While everyone is chasing the same people, ie: those who work for competitors or the 3-7 year up-and-comers, there is a huge pool of talent that are on the sidelines waiting for a well positioned opportunity to present itself. I’d like to challenge you to think about the concept that […]
Growing your company from 2 to 10 people is the most critical time in your company’s life cycle. The reason for this is every single hire that is made can make or break the company. Every founder I meet has a story of “we hired a person that we thought […]
4 Million Americans quit their jobs in July of 2021 , according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. What this means is that you have a tremendous opportunity to upgrade your talent base in your organization. The pandemic has magnified people’s career wounds in a way that every business […]
Time and People are the most precious asset your company has on the road to success or failure. As leaders, It is our responsibility to protect the time of our team to ensure that projects are delivered on time. It is also our responsibility to put processes in place that […]
Hire slow, fire fast is a motto we have all heard as startup founders. It makes logical sense but what really happens is quite the opposite. As entrepreneurs we shift into panic mode when we have a need and move quickly to fill the role. Completely missing all the evidence […]
“There is work that needs to be done and I just need someone good to do the work” *** sigh *** This is what we tell ourselves when we decide to hire someone. But it is so much deeper than just getting a butt in the seat! Growth is the […]
The first time I was fired was when I was 16 years old and working at Numero Uno Pizza. It happened really strangely, I went in to pick up my paycheck and the manager let me know that this paycheck would be my last one as I was no longer […]
Answer: Linking Corporate Values into Your Interview Questions eliminates bias I posed the question to a room of over 400 corporate executives and the results shocked me when I first asked it. Now when I ask the question, the results just make me …. Sad. “Please raise your hand if […]
You are at the point in your business where the company is ready to hire the first person to head up a department (i.e.: sales, marketing, engineering). You are excited and terrified at the same time. You’re thinking “I have to get this right”… and you are right, you do! […]
The key to retention is growth. With looming fears of “the great resignation” company’s are unsure as to how to structure the organization. Forcing a state of flux that is not healthy for the business. The poles tell us that at least 40% of people will quit if forced to […]
We can all agree that running a remote business has become very challenging from both a cultural and productivity perspective. If anything the past year and a half has taught us, it is that paying attention to the needs of our people is really hard. Especially when they are remote. […]
It is time to change our mindset on how to really attract and hire the strongest people. The answer is not having the greatest recruiters or tools. It is not about having strong “employer branding” or compensation plans. The answer is really simple… It is about gathering the evidence in […]
As Entrepreneurs, we are constantly striving to get in front of the challenges we have. However we often seem to be in a constant state of fighting fires. So now we are at a precipice where technology tools can alleviate this pain but we must first invest the time in […]
Have you ever thought to yourself “If we only could have paid a bit more money, we would have landed the A-player we really needed to hire”? If so, you would be wrong. We often assume that money is the main reason for the turn down but in reality, it […]
