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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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by Cheraine Escott — Aug 06, 2026 c-suite career filter director career strategy executive career filter executive job search strategy executive networking filter executive optionality executive target head of function target layer sector stage senior executive career strategy target company list the approached method

14 Signal (why posting more is not the answer)

Signal. Last week we went inside Position. This week we go inside the second move. Signal is every visible piece of evidence in a decision-maker's field of vision that reinforces your position. Your LinkedIn posts. The comments you leave on other people's posts. Your bio. Your About section. Podc...

by Cheraine Escott — Jul 30, 2026 c-suite content director linkedin strategy executive career strategy executive content strategy executive personal brand executive positioning executive signal head of function linkedin linkedin for executives senior executive linkedin silent reader the approached method

13 Position (the one move the other three depend on)

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by Cheraine Escott — Jul 23, 2026 c-suite positioning director career strategy executive branding executive career strategy executive linkedin executive positioning get approached head of career personal positioning positioning statement senior executive strategy the approached method

12 The full method. Free.

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...

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04 You're too close to see your own value.

Last week I covered the Positioning Report. The six-second scan, and the window exercise: rewrite the first three lines of your About. If you tried it, you probably found it harder than it looked. A blank screen, a cursor, and twenty years of work you could not get into three lines. This week, wh...

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