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Understand the Business and the Mandate
Context, culture and management challenges
Leadership appointments shaped by the realities of the business
Third Eye provides retained executive search services to multinational companies and large Thai organisations on senior and business-critical appointments. Each search begins with a clear understanding of the business context, leadership challenge and expectations surrounding the role.
The focus is not only on relevant experience, but on the ability to succeed within the organisation’s culture, governance and ambitions.
The Search Journey
From mandate to appointment
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Explore the Market Broadly
Map direct and adjacent sectors
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Share Market Intelligence
Share talent availability and market insight
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Assess Each Candidate in Context
Assess capability and organisational fit
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Present a Focused Range of Candidates
Compare strengths and trade-offs
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Support the Appointment
Validate references and align appointment terms
The Methodology in Detail
The six stages below explain how Third Eye applies this methodology throughout an assignment.
Understand the Business and the Mandate
Develop a clear understanding of the business priorities, corporate culture, management challenges and leadership requirements surrounding the appointment. This includes the expectations of the hiring leader and key stakeholders, critical working relationships and the practical considerations that will shape success in the role.
Explore the Market Broadly
Search across direct and adjacent sectors for leaders with relevant or transferable experience, including those from backgrounds or career paths the client may not initially have considered. This creates a broader view of the available market before the search is narrowed.
Share Market Intelligence
Share findings as the search develops, including the landscape of target companies and potential candidates, talent availability and mobility, market perceptions of the organisation, factors influencing interest in the opportunity and prevailing compensation ranges.
Assess Each Candidate in Context
Assess each candidate against the specific mandate, considering relevant track record, leadership style, motivation, personal qualities and the ability to work effectively within the organisation’s culture, governance structure and key stakeholder relationships.
Present a Focused Range of Candidates
Present a considered shortlist of candidates drawn from different backgrounds, each bringing relevant experience and a distinct perspective to the mandate. Explain their comparative strengths, limitations and trade-offs, enabling the client to understand the rationale for each recommendation and evaluate them through the interview and selection process.
Support the Appointment
Reference checks: Conduct structured reference checks with the candidate’s consent and share the findings objectively.
Final assessment: Coordinate psychometric, personality or ability testing for final candidates when required.
Contract completion: Facilitate discussions on remuneration, appointment terms and start date, and support the issuance and signing of the employment contract.
Acting in the Client’s Best Interest
Integrity, objectivity and confidentiality underpin every assignment
Where assessment or reference findings point to a different course of action, Third Eye will say so and recommend what it believes is in the client’s best interest.
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