Tag Archives: Team Dynamics

5 Questions Everyone in the Workplace Wants Answered – #1

Question #1: What’s my Job??? It’s the beginning of a brand new year, and I’m back in the saddle to bring you more practical, down-to-earth insights, tips, tools, and techniques to help you become a better leader—wherever you serve! This … Continue reading

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Take Control of Who Goes INTO The Pipeline

Recruiting and Hiring Better in the Public Sector When I am teaching management students how to hire, I’m often accosted by those in the public sector who tell me, “I don’t have any control in the recruiting process—that’s out of … Continue reading

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Stacey’s Rule of Three for Hiring Young Workers

Since we’re in this series of blogposts on hiring, I’ve decided to add some more hiring insights to the series, including this gem from my own daughter. My daughter, Stacey, is a GenX entrepreneur who partnered with her older sister … Continue reading

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It’s Everyone’s Job to Help Find Good People for the Organization

At one point in my career, I made a strategic decision to work with a particular executive, because of what I knew I would learn from him, specifically in three main areas of executive skill—budget and finance; how to work … Continue reading

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Hire S.H.A.R.P.E.R. People – Part 7

R = References  Get references and contact them!  One of the biggest mistakes made by small and medium-sized businesses is the failure to check on references (or even get them in the first place!)  So this newsletter is going to … Continue reading

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Hire S.H.A.R.P.E.R. People – Part 6

E = Enthusiastic A recent article on a website for hiring managers posed the question:  If you have to choose, do you hire for experience or attitude?  Their answer was clear—HIRE FOR ATTITUDE! The reason is simple—you can train skills … Continue reading

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Hire S.H.A.R.P.E.R. People – Part 4

R = Relational A recent survey of thousands of hiring managers (conducted by a national professional staffing organization) revealed the number one quality that hiring managers are looking for in a potential employee: The ability to work well with others! … Continue reading

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Hire S.H.A.R.P.E.R. People – Part 3

A = Ambitious Managers and supervisors are looking for team members who have the energy and commitment to make progress in their jobs and in their careers.  How do you know if you have a candidate who has the ambition … Continue reading

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Building Trust with The 4 C’s

Leaders MUST build trust with their people!  That’s the advice of top business leaders and consultants who have observed the serious loss of trust in many organizations today.  In the July 2010 issue of Ignite! Newsletter from the folks at … Continue reading

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Great Advice from Top CEO’s – #21

Practice Fu Pan. This advice is a perfect follow-up to my last blogpost.  It comes from LENOVO founder Liu Chuanzhi, who referred to it in an interview published in FastCompany Magazine.  LENOVO is the Chinese company that purchased IBM’s PC … Continue reading

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