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2/25/2011 
Heidrick & Struggles
Heidrick & Struggles focuses on the government services marketplace 
Category: Government Services 
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To win in this highly competitive marketplace (public sector) you must solve the “who?” part of your business equation.

As an executive and/or stakeholder of a company with a presence in the public sector marketplace, you serve a unique customer: the government. While your customer may operate at the federal, state, or local level or be that of a foreign government, your business success depends upon the fabric of your company’s talent and their ability to navigate through the ever-changing government services landscape.

To win in this highly competitive marketplace you must solve the “who?” part of your business equation.

While LinkedIn and other professional networking sites have made identifying top talent easier, recruiting “A Players” is, and will always be, challenging. There is intense competition for talent who possess sufficient depth and breadth of public and industry expertise to meet the changing needs of their government customer – from providing IT solutions to consulting services focused on risk management or regulatory compliance. From our view as a leading Leadership Advisory firm, we see an increasing demand for executives who possess the following qualifications:

  • strategic acumen and agility to interpret today’s trends and anticipate tomorrow’s opportunities
  • technical capacity to understand and comply with the nuanced requirements of the government customer
  • tactical savvy to operate in variable political and policy-driven environments
  • intrinsic leadership attributes to lead and manage in a world increasingly defined by complexity, connectivity, and ambiguity.

Whether you are a well-established within this marketplace, seeking to grow your public sector practice, or deliberating doing business with the government, we can help provide context to the leadership trends when it comes to how your company attracts, develops, and retains the most talented leaders. Leaders who can solve the “who?” question, so you can turn your attention to the “what?” and the “how?”.

We look forward to a fluid and candid dialogue that includes all of us in the government services market. Let’s get the conversation started.

For more information, contact us at our Washington DC office on + 1 (202) 331-4900 and follow us on Twitter @HSGovtServices.

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