Adapting, Improvising, and Overcoming
For small and medium-size organizations of all stripes, finding good people in a challenging labor market has never been harder. Take five minutes and consider some unconventional solutions.
In 1500 words or less, each post will give you something you can use TODAY to build yourself, your people and your organization whether your organization is a "for-profit" or a "not-for-profit."
For small and medium-size organizations of all stripes, finding good people in a challenging labor market has never been harder. Take five minutes and consider some unconventional solutions.
A friend asked for a post on pressure. I wrote this with them in mind using tools other have shared with me. I hope that it might help other people as well. Handling pressure is a learned skill and sharing skills and stories is a great way to help friends and family.
One of the most influential mentors I ever had once told me that when faced with a problem, situation, or frustration with other people, I should consider that the problem might not be the other person. Maybe it was me and/or my attitude.
Many of us have been there, we took the time to have a “kick-ass” resume, nailed the cover letter, had some great references, got an interview, and then got to the interview … and something happened, with the job in sight, just like an overconfident race car driver, we crashed in the final corner and didn’t get the job.
Want to know why? How to prevent it from happening again, or to help someone else?
Checkout this short guide …
Finding the right associates, like most things, is easier when your organization has a plan. The following short checklist will dramatically improve your organization’s ability to find and on-board the people you need.
Finding the right people in a sea of applicants can be challenging but it is very doable. There are some very simple tools to ensure that the people you hire are the best fit that you can find; and this is one of them.