Insights
Field notes on leadership across the US–Mexico industrial corridor.
Field notes on executive search, manufacturing and supply chain leadership, and building teams that hold across the US–Mexico industrial economy.
Articles
Field notes on executive search, manufacturing and supply chain leadership, and the frameworks behind The Dynamic Fit Method™.
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September 2, 2026
Plant Manager Recruitment Mexico: Why US Imports Fail
Plant manager recruitment Mexico in 2026: the profile, scope, and interview signals that decide whether the plant leader you hire will still be running the site 18 months from now.
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August 26, 2026
Executive search nearshoring Mexico: the leadership bottleneck
Executive search nearshoring Mexico: site selection is solved, plant leadership isn't. What foreign HQs actually need to hire in 2026.
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July 8, 2026
Executive search manufacturing Monterrey: plant leadership
How executive search manufacturing Monterrey works in 2026 — what a retained firm evaluates for plant leadership in Mexico's largest industrial corridor.
Posts
Shorter takes on hiring, leadership, and industrial operations across the US–Mexico corridor.
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July 29, 2026
Hiring an Operations Director in Mexico: What Boards Should Evaluate
Hiring an operations director in Mexico: what a board evaluates before authorizing a retained search — corridors, reporting line, 90-day commitment.
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July 15, 2026
Executive Search Manufacturing Mexico: The Bilingual VP Bottleneck
Executive search manufacturing Mexico in 2026: capital keeps arriving but bilingual VP Operations profiles are the scarcest hire. What actually screens for one.
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July 12, 2026
Aerospace executive search Mexico: the leadership bottleneck
Aerospace executive search in Mexico faces an AS9100 and NADCAP leadership bottleneck as the sector expands from $11B to a projected $22.7B by 2029.
News
Announcements, partner meetings, and industry updates from Silvia and Alder Koten.
- Farnborough 2026 — Day 5 Field Notes July 25, 2026
- Farnborough 2026 — Day 2 Field Notes July 22, 2026
- Farnborough 2026 — Day 1 Field Notes July 21, 2026
- At Farnborough 2026 with the IMD Aerospace Practice July 8, 2026
- Top Skills for Manufacturing Jobs in 2024 August 1, 2024
- The Evolution of Executive Search in Monterrey Mexico May 23, 2024