About the authors

John Purkiss studied economics at Cambridge University and has an MBA from INSEAD, where he was awarded the Henry Ford II Prize. Having spent his early career in banking and management consultancy, he has been an adviser to several high-growth companies. John was a partner with Heidrick & Struggles and now runs the leadership practice at Veni Partners. He is the co-author of How to be Headhunted. www.johnpurkiss.com

David Royston-Lee studied behavioural science at Aston University and occupational psychology at Birkbeck College, London. Having begun his career in recruitment, he became head of career management services at KPMG. David then worked as human resources director of Ogilvy & Mather. He was chief executive of the CAM ...

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