we don't fill roles. we build teams.
We find the leaders other firms can't, for the moments when the wrong hire would cost far more than the search.
one wrong hire costs more than the search ever will.
Most organizations know when something is off. A gap in leadership, a team that is not quite gelling, a role that keeps getting harder to fill. We exist for exactly those moments. We get into the specifics, ask the uncomfortable questions, and find the person who actually changes things.
No templates. Every search starts from scratch.
We don't apply last quarter's search to this one. We sit with you, understand what's actually needed, and build from there.
Your reputation is safe with us.
Confidential searches, sensitive replacements, leadership transitions. We have handled them all with the care they demand.
We'll challenge the brief if the brief is wrong.
If the role is mis-scoped, the comp won't attract the right person, or the timeline isn't realistic, we tell you before it costs you a search.
We measure success a year out, not at the offer.
A placement that doesn't stick isn't a win. We stay close after the hire, because that's when the real work begins.
Hawthorne runs executive searches for senior leadership roles and professional searches for specialist and management roles, on a retained or engaged basis. See representative mandates or read the FAQ.
the organizations that trust us with the hard ones.
Boards and leadership teams across the Atlantic provinces, public and private, return to us for the searches that matter most.
the leaders who change everything are rarely looking.
let's talk about who you need.
Tell us about the role, the gap, or just the feeling that something isn't right. We'll take it from there.