Insights

Perspective for leadership decisions.

Notes on succession, hiring judgment, fit, timing, and place across outdoor and mountain markets.

Latest perspectives

Notes for owners, boards, and senior operators.

  1. Privacy-Led Executive Search: When Discretion Changes the Candidate Pool

    A practical view of disclosure rules, candidate permission, and disciplined confidentiality in senior search.

  2. When a Ski Resort GM Search Should Start Before There Is a Vacancy

    A timing framework for defining the mandate before urgency shapes the process.

  3. Skier Visits Are Not a GM Succession Plan

    Why healthy demand does not replace an aligned mandate, leadership bench, and transition path.

  4. Ski Visits Are Strong. Leadership Risk Is Still Real.

    What participation and visitation data can—and cannot—tell boards about succession risk.

  5. The Leadership Paradox Facing North American Ski Resorts

    A board diagnostic for concentrated dependence during peak operations.

  6. Five Leadership Qualities That Matter in Outdoor Executive Search

    Five areas for evaluating senior outdoor executives beyond credential matching.

  7. How to Hire a Ski Resort General Manager

    A practical frame for the mandate, operating context, and fit.

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