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You Fired That Employee. So Why Do You Not Feel Better?
I received a call from a potential client who had recently fired an under-performing employee. This employee was wreaking havoc on the work culture, missing deadlines, throwing others under the bus in meetings and not taking responsibility for their actions. Firing...
My Conversation With A Venture Capitalist
About ten years ago, I had a chance to meet with a very successful venture capitalist to discuss my business. I had an idea that someone in the v.c. world might be a great referral partner for me, as great staff increases value in a company. The kind gentleman who I...
Do You Prepare Before You Interview A Candidate?
I met with a potential client last week who is searching for a new Director of Sales. He reports making several “mis-hires” of this particularly key position in his company. He reached out to me to develop a better recruiting and hiring program as his current method...
Are Your Candidates Ghosting You?
I have had several business owners and hiring managers ask me about why candidates are “ghosting” them for interviews. In case you are not familiar with the term, ghosting means “the practice of ending a personal relationship with someone by suddenly, and without...
Do You Know What Recruiting Is NOT?
I received a call last week from a potential client that said, “I need help recruiting. Do you do that?” I told him that I did provide recruiting services, and then I asked him, “What makes you think that you need help recruiting?” He said, “I can’t find the right...
2019 New Year’s Resolution: Diet, Exercise, Fire Someone
It has become an annual tradition to remind my community to let go of those on your team who are not performing.Happy New Year 2019! As we begin each new year, many of us take the opportunity to re-group and redefine goals for our businesses. This time is often filled...
Why the Unemployment Rate Does NOT Affect Your Hiring
I regularly speak to groups of CEOs’ who are primarily concerned about hiring. Invariably, someone will tell me that they can’t find the right people because the unemployment rate is so low. They talk about how there are “no good employees” out there and because they...
When Your Great Employee Turns Bad
I had a call from a client who I worked with years ago. We had successfully hired an employee for a very key position in his company. He has called me regularly to share how great of an employee she had become over years. She has been great with his clients, great...
Stop Using The Term Millennial When Recruiting
Beth Smith of A-list Interviews discusses why using the term "millennial" when recruiting could be a discrimination in this one minute interview essential video.
Are your employees this happy?
I spoke at a conference in San Antonio for the Independent Bankers Association of the state of Texas (IBAT). I had the privilege of hearing the CEO, Chris Williston, speak about his 35 years of involvement with the organization as he prepared to exit. He had grown the...