October 2026

Who is really ready to step up? By Sarah McGimpsey | Executive Search Director For many years, the assumption in succession planning was relatively straightforward: the next leader would come from within. The person one rung below the top team had the experience, understood the business and had spent years proving themselves. The natural next

The leadership landscape is changing. As we move through the third quarter, Northern Ireland’s business landscape continues to present a mixture of opportunity and challenge for organisations operating across construction, manufacturing and engineering. For executive leaders, the conversation is increasingly moving beyond traditional growth metrics. Businesses are navigating changing costs, investment decisions, talent availability and

Is Northern Ireland Catching On? Fractional CFO. Fractional CPO. Fractional COO. For many business leaders in Northern Ireland, these are still relatively unfamiliar job titles. I suspect that won’t be the case for much longer. Over the past year, I’ve found myself having more conversations about fractional appointments than ever before. More notably, our Executive