The 5 Things Leaders Should Do Before They Start a Job Search

When most executives think about finding their next role, they start too late.

They update their résumé, scroll LinkedIn, and set up a few coffee chats — and then wonder why the process feels slow, discouraging, or opaque.

In my first Lead Without Limits LIVE, I sat down with Kristof Shoenaerts, executive headhunter and author of Job Search Unlocked, to talk about what really matters before the job search even begins.

Kristof leads the global life-sciences practice at a top-ten executive-search firm and has placed hundreds of senior leaders worldwide.

Here’s what we learned.