Recruiting top brass

by Catherine Woods - Tuesday, 12th February 2008 - (2) comments

Many companies prefer to promote from within. But when you’re growing as fast as Ten Lifestyle Management is, that can be a difficult proposition.

Ten was founded by Alex Cheatle and Andrew Long in 1998. The company provides lifestyle management services to corporate and personal clients. Turnover has grown almost 90 per cent during the past four years to £12m.

Cheatle says the biggest challenge to future growth is growing the company's management team. “We need to continue to recruit great people and develop them. But we are growing so quickly that we can’t grow all the talent we need at the top by bringing them up through the ranks. We need to hire people from managing director level and board level into all our businesses,” he says.

“Our standards are really high, and we also need people who can operate in a corporate culture that’s quite different to most companies. We need highly-talented servant-leaders. They’re very rare.”

So where does one find such people? Cheatle suggests the Real Business readership. “We would be delighted if some of your readers gave us a call.”

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2 Comments

March 27, 2008 9:00am
Alex Cheatle Says:

I have never heard of Tony Barber but I can guarantee that we are not selling our business and have no plans to. Is this some stunt by a competitor? BTW - My biggest business need is not a company sale but to hire senior talent to join us as we continue to grow the business - as mentioned to Real Business.

February 28, 2008 7:43am
Tony Barber Says:

Don't be fooled!!!! Alex Cheatle is doing a PR number as he is selling his business. Regards, Tony