by Jim Schleckser | May 4, 2017 | Talent
You Need to Learn Who Can Bend And Not Break Every business has the occasional fire. When it hits, you should have plenty of people who we call “Firefighters” while avoiding folks we label “Snow Cones”. Every business, from successful startups...
by Jim Schleckser | Jan 6, 2017 | Talent
Think of What You Value in an Employee When you’re hiring, think beyond the skills and experience a candidate might have and assess whether you want a patriot or a mercenary. When you’re thinking about hiring people, especially those in...
by Jim Schleckser | Dec 4, 2016 | Talent
Save the Sugarcoating to Cereals Many companies rate their talent well above average. Besides being untrue, this is a dangerous strategy as your top performers will leave you if you do. In the mythical town of Lake Wobegon, made famous by Garrison Keillor on National...
by Jim Schleckser | Jul 28, 2016 | Talent
No Need to Beat Around the Buse There is a single question that you can use to assess whether candidates understand the job and if they are A or C players. The secret to hiring your next great employee might come down to how someone answers a single question. And you...
by Jim Schleckser | May 26, 2016 | Talent
Talking the Talk vs. Walking the Walk Great leaders focus on what we can call the “Talk/Do” ratio. Put simply, they measure how much their employees talk and communicate compared to how much work they actually get done. How do you go about evaluating the...
by Jim Schleckser | Jun 2, 2015 | Talent
Cultivating Your Company’s Culture Great companies look at the skill and the will of the potential hire, but they spend just as much time on cultural fit. And many use these four simple questions to determine that fit. When most people go about the process of...
