Talent is Yours
Executive search and leadership advisory to shape leadership that performs today and transforms tomorrow.
Jose Ruiz is the CEO of Alder Koten and Chairman of Anker Bioss, specializing in executive search, leadership advisory, and organizational development.
Through these firms, he advances his purpose of aligning talent, strategy, and purpose to foster environments where individuals can engage in meaningful, purpose-driven work. At Alder Koten, Jose integrates talent acquisition with leadership evaluation, supporting organizations in building executive teams that align with strategic goals. At Anker Bioss, he leverages research and thought leadership, writing books and developing frameworks that empower leaders to decentralize power, foster autonomy, and cultivate individual and collective growth. By aligning leadership development with strategic imperatives, Jose creates pathways for individuals to discover and actualize their potential, driving both personal fulfillment and societal impact.
Phone: +1 (713) 476-9000
Email: jose@josejruiz.com
Executive Search in North America
(United States, Canada, and Mexico)
Offices in Houston, Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara. with partner firms in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and United Kingdom
Leadership Advisory
Anker Bioss enables individuals and organizations to achieve their full potential by enhancing their capabilities and supporting their transformations.
Frankfurt | London | Houston | Monterrey | Mexico City
Angel Investments
Our portfolio companies elevate humanity by empowering talent and organizations to navigate the uncertainty of constant transformation successfully.
Houston
Digital Transformation
Recruiting technology and non-technical roles for digital transformations. The secret to digital transformation is culture not technology. If you’re hiring for a digital transformation your most important hires are not technical.
Supply Chain and Manufacturing
Recruiting for upstream and upstream supply chains including manufacturing, logistics, and distribution across a broad range of sectors.
Support Functions
Recruiting human resources, finance, legal, and other functional specialties that support supply chain, manufacturing, logistics, and distribution organizations.
The Leadership Competency Playbook
A practical framework to assess and develop leadership competencies aligned with strategy and culture.
Built around the DOES Model (Design, Organize, Execute, Sustain), this playbook offers actionable tools—rubrics, behavioral indicators, interview guides—and integrates assessments like Hogan to personalize leadership development.
With real-world case studies and a structured approach, it’s an essential resource for those leading with purpose and driving measurable impact.
Insights
The Four Quadrants of Decision Making
Decision-making rests on two invariant dimensions—what is known and what is controlled. Mapping choices across these axes reveals four quadrants that organize routine operations, adaptive responses, discovery-driven innovation, and crisis navigation. When leaders treat decisions as an iterative mosaic rather than a single event, they convert ambiguity into coordinated action across appropriate management horizons.
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