Stop Applying. Get Approached. The Early Approach

The Early Approach

The Early Approach. The weekly newsletter for Heads of, Directors, and C-suite professionals who would rather be approached than apply. Every Thursday, one essay on senior career positioning. Built on the four-move methodology used inside Get Approached (Position, Signal, Target, Relationships) and the Career Practice that keeps your positioning sharp before you need it. Each issue: one signal explained, one profile breakdown, one fix you can apply this week. When the next move comes, you will know exactly where to start. Stop Applying. Get Approached.

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For a while now I have shared versions of this framework in fragments. This week, the whole thing. In one place. Free. If you are Head of, Director, or C-suite in Australia, NZ, UK, US, Canada, Singapore, or Japan, this is how you stop applying and start being approached. The Approached Method is...

by Cheraine Escott — Jul 16, 2026 approached community career practice decision-maker map executive career strategy executive positioning getting approached linkedin positioning peer-to-peer outreach senior career positioning senior leadership the approached method

11 The conversation you actually want

The senior leaders I speak to most weeks are describing the same thing. They are content in their current roles. They are not looking. But when they describe the conversation they actually want, it sounds like this: "I want to hear from the person who is the decision-maker. Someone at CEO, CMO, o...

by Cheraine Escott — Jul 09, 2026 approached membership discreet career practice executive career strategy peer-to-peer introductions private senior networks senior career positioning senior leadership development

10 The window most senior leaders miss

Most senior leaders I speak to are content in their current role. Most of them think this means they do not need to think about their next move. That is the mistake. When you are content in your current role is the exact window when you should be building the foundation for what comes next. Not b...

by Cheraine Escott — Jul 02, 2026 approached membership career practice executive career strategy proactive career planning senior career positioning senior leadership development

09 Plant the seeds before you need the harvest.

The conversation about your next senior role is happening right now. You aren't in it. That's not a comment on you. It's a comment on timing. Senior roles are filled in rooms that close long before the role hits the market. By the time the role is advertised, the shortlist is forming. By the time...

by Cheraine Escott — Jun 25, 2026 approached membership c-suite professionals career practice director-level careers executive career strategy hidden job market network building for senior leaders proactive career management senior career positioning the window framework

08 Visibility is not self-promotion.

Visibility is not self-promotion. A senior leader I spoke with this week asked how to "do visibility" without sounding like a LinkedIn influencer. Decades of serious corporate experience behind them. A track record search firms could verify in fifteen minutes. And they were watching peers with th...

by Cheraine Escott — Jun 18, 2026 approached methodology founding membership linkedin for senior leaders senior career positioning signal pillar the early approach the window visibility

07 What every senior leader is asking right now

The pattern across this week's senior calls Four Positioning Calls with senior leaders at Head of and Director level across Australia this week. Different sectors. Different career stages. Different specific concerns. Same underlying question. How do I make the next transition structural rather ...

by Cheraine Escott — Jun 11, 2026 approached methodology australian corporate career runway career transition executive career strategy head of and director roles linkedin for senior leaders position signal target relationships senior career positioning senior hiring the window framework

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