Stepping in to replace Rick Wagoneer as the beleaguered auto maker"s CEO during the restructuring phase, Henderson was quoted as saying, "over the next 60 days, we will work around the clock, with all parties, to meet the aggressive requirements that have been set by the Task Force, and to make the fundamental and lasting changes necessary to reinvent GM for the long-term."
1. Start with a great retained search consultant if you can afford one. Why? They should be plugged into the most talented people, they"re objective and they will give you the best ROI. The way to evaluate a retained search consultant is how long have they worked with one client--not how many candidates a firm has placed (says nothing about quality only quantity). Look at the results of the firm--who did they work with, did they grow the company, what"s their attrition rate, what"s their success rate? Do they place advertisements or do they recruit top notch talent?