Expert insights on executive hiring, C-suite careers, and leadership from Mission One founders Gerard Miles and Dan Hampton. Companion articles to our podcast episodes.
Subscribe on LinkedIn →March 19, 2026
Executive compensation negotiation is one of the least practiced yet most consequential skills in a senior leader's career. Gerard Miles and Dan Hampton reveal the playbook for market intelligence, transparency, structure, and negotiating with integrity.
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Most executive searches don't fail in the interview process - they fail at the finish line. Gerard Miles and Dan Hampton break down the critical final stages: referencing, compensation, offer delivery, and onboarding.
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Most executive searches don't fail in the interview process - they fail at the finish line. Gerard Miles and Dan Hampton break down back-channel referencing, compensation alignment, offer delivery, and the pre-start period.
Read more →February 5, 2026
Hiring exceptional leaders isn't about finding perfection. Gerard Miles and Dan Hampton dive into what happens once candidates enter the interview process and where even strong companies often lose great talent.
Read more →January 22, 2026
Most executive searches stall at the point where sourcing turns into noise. Gerard Miles and Dan Hampton break down the phase most leaders underestimate: research, target mapping, and outreach.
Read more →January 8, 2026
A compilation of the most impactful conversations of 2025, distilling seven durable lessons from across executive hiring, leadership growth, and career strategy, featuring insights from Alexis Bonte and Jonathan Knight.
Read more →December 11, 2025
Most hiring processes go wrong long before candidates enter the picture. Gerard Miles and Dan Hampton break down the structural steps that strong organisations get right at the start, and the subtle missteps that slow searches.
Read more →November 27, 2025
Alexis Bonte, Group CEO at Stillfront, shares grounded lessons on career growth through bold decisions, disciplined hiring, and proximity to value creation, from lastminute.com to leading a global public company.
Read more →November 13, 2025
Jonathan Knight, Head of Games at The New York Times, reflects on a thirty-year journey through the world of games, sharing insights on how leaders build teams, shape culture, and communicate vision in fast-moving environments.
Read more →October 30, 2025
Gerard Miles and Dan Hampton go behind the curtain of headhunting to explain how the process truly works, what differentiates retained and contingent searches, and how to turn recruiter relationships into long-term professional partnerships.
Read more →October 16, 2025
Gerard Miles and Dan Hampton reveal how to position your profile so decision-makers instantly understand your value, how to engage your network strategically, and how to build genuine relationships with headhunters.
Read more →October 2, 2025
Gerard Miles and Dan Hampton kick off a three-part series on the executive job search, breaking down why prep isn't just for first jobs, why culture due diligence matters as much as compensation, and why honest self-assessment saves months of frustration.
Read more →September 18, 2025
Gerard Miles and Dan Hampton crack open the myths around interviewing, showing why the best interviews feel less like interrogations and more like conversations, and how preparation, context, and curiosity separate the forgettable from the unforgettable.
Read more →September 18, 2025
In the debut episode, Gerard Miles and Dan Hampton unpack the realities of reaching the C-suite, cutting through the myths and offering clear, practical advice for ambitious leaders and the boards that hire them.
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