Finding the right C-suite executive isn’t as simple as ticking boxes on a checklist.
An executive leadership role requires more than just a candidate with a stellar resume. You also need to find and recruit a leader who can fit seamlessly into your company’s executive team. That means finding someone who has the right experience combined with the right values.
At Y Scouts, we’re all about making purpose-based connections between your existing team and your new C-level leader. We don’t simply match resumes to job descriptions; our mission is to reshape the hiring landscape by finding someone who has more than just the right skills.
We believe that behind every impressive resume is a unique individual with their own story, aspirations, and values. We’ve developed a unique process that goes beyond evaluating skills and experience to ensure a perfect fit – not just for the position, but for your company as a whole.
Finding the right executive isn’t about filling a position. It’s about finding a partner who shares your vision and is ready to drive your company forward with passion and purpose.
Y Scouts–Your Partner in the Executive Search Process
In 2012, after Max Hansen and Brian Mohr realized that there had to be a better way to recruit top-level executives, they launched Y Scouts to address the flaws in the recruiting industry.
Y Scouts is the original purpose-based recruiting firm, offering our clients unique solutions to common executive search challenges. Our process allows us to get to know your company as well as you know yourselves, which means that you don’t have to wonder if we’re finding good candidates for your open executive role.
We don’t approach a single candidate until we know exactly what you need in the person joining your team!
Our Purpose
At Y Scouts, our purpose is to transform how people and companies connect to work that matters.
Our Process
Our process is designed with your needs at the heart of every step. As a boutique firm, we provide fully customized solutions to your unique needs. Every company’s story is different, and you deserve more than a “one-size-fits-all” approach to recruiting.
What can you expect when you work with our knowledgeable executive search professionals?
A meticulous research phase.
We start by collecting information from key stakeholders in your company, including the people who will work closest with your new executive. We work hard to develop a granular understanding of your operations, culture, and values because that knowledge governs each subsequent step in the process.
We call this role visioning and success outcome design
Collaborative strategy and calibration meetings.
After we complete our role visioning and success outcome design, it’s time to collaborate on strategy. Our first calibration meeting with your team will provide us with the opportunity to share what we have learned about your company. Then, you have the opportunity to correct or clarify anything that needs to be adjusted.
We are passionate about getting this part right, so we don’t leave this stage until we’re all 100% confident that we know who we’re looking for.
From here, we hit the ground running and officially begin the search.. We will continue to have biweekly calibration meetings until your new hire is onboarded. You will always know exactly what is going on in our search and recruitment process.
A covert discovery process.
We don’t post job listings, and we don’t advertise your open position. Rather, we exclusively use targeted, outbound recruiting strategies to contact A-level candidates who are the ideal match for your executive role.
Opportunities to assess prospective candidates before making a decision.
We only bring candidates to you when we are confident that they are exactly what you are looking for. At this stage, you will have the opportunity to assess these executive candidates to confirm that we got it right.
We are here to help you navigate the interview process, including before, during, and after the interview. Because we approach candidates who are already employed, often at great companies, this process is also their opportunity to “interview” you and find out if you are who you say you are. We have already told them about what you value, and they are excited to learn more – this is your chance to wow them.
Let us serve as the liaison between you and your ideal candidate so that your relationship starts with purpose.
3 Strategies from Y Scouts That Will Revolutionize Your Executive Search
From the founding of Y Scoutsto today, we have been dedicated to providing our clients with the best white-glove recruiting services in the nation. We are proud to have pioneered innovative new strategies that revolutionize the executive search process.
- Role Visioning & Success Outcome Design
- Covert Discovery Process
- Leadership Model for Hiring
Role Visioning & Success Outcome Design
Role visioning provides our executive search professionals at Y Scouts with a deep and true understanding of what the role will entail, and what the perfect candidate will be like.
By the end of the role visioning and success outcome design processes, everyone involved in the search has a concrete understanding of the outcomes this executive will need to accomplish within their first 12-18 months in the role. This is also the perfect time to get everyone on the same page regarding how this executive will need to fit into the company culture.
We start with two carefully crafted surveys. The first survey goes out to a cross-section of the people within the organization, from current leaders on the executive team to entry-level workers. It only takes about 10 minutes to complete, and it provides our team with meaningful data about the role.
A second survey goes out to the 3-5 individuals who work directly with the new executive. This survey takes approximately 30 minutes to complete, and we use the information to understand what combination of hard skills and soft skills the candidate must possess in order to be successful in the role.
This exploration of your company’s DNA allows us to get to know the inner workings of your organization and the roles each person plays – including the new executive.
Benefits of role visioning
- Provides a deep and true understanding of what the role will entail and what the perfect candidate should be like
- Ensures everyone involved in the search has a concrete understanding of the outcomes the executive needs to accomplish within their first 12-18 months
- Aligns expectations regarding how the executive must fit into the company culture
- Utilizes surveys and meetings to gather meaningful data about the role from those who will work with the new executive
- Explores the company’s DNA to understand the inner workings of the organization and the roles each person plays, including the new executive
- Gets everyone on the same page regarding the necessary combination of hard skills and soft skills for success in the role
- Allows for a thorough exploration of the role and organizational fit before beginning the candidate search
Covert Discovery Process – Never Using Job Listings
Our innovative covert discovery process is unique to Y Scouts!
We never post job listings. In fact, when we reach out to potential candidates, it is only after we have discovered that they are a good match. We approach high-level executives who are already working, and rarely are they on the job market when we approach.
We also don’t tell them who you are until we have taken them through the discovery process. That’s because we know that you can only really get to know someone when they take off their mask and let their guard down. We can create a situation where they feel comfortable enough to share who they are with us – that we can get to know their purpose, their passions, and their gifts.
When we approach a potential candidate, we already know they are highly qualified based on our advanced research capabilities. However, when we first conduct outreach, we don’t spend time talking about their resume or accomplishments. That happens later during our deep dive interview process. Instead, When we first approach a candidate, we want to understand the following:
- Who are they?
- What are they passionate about?
- How do they excel as a leader?
- Does their purpose in life align with the purpose of our client?
We will bring a candidate to you only after we confirm that they are an incredible, purpose-aligned fit.
Leadership Model for Hiring
Last but not least, our Leadership Model for Hiring method is one of the unique deliverables that makes Y Scouts stand out from the crowd when it comes to executive search firms. We go beyond the resume and focus instead on the leadership capabilities of purpose-aligned candidates.
By completing Dr. Robert Cooper’s renowned 12 Leader Program over the course of 52 weeks, the founders of Y Scouts worked directly with Dr. Cooper and other industry leaders to develop a revolutionary approach to leadership assessment and development.
Thanks to the Leadership Model for Hiring, every candidate that Y Scouts recommends has been assessed for three elements of exceptional leadership traits. We recruit leaders who demonstrate a passion and proven track record for:
- Relentless learning
- Development of others
- Driving results
It’s about more than just passion. It’s also about learning about every leader’s history in their current and previous roles to confirm that yes, they are someone that Y Scouts can endorse.
Choose Y Scouts to Facilitate Your Next Executive Search
At Y Scouts, we believe finding the right executive leader goes far beyond matching a resume to a job description. It requires a deep understanding of your company’s purpose, culture, and the specific outcomes you need this new leader to achieve.
Our pioneering strategies like Role Visioning & Success Outcome Design, Covert Discovery Process, and Leadership Model for Hiring allow us to comprehensively assess executive candidates.
We assess:
- Hard and soft skills
- Leadership capabilities
- Overall fit with your company’s values and vision
We are relentless in our pursuit to make a true, purpose-based connection with your new executive.
If you’re ready to hire an exceptional leader who will be a catalyst for growth and positive change, contact Y Scouts today. We’ll ensure you find the right executive match to unlock your company’s highest potential.
