Posts Tagged ‘hiring best practices’
How are you hiring?
You have a role; now it’s time to fill it. Use the work you did to know why you are hiring and who you are hiring to improve how you are hiring. Hiring skills How important is skill expertise in hiring? It turns out: not very. Skill expertise is not to be ignored, of course,…
Read MoreWho are you hiring?
You have described the problem you are solving and used that to decide what role you need to hire. Let’s now transition to “who” you have to hire. And yes, I did say transition. It’s a journey, not a step. Hiring for impact Answer one question before making further decisions: Which roles have the biggest…
Read MoreWhy are you hiring?
Why did you hire your last employee? When asking business owners why they are hiring, their answers are usually a version of the following: they have gotten too busy, there is too much to do in their business, their client base has grown, they feel it is time to bring on a [insert job title:…
Read MoreWhy are you managing your business?
This blog talks about business management. Indeed my whole business is about the craft of business management. And if the business is the idea, management is what turns the idea into action. But what are you managing, exactly? How do you manage an “idea” into a “reality”? The best way to answer this question is…
Read MoreWrite job roles, not job titles
What has to happen in your business? This is an easy one. Sales, marketing, human resources, finance, and let’s add legal and customer service. To begin with, anyway. Here’s the catch: imagine you hire a new marketing employee. And you tell this person to “do marketing”. What are they doing all day? Is it what…
Read MoreThe only two things that your employees need to know
Each employee you have does multiple things, with multiple steps and tasks, and multiple potential outcomes and consequences. How do you, as their manager, instruct them, guide them, and keep an eye on their work with so much to juggle? You do that by focusing on the only two things that your employees actually need…
Read MoreEnjoy being corrected: it means you learned something
Last week’s conversation with Mark Galvin on his How’s my ePresence podcast covered many different subjects, once of which was conflicting opinions in the workplace. It is not the first time that I have warned against the dark side of “hiring for culture“. When hiring, you want to make sure you are allowing for, and…
Read MoreCultural Hiring Risks
Last week we discussed the risks associated with making hiring decisions based exclusively on company culture. If your business lacks a diversity of ability and thought, it will struggle to grow and develop. This week, let’s dive into a few of these risks to see them in action. Skills diversity You will always need people…
Read MoreHiring For Culture – The Bad
The bad? But this blog often stresses the importance of values, guiding principles, and culture. Employees respond to working environments and shared goals. What is “bad” about hiring for culture? The challenge For one thing, it is easier said than done. A description of corporate culture is challenging enough for any business to achieve. People…
Read MoreFrom Risk to Opportunity
Risk and opportunity must coexist in business every day. Focus only on risk, and your business will become stagnant. Ignore the risk for opportunity alone, and you will outpace your resources. Somewhere in between Kodak and Pets.com lies the successful business. Right now, COVID19 is doing its part to highlight the risks. Let’s also address…
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