Executive Search and Succession
Talyst isn't simply another Executive Search firm. We help organisations make critical leadership decisions, understanding whether the capability already exists inside the business and, where it doesn't, finding it in the external market using intelligence-led search and rigorous assessment. The result? Leadership decisions built for where you're going, not where you've been.
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We don’t start with who we know.
We start with the capability you need.
Most organisations hire proven leaders into outdated role designs. We start differently:
by understanding what the organisation needs from the role, validating whether it's set up to succeed, and assessing internal succession options where relevant. Then we map the external market using Talent Intelligence, not just our network – to find capability across industries, adjacencies, and passive talent pools. We assess candidates against future requirements using calibrated shortlists and structured panel scoring, while providing transparent reporting throughout. Leadership decisions built for where you're going, not where you've been.
How we can help
Strategic Role Blueprint
We validate organisational strategy, structure, success metrics, competency requirements, cultural alignment, and succession implications before we search. You don't hire into a broken design.
Intelligence-led Executive Search
Market mapping across local, national, and global talent pools. Competitive intelligence, benchmarking, passive candidate availability, remuneration insights, and diversity by design and transparent reporting throughout the search.
Appointment and Integration
We manage final evaluation, counter-offer risk, offer negotiation, onboarding, and 90-day integration to secure placement success.
Governance, Confidentiality and Diversity
Confidential processes, transparent conflict management, ethical referencing, data security, and diversity by design throughout assessment.
Reporting and Communication
Weekly status updates, monthly reviews, real-time alerts on material developments, plus transparent pipeline, conversion, and diversity reporting.
Part of TQSolutions – Support Beyond Placement
Because Talyst is part of TQSolutions, clients can access workforce strategy, Task Intelligence, and operating model design expertise where it genuinely helps the new leader or organisation thrive.
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Before you search externally,
do you know who could step up internally?
We help organisations understand whether the leadership capability they need already exists inside the business. Our succession approach defines critical roles and future requirements, assesses internal bench strength and readiness, identifies capability gaps, and benchmarks internal talent against the external market. This enables informed build-versus-buy decisions grounded in evidence, connecting Talent Intelligence, Succession, and Executive Search into a strategic pathway, not three separate services.
Onboarding, integration, and optional transformation support
Every engagement includes:
A 90-day onboarding and integration plan, check-ins at one week, four weeks,
90 days, and six months, coaching support where performance or alignment risks emerge and transparent market intelligence and regular reporting throughout
the search.
Additional TQ capabilities available separately:
Clients can access task intelligence, operating model redesign, workforce advisory, and functional optimisation as distinct services where they support the new leader or organisation.
Transformation and succession focused
We evaluate candidates on adaptive leadership and transformation mindset; assessing their capacity to lead through disruption, not just past technical track record.
Intelligence-led and high-touch
We combine market research and talent mapping to access passive senior leaders. Every engagement uses discreet outreach and high-touch engagement to attract executive talent aligned to your strategy.
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Resources & inspiration
Examples of our work and latest thinking, we try to challenge constructively and agitate the industry so that all the boats rise.
Resources
Frequently Asked Questions
Below are the most common questions we get asked. If you do have a question though, please feel free to reach out directly.
The Talyst executive search methodology is a seven-phase process:
• Discovery & briefing
• Market research & talent mapping
• Search activation & outreach
• Executive engagement & assessment
• Client shortlisting & interview management
• Final evaluation, offer & negotiation
• Appointment & onboarding integration
Look for methodology rigour, understanding of your business context, market reach and Talent Intelligence capability, assessment depth, transparency and regular reporting, confidentiality protocols, strong candidate experience, diversity and fair assessment practices, thorough referencing, post-placement support, and clear guarantee or replacement terms. Talyst'smethodology addresses each of these: we validate role clarity before search,use market-wide Talent Intelligence (not just our network), assess throughevidence-based frameworks, provide transparent reporting throughout, ensureconfidential and conflict-free processes, deliver structured onboardingsupport, and back our placements with clear terms.
1. Better role clarity: Define what success actually requires before going to market.
2. Greater market visibility: Understand the available talent rather than relying only on active candidates or existing networks.
3. More objective decisions: Assess candidates consistently against evidence, context, and future capability.
4. Reduced appointment risk: Combine role clarity, market intelligence, and rigorous assessment before making a critical leadership decision.
5. Support beyond appointment: Structured onboarding and integration is built into the Talyst methodology, with broader TQ advisory capability available separately where required.