Interviewing candidates: How do I know they are a good
It doesn’t matter if it’s your first interview or your 100th – you are going to be hesitant about candidates. To help you along, you need to have a plan for your interviews. Winging it is not a plan. I have done over the a thousand interviews and I still use a sheet with set […]
Is Recruiting New People Getting You Frustrated?
I see it time and time again. Business owners and managers getting frustrated over the recruitment process. The process of trying to figure out if a person is good fit for the company, position, and peers. The entire process can feel long, time consuming, and with questionable results. Let’s review each step in the process […]
What is it costing you?
During our hiring process, it is typical to focus on skills and the requirements of the job. We notice personality and don’t always pay close attention to it. Then we end up with a person who has the right skills but doesn’t quit fit into our culture. It is also possible we end up with […]
Marketing A Job
There is one aspect of recruiting I never understood – putting a job description as an ad for a job. Tell me, when was the last time you read a job descriptions and said “Yes! That’s the job for me” – answer honestly – probably never. Job Descriptions aren’t meant for marketing – it is […]
Your Impact On Your Team
I have had the pleasure over the last couple of weeks of speaking to a couple great leaders in small business. There was a common theme running through the various conversations: The impact the leader has on the team. This may seem obvious, as in “of course the leader has an impact”. And I […]
Talent Awareness
Talent Awareness is what I call it. Others call it Talent Management, I actually find it a little amusing, mostly because if you try to manage talent (your people) it doesn’t work. They need to be led to willingly follow your path. However, that is not what this is about. It’s about creating your awareness […]
Handbooks – why they matter
I get a lot of questions about employee handbooks. Do we need them? What purpose do they serve? How many pages should it be? What do you put inside it? Will it cover all situations so we just have to look it up and know what to do? Do you need one? Short answer – […]
Do you REALLY know them?
Great leaders know their people and what is happening in their lives. I said this in front of a group of business leaders as one of the “7 Leadership Habits for an Engaged Team”. A response I got, is from one person while others nod their head in agreement – “I don’t want to hear […]
How Do You Make Them Feel?
Summary: Maya Angelou has a wonderful quote about how people remember how you made them feel. Imagine your impact on the business if people feel empowered and engaged. Maya Angelou has a wonderful quote that is directly related to leadership and working with people. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will […]
Employee Satisfaction: What is it and why do we care.
Summary: I find there is a lot of confusing about what employee satisfaction is and why it’s important. Here’s an answer you will like. When talking with small business owners the conversation will eventually turn to employee satisfaction and why its important. Before getting into why it matters, lets review what it is and isn’t. […]