Hiring is one of the most important roles of a leader. Putting the right people on the team is a foundational component of our success; after all, people who aren’t the perfect fit will lead to teams and individuals who may struggle mightily and never reach their potential. When we put the right people in […]
Taking Hiring to a Higher Level
Getting the right people on the team is one of the leader’s most important roles. It doesn’t belong to HR, and it isn’t something to (completely) delegate. The biggest contributor to your competitive advantage, productivity and success is your people – when you have the right ones. Put together the wrong pieces and the puzzle […]
Pain-Free Hiring Using the DISC Assessment
Wait just a minute. Did I just read “pain-free” hiring? Is that even possible? If this is the conversation that flashed through your mind as you read the title of this article, you definitely want to read on. But even if you are a speed reader or didn’t read the title at all; if you […]
Five Lessons All Leaders Can Take From the NFL Draft
Unless you live under a rock, live outside the United States or are a non-sports person, you know the National Football League held their draft of players last week. If you don’t know, this annual event allows teams to pick players based on a prescribed order that they have the right to hire for their […]
What Kind of Company Do You Want?
David Ogilvy is perhaps the most famous advertising executive of all time. His book, Ogilvy on Advertising, is a classic, and many of his ads have been often copied. Today’s quotation from him tells us his genius went far beyond writing an advertisement (and perhaps gives a big clue as to why he was so […]