(11-30-2020, 11:16 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: Personally, my approach would be to interview a slew of qualified candidates with plenty of F.O. experience, but never a GM role, and simply allow one of them to blow you away in the interview(s).

I'm not big on going with a retread in this situation.

Find qualified fresh blood who presents a feasible and thoughtful path back to a winning record.

A consulting firm can give you a list of candidates as long as your arm to cull through.
Set up the interviews.  
And then just wait until you're impressed with a couple of guys to bring back and choose between.

Not unlike any other executive level job search, really.

100% agree.  People get too caught up in just the teams future coaches and GM's come from.  Obviously, you want guys who have experienced some degree of success.  But you are hiring a person, not just a resume.  Evaluate the resumes of young but experienced up-and-coming GM candidates, bring them in for interviews, then pick the best person of that bunch.

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