How an Entrepreneurial Operating System Helped Us Become a Better Company

It’s a familiar problem for smaller companies as they attempt to scale the business: lacking the formal structure or the historical experience that an older, large company generally takes for granted, how do you organize yourself to accomplish it? We once struggled with that challenge at Torch Group. At least until a peer suggested the […]

Posted by rtorch
On August 14, 2019
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How to Think Like a Chief Growth Officer: The Complicated Search for Fresh Talent

In the natural world, a living organism is either growing or dying. That’s equally true in the business arena. As James Cash Penney, the founder of JC Penney, once said, “No company can afford not to move forward. It may be at the top of the heap today but at the bottom of the heap […]

Posted by Torch Group
On July 11, 2019
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5 Reasons Why Companies Hire Search Firms

Considering the impact that a company’s key employees have on its success, it is not surprising that professional executive search firms are in great demand. Specifically, recruiting the best C-suite candidates for the job can lead a company down the path to wild success as compared to the almost certain failure that will result from […]

Posted by Torch Group
On June 25, 2019
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Top 5 Qualities of Successful Software Executives

Software executives, in many ways, live in two worlds. They must have strong software chops and the ability to speak in technical jargon to their team. Yet they must also be top business executives who are able to command respect, negotiate tactfully, and bring together highly diverse stakeholders. Here are some key qualities of successful […]

Posted by Torch Group
On June 22, 2019
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The Search for Steve Kerr – Finding Transformational Talent in Your Organization

I’m a big hoops fan and a longtime season ticket holder of my hometown Cleveland Cavaliers. But without LeBron James, this past season was more about seeing how many games they would lose than how many they could win. Why? Because the more losses a team piles up, the better their chance of landing a […]

Posted by Stuart Glassman
On June 11, 2019
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What’s Your Candidate’s Sense of Purpose?

Here’s how a seasoned executive search firm can probe below the surface of a resume to reveal what really makes a candidate tick. We’re in a booming economy just now, with an employment picture that is as rosy—at least for candidates—as any in a half century. The flip side for employers? They must work that […]

Posted by Torch Group
On June 6, 2019
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Lessons Learned from a Centennial Trade Show: Could they apply to you too?

Like most professional services firms, Torch Group has certain areas of concentration and particular excellence, owing to the various backgrounds and professional expertise of its principals. One of those happens to be the foodservice industry. In part, because of my pre-Torch Group career roots which has led to our firm doing a significant amount of […]

Posted by rtorch
On May 28, 2019
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Different Skill Sets for the Emerging Virtual Workplace

In our current political moment, we’re sometimes asked to focus on a narrower geography and a world less beholden to technology. But that’s almost precisely the opposite of what we have been witnessing in the professional world. In the executive search arena, we have instead seen the rise of remote employees who work from anywhere […]

Posted by Torch Group
On May 7, 2019
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Qualities of a Top Corporate Communications Executive

While all communications roles are extremely important, corporate communications executives set the tone for all messages that the company puts out, from media events to internal employee memos. A corporate communications executive shapes both public and internal perceptions of the business as a whole, so he or she needs to possess certain specific qualities. Full […]

Posted by Torch Group
On May 5, 2019
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At the Heart of Leading is a Simple Concept…Building Trust

About ten years ago, my wife and business partner Michele Torch and I began a quest to learn ballroom dancing. At first, it was quite simple, just learning a few basic steps, like a toddler learning to walk. I thought to myself “this is easy, what’s all the fuss about?” As we advanced, it became […]

Posted by rtorch
On April 25, 2019
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