Using Assessment Tools In Your Hiring Process

It’s important to think about your hiring process and if you’ve assessed it recently. Too often we rely just on our gut. We interview a few people and then we all get together and say, “Did we like them and what does our gut say about them?”

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Finding Your “Ringing The Bell” Bulls

As you think about hiring or how you get the right bulls into your herd, it’s important to step back from your overall approach and first and foremost ask, do I have a compelling reason for bulls to want to be in my herd?

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Finding Your Herd

Last year, I had the pleasure of being a guest on the Play Your Position podcast with Mary Lou Kayser. During the show, I spoke a lot about the importance of finding your herd and thriving together.

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Are You Connecting With Your Team?

Finding great talent is a challenge in and of itself. Your employees are the most important asset to your business. Leaning on (and trusting) your team to carry out the day-to-day aspects of running your business is what all business-owners strive to have.

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The Cost of a Bad Hire

Have you ever thought about the cost of a bad hire? It can be anywhere from 20-200% of the employee’s annual salary – that’s right – up to 200%.  There are multiple factors that contribute to this cost including recruiting, training, poor work product, team productivity loss and the list goes on. Take a look at…

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How to Get the Right People in the Right Seats

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How does your company hire new members of your herd? What do you ask them to ensure that they’re a great fit? Oftentimes when I ask these questions I hear, “Well, it’s more of a gut thing. If I’ll like working with them, that’s most of the battle. I can teach anyone anything.” Maybe that’s…

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3 Tips for Employers to Embrace Your New Hires

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This weekend, many graduates will complete their education and look towards their future careers. If you’re on the receiving end of one of these bright-eyed graduates joining your herd, you may be unsure of how to set them up for success. After all, we hear all the time about how different millennials are, not only…

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