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Author: Desiree Goldey

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September 8, 2026

The Fractional Boom Isn’t Killing Retained Search. It’s Exposing Which Searches Never Needed to Happen.

By Desiree Goldey, Senior Consultant and Project Lead, HR Data Labs Somewhere in the last two years, “we need to run a…

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September 6, 2026

The Companies Betting Everything on Speed Just Skipped a Step

By Desiree Goldey, Senior Consultant and Project Lead, HR Data Labs Every leadership team in 2026 says the same thing, that they…

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September 5, 2026

The Hidden Cost of a Bad Leadership Hire (And How to Price the Risk)

Ask five different sources what a bad senior hire costs, and you’ll get five different multiples of salary. A 2024 LinkedIn-cited study…