Market and company map
A defined set of relevant businesses and adjacent categories, with the rationale for inclusion.
Leadership Market Map
Know the leadership market before you appoint.
A paid, clearly scoped leadership market map for founders, boards, family owners and investors. Understand the relevant companies, leadership pools and role options before committing to a search.
A confidential first conversation. No completed brief needed.
What the output looks like
An illustrative structure for a scoped market map—not a client report or an example of candidate availability.
1. Research scope
The business question, relevant categories, functions, markets and exclusions.
2. Evidence register
Relevant businesses and role information, with sources, dates, confidence and gaps identified.
3. Decision briefing
What the findings suggest, where uncertainty remains and which questions need further work.
A defined project with a decision at its centre
The work starts with a business question: which leadership profile could support market entry, where might a successor come from, or how is a critical function organised in comparable businesses? We agree the sector, function, geography, research boundaries, fee and timetable before starting.
What the engagement provides
The agreed scope determines the detail. The output is a documented view of the relevant leadership market, with a discussion of what the evidence means for your decision.
Leadership and role context
Relevant roles, organisational patterns and publicly evidenced leadership information, with sources and gaps identified.
Decision briefing
A concise interpretation of the findings, practical options and a discussion of whether an appointment or further work is appropriate.
Evidence, with its limits made clear
We distinguish verified public information, attributed market intelligence and judgement. Inclusion in a map does not imply that an individual is available, interested or has been assessed. Direct candidate approaches are undertaken only when included in the agreed scope.
Useful before search, succession or a change of ownership
A market map can inform a new senior role, external succession benchmarking, international expansion or a leadership question around an acquisition. The engagement concerns leadership research and options; transaction, legal and valuation advice are outside this service.
Independent of a subsequent search
You can commission the map as a standalone project. If you decide to appoint, a retained search is scoped and agreed separately. There is no requirement to start a search simply because the research has been completed.
The brief and the evidence
A useful market map states the decision, research boundaries, sources and gaps. It distinguishes verified information from judgement and does not represent a list of assessed or available candidates.
Before we speak
Practical questions.
What does the client receive?
The agreed outputs can include a company map, leadership-role context, sources and a decision briefing. The scope determines the detail; this is a paid research project.
Will named individuals be contacted?
Only where direct engagement is included in the scope. Public information does not establish interest, availability or suitability.
Can a map inform succession or market entry?
Yes. It can clarify where relevant experience sits and how comparable roles are framed. Any later assessment or appointment process is agreed separately.
Start the conversation
What does your business need next?
Share the leadership decision you face. We will discuss the scope, timing and how we can help.