Stop Hiring for Culture Fit As a startup, hiring for culture fit doesn’t work. Why? Because culture takes generations to cultivate, and startups simply haven’t been around long enough. Shift your thinking away from culture and towards values alignment instead. These five steps will help get you started! Name the values that guide you Identify…
HR professionals: 7 clues to help you avoid getting duped by fake job applications This article was published as part of the Denver Business Journal Leadership Trust, an invitation-only network of influential business leaders, experts, executives and entrepreneurs. Well ahead of the release of ChatGPT and other AI tools, my team began seeing an increasing number…
Manipulative tactics that some recruiters will use on you Many of you are thinking about switching positions this year and may not have worked with a recruiter before. These super friendly people who seem to be interested in helping you with your career have a single motive in mind – getting paid. Now there are…
This article was published as part of the Denver Business Journal Leadership Trust, an invitation-only network of influential business leaders, experts, executives and entrepreneurs. I’ve spent a bunch of time over the past few months trying to make sense of the labor shortage. There are a plethora of causes for this situation, but the bottom line…
This article was published as part of the Denver Business Journal Leadership Trust, an invitation-only network of influential business leaders, experts, executives and entrepreneurs. The past year has been strange, difficult, unbelievable – insert your adjective here. As an optimist, I am forever looking for the silver lining in any situation. Over the last year,…
Manipulative tactics that some recruiters will use on you I really don’t like writing about negative subjects and I’ve put this off as long as I could. Many of you are thinking about switching positions this year and may not have worked with a recruiter before. These super friendly people who seem to be interested…
Make your job search easier while you’re working Once again the labor department released record low unemployment numbers for Colorado – still sitting at 2.4%. What that means is that most job seekers are looking for a new position while already working 40+ hours a week. The task seems rather daunting! Some of you might…
Increasing your odds for success in a tight candidate market I’m certain that if you are a small and growing company in Colorado you have experienced a wild and crazy ride with hiring candidates. Just to ground us in reality, the U.S. Department of Labor considers 5% unemployment to be full employment for their purposes. …
Be deliberate about increasing diversity Unless you’ve been in a cave lately you have noticed the media making noise about diversity in the workplace. Some high profile companies have landed in hot water over a reported lack of diversity and even harassment. I truly don’t believe that most startup companies intend to lack diversity –…
Tips for creating a more blended team This is a tough subject for me to wrap my head around because, while I understand that there is a wage gap, and gender diversity is an issue in some companies (especially in the executive ranks and corporate board seats) I have only encountered it once in my…