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  • 4 Things I Wish I Had Known About Recruiting

    My recruiting duties ebb and flow in my days as an HR generalist, but there always seems to be a new lesson to learn with every candidate I come in contact with. Working in a small HR department means that I get to learn by doing more often than not, so here are four things…

  • Culture Guide Survey

    I’ve been writing more on corporate culture lately, and I’ve decided that it has generated enough interest to actually write a guide on the topic. While I know what areas I’d like to personally research and incorporate into the tool, I’m looking for some ideas from you as to what sorts of ideas you’d like…

  • Culture: commonality and exclusivity

    The other day my friend Daniel Crosby pointed me to a company called Clearlink. I checked out their culture study at his urging, and it gave me some great ideas to pursue. Not that it’s scientific or the source of a deep revelation; it’s just one more piece of their culture that can be use…

  • Recruiting family members

    No, I’m not talking about recruiting your family members! I’m talking about going the extra mile and working to make the candidate’s family members more comfortable with the new company and job. I had a great experience a few days back when I brought in a new candidate and got to spend some time talking…

  • Recruiting your candidate’s family

    I had a great experience this past week. I have been recruiting pretty much 24/7 for some urgent hires, and I asked one of the candidates who accepted to stop by so we could get some paperwork out of the way. He said that his wife would be in the car since they were headed…

  • The case for developing leaders at all levels

    Today I’m going to make the case for leadership development at all levels, not just at the top of the organization. Think about it, do you want those employees positioned closest to your customers to have that training? I would. Yes, it’s a question of cost for many companies, but if your customer-facing people aren’t…

  • Communicating with difficult team members

    How do you communicate with team members with a chip on their shoulder? What do you do or say when they are stubborn, constantly interrupting, unapproachable, or unwilling to accept feedback? Well, for starters, you are not alone. Every workplace I’ve ever been has at least one of these people working there. Let’s look at a…