The other day I was talking to a neighbor who owns a number of businesses and she was complaining about the difficulty of hiring entry level employees, a common lament many of us hear (or perhaps say) every day. She went on to say, “It’s gotten so bad that if someone applies and can fog…
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One of the more difficult things any of us must do is interview people. Whether you’re looking for a new virtual assistant, a truck driver for your warehouse, a medical technician for your lab, or someone to work on your ad campaigns, interviewing people can be tough, time consuming, and expensive. However, it goes without…
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Organizations have two kinds of problems – system problems and people problems … and it’s the people who ultimately fix the system problems. Historically, organizations have been much more successful at solving their systems problems than their people problems. With system problems, there is the benefit of dealing with objective information, quantified information, and a…
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How did this happen? Her resume was impressive, She nailed the interview, and Her manager thinks the world of her … But … Her co-workers despise her and Her customers avoid her. In our work with organizations we see this problem over and over. The job candidate had an impressive resume, absolutely nails the interview,…
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I recently did a morning seminar for the Thumb Area Manufacturing Forum on the “Three Keys to Hiring, Developing, & Retaining Top Performing Employees”. The first key, as you might guess, was to improve their hiring process. But, given the time I had to do the seminar, I wasn’t able to expand on all facets…
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