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Looking to Hire Exceptional Employees? Look Beyond the Resume.

Looking to Hire Exceptional Employees? Look Beyond the Resume.

by Jim Schleckser | Mar 7, 2023 | Business, Culture, Growth, Talent

When you are hiring exceptional people is never easy. You’re trying to fill an open position, you’re hoping to find someone great for the opportunity. But that’s the catch, right? How do you assess whether someone has that extra gear to take their...
Which Different Types of Intelligence Dictate Success in the Job?

Which Different Types of Intelligence Dictate Success in the Job?

by Jim Schleckser | Feb 7, 2023 | Culture, Decision Making, Diversity, Growth, HR, Talent

It is important to understand that different types of intelligence dictate success on the job. Are you hiring quick smart or slow smart? Someone with a high intelligence quotient or IQ is smart. The whole idea of an IQ test is to measure how innately intelligent...
Business Debt Can Aid Growth, But Increases Fragility

Business Debt Can Aid Growth, But Increases Fragility

by Jim Schleckser | Jan 31, 2023 | Business, Decision Making, Entrepreneur, Growth, Raising Capital, Strategy

In his excellent book Antifragile, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, who helped popularize the concept of Black Swan events, describes three kinds of systems: Fragile systems are those that can be destroyed by any negative change. Robust systems deal with good and bad changes...
Succession Planning Process: How to Find and Train Your Successor

Succession Planning Process: How to Find and Train Your Successor

by Jim Schleckser | Dec 14, 2022 | Delegation, Entrepreneur, Growth, HR, Succession, Talent

Many Leaders Overlook Their Responsibility in Succession Planning One of the responsibilities that can be difficult, even for great CEOs, is to make time for the succession planning process. While it’s human nature not to think too far into the future, you owe...
Customer Retention Comes Down to These 3 Points

Customer Retention Comes Down to These 3 Points

by Jim Schleckser | Sep 6, 2022 | Business, Customers, Entrepreneur, Growth, Recurring Revenue

You Aren’t Necessarily Retaining Customers For Life Some companies have lofty customer retention goals like winning customers for life. But, most companies aim to keep as many of their customers happy for as long as possible while minimizing churn or customer...
Customer Acquisition Cost: How Much Should You Spend?

Customer Acquisition Cost: How Much Should You Spend?

by Jim Schleckser | Aug 30, 2022 | Business, Growth, Marketing, Sales

Locking in Your Customer Acquisition Strategy The general rule is that you can spend more — as a percentage of your sales price — to acquire a recurring revenue customer than someone who is a one-off. But how much should you spend? And just as importantly,...
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