeLaite from Charlesbank Capital Partners, and Mike Monagle Monagle from Providence Equity Partners. For those unable to join, stay tuned for a session recap with key takeaways. We’re looking forward to an engaging and insightful discussion! #PEI #Founders #ghSMART

We’re excited to welcome Chelsea Jurman to ghSMART as a Principal! Chelsea’s career spans leadership roles in equity research, private equity, and behavioral science, with a passion for helping leaders unlock their potential. She’s inspired by our collaborative culture and focus on people-centered organizations. We look forward to the impact Chelsea will make at ghSMART! Learn more about Chelsea here: https://hubs.la/Q03c4Rh60 #ghSMART #LeadershipAdvisory #ThePowerofYou

We are thrilled to announce that ghSMART has been recognized on Forbes' America's Best Management Consulting Firms for 2025 list! This prestigious recognition underscores our commitment to helping CEOs, boards, and investors build valuable companies and, through strategic leadership, amplify their positive impact on the world. A huge thank you to our extraordinary team, whose dedication and expertise made this possible, and to our clients for their trust and partnership.

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This week, ghSMART founder Geoff Smart and CEO Jeffrey McLean helped teach a Harvard Business School class at the invitation of Professor Ashley Whillians. Dr. Whillans is a Social Psychologist and focuses her research on time management, improving happiness at work and reducing burnout. Geoff and Jeff shared the ghSMART story; our unique philosophy and structure exemplifies the best practices of maintaining a high performing organization through building a team of extraordinary people and empowering them through autonomy and meaningful work. #ghSMART #HarvardBusinessSchool #MeaningfulWork

At ghSMART, we use data-driven leadership assessments to help organizations make high-stakes decisions with confidence. Through in-depth interviews and rigorous analysis, we uncover the leadership patterns and motivations that drive success, guiding clients to make informed decisions that shape the future of their teams and organizations. If you're driven by solving complex challenges and making a lasting impact, this work will be both impactful and rewarding. Learn more about our Smart Assessment? approach: https://hubs.la/Q03bm5lb0 #ghSMART #LeadershipAdvisory #LeadershipAssessment #ThePowerofYou

In today's dynamic business landscape, the frequency of CEO transitions is on the rise, with 2024 being a record year for CEO turnover. According to the Challenger, Gray & Christmas CEO Turnover report, 2,221 CEOs announced their departures in 2024, making it the highest yearly total on record. Selecting the right CEO remains one of the board's most critical and challenging responsibilities, especially as the pace of change and the need for adaptability continue to accelerate. To ensure a seamless CEO succession, mitigate risk, and build a robust leadership pipeline, boards can adopt these four best practices, which we recently highlighted in an NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors) Directorship Magazine article: 1. Broaden the bench: start broadly to maximize optionality. By starting with a broader pool of candidates, the board both maximizes its likelihood of developing potential successors and has a better chance of finding a candidate with the capabilities the company will need at the time of transition. 2. Vet the candidate pool through rigorous assessment. Assess candidates with a data-driven multilayered screen to identify what the board has and where the company's developmental focus needs to be while the board still has time to influence the outcome. 3. Develop rigorously. Ensure rigor in the company's executive development process. Ask the hard questions to ensure that the company is not only solving for what is best today, but also making decisions that build up the next generation of leaders. 4. Seek complementarity. Get specific on what the next CEO needs to personally excel at, where he or she might be complemented with others, and what skills already exist on the company's top team that may lesson the need for a new CEO to "spike" in that area. Four steps and excerpts originally published in article “Beyond the Basics: The Real Differentiators Between Success and Failure in CEO Succession” by ghSMART authors Josh Rubenstein, Jeffrey McLean, and Samantha Hellauer. Email [email protected] for a pdf copy.

Five years of impact, leadership, and meaningful connections - Maggie Desmond's journey at ghSMART is one worth celebrating. From the classroom to consulting, she’s built a career focused on people, purpose, and driving change. Read more about her path, the work she loves, and what keeps her inspired every day: https://hubs.la/Q039f6VG0 #ghSMART #ThePowerofYou #LeadershipAdvisory