About Pappas DeLaney

So what do we see at Pappas DeLaney? We see that in far too many companies, the processes for executive search, development and transition are broken:

• Too many company leaders focus on skills and experience in hiring decisions. While skills and experience are important, cultural fit is the greatest factor in determining long-term success.
• Too many companies fail to recognize disappointing sales or declining productivity as a symptom of an underperforming executive or a dysfunctional management team.
• Too many companies spend months or years trying to salvage relationships with executives who don't fit the culture. This wastes time and money, erodes morale and saps productivity.

Our Origins
Founding partners Tim Pappas and the late Pat DeLaney saw that familiar approaches to executive search often failed to deliver long-term business results that mattered most to clients. Tim and Pat saw an opening to create a different kind of firm: one that combined proven practices with new approaches that harness the link between culture and business performance.

The mission of Pappas DeLaney was simple: leave clients better off than when you found them. In executive search engagements, that meant doing more than just delivering and vetting high-quality candidates. It meant teaching clients how to "hire to the culture" using our Perfect Candidate™ assessment methodology. That way, clients gained a powerful tool they could leverage across their organization for years to come.

Building on a Better Approach
Today, that same commitment to equipping clients for long-term success drives all of our engagements. The firm's leadership team now includes Janet Sanders, a seasoned professional, who shares the belief that effective culture drives effective business performance.

And Pappas DeLaney's offer to clients has grown to include executive and management team development, and Paraclete™: a unique service for transitioning executives out of the business quickly, cost-effectively and in a manner that preserves the dignity of all parties.

When you engage with Pappas DeLaney, you can count on us to help you see what others don't, and produce results that will leave your competitors wondering what they're missing.