Posts Tagged ‘Hiring’
How Hiring a Diverse Team Will Strengthen Your Company Culture
I’m a female CEO—apparently a rare breed these days. Even rarer perhaps is my leadership team, which is 50 percent women, and that of the 31 people on staff at my financial technologies startup, 50 percent are women. That said, my development team is all male, a fact my CTO and I are working hard to…
Read More10 Work Incentives to Attract and Retain Top Talent
You might have started your business on your own, but you won’t keep it running that way. Every good business needs a team of talented workers behind the scenes, making all the magic happen. If you’re like most business owners, you’ve probably realized building that dream team can be a struggle. It takes a lot…
Read More7 Quick Tips for Beating the Hiring Crisis
It’s hard to exaggerate how tough it is to hire right now. Time to hire has been hovering around an all-time high, between 27 and 29 days. On top of that, there are more unfilled job positions than ever in the U.S., and unemployment claims are at a 42-year low. Just about everyone who wants…
Read MoreSoaring to Success: How to Build a Winning Small Business Team
When Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane assembled a contending Major League Baseball team, he gained lots of notoriety for signing players using a strategic analysis of their statistics that had never been done before. Mixing younger players with older veterans made the A’s a winning team. Building a small business team has lots of…
Read More3 Ways to Avoid Common Hiring Mistakes When Starting Out
If you’ve just started a new business, you probably have a lot on your plate. Besides the obligatory 3 a.m. panic attacks, of course, you’ve also got to spend a good chunk of each week staring blankly at your bank statements. There are hundreds of decisions to second-guess, and lots of potential failure to contemplate.…
Read MoreShould You Hire the Person or the Degree?
With only 60% of college students saying they feel prepared for the workforce and only 23% of employers agreeing, it’s probably a wise idea to focus on more than just the college degree when hiring. Job candidates today need to possess a variety of skills and talents, and have a great personality to boot. For…
Read MoreHire on Ability. Fire on Fit.
This is not necessarily the way we intend to behave as managers, but our headline reflects the reality of most experiences when viewed in retrospect. We carefully vet the potential hire for experience required. Ninety days or longer later, if that person is terminated by management, it often is for actions resulting from the person’s…
Read More4 Upper Management Professionals Who Can Infuse Your Business with Talent
When developing the upper management team that will focus and coordinate operations in the best interests of the business, it’s prudent to seek out professionals who have a broad set of talents of value for multiple aspects of the business. Here are four types of professionals you should have on board. Human Resources A director…
Read More6 Baby Steps You Can Take to Grow Your Business
Growing a business isn’t for the faint of heart. It comes with a lot of challenges, dedication and pain. Having a stellar product or service alone isn’t enough to turn your idea into a successful, profitable business. From marketing and branding to considering your customer experience, the life of a business owner can be hectic…
Read MoreFirst Hire for Your Startup or New Business
Who is the right candidate? Finding the perfect candidate for a new business is a difficult task and will often times take a good deal of trial and error. For a startup, hiring the right talent out of the gate is crucial for building a cultural foundation for the company. In addition to your new…
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