Business first
We start with what the business needs to change and what success requires, before any candidate is considered.
02 Services · Executive Search & Talent
Senior appointments are business decisions.
Catalyx helps owners and leadership teams decide who should lead, starting from what the business needs, not from a list of candidates.
One appointment changes more than one role.
A senior leader shapes decisions, builds teams, sets standards and determines how strategy becomes execution. A wrong appointment is felt across the business, and a right one changes its direction.
That is why we treat search as part of a business decision. We help you decide what the business needs before we look for anyone.
A 74-second film with narration, music and captions about senior appointments as business decisions: an empty chair at the head of a boardroom, the organisation responding to leadership, understanding the business first, then search, assessment and a decision made with Catalyx close by, ending with the chair occupied.
Our approach
Business context, role, market, judgement.
A defined role
The role is written in terms of outcomes, scope and the kind of leader who can deliver them.
Deliberate search
Market mapping and direct approach, aimed at the people who fit the need, not at volume.
Honest assessment
Structured conversation, comparison and challenge, so that the decision rests on judgement, not on a CV.
Types of search
- 01Executive and leadership searchConfidential search for senior and critical roles.
- 02Specialist recruitmentSelected professional and specialist appointments.
- 03Talent mappingUnderstanding who is in the market and what they expect before you commit to a search.
How we work
- 01
Understand the business
Context, plan, structure and what has to change.
- 02
Define the role
Outcomes, scope, reporting and the profile that fits.
- 03
Search the market
Mapped, targeted and discreet.
- 04
Assess and challenge
Conversation, comparison and a clear view of trade-offs.
- 05
Support the decision
We stay close to you and the candidate until the decision is made.
- 06
Appointment
Terms, transition and a considered start.
Perspectives on leadership and talent
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Thinking about a senior appointment?
Tell us about the role and the business around it. We will reply by email.