At least 7 reasons why this is a bad idea One of the hardest things to tackle when you are a small, fast growing company is hiring. I’m not talking about the mechanics of employment, but rather the timing of each new person so that you maintain the customer services levels and delivery schedules necessary…
How-to Guide for sliding seamlessly into each career move I was talking with someone the other day who was unbelievably unhappy and unfulfilled in her current job. She has been with the same company for 13 years. Although she’s moved around and been promoted, she feels very stuck. I asked her why she didn’t look…
Is your fear of making a bad hire impacting your business? When I coach individuals in their career searches, one of the characteristics I listen for is what I call “head trash.” This is a collection of thoughts and ideas, both objective and subjective, which have accumulated over the course of your career and can…
The credit for this month’s article goes to Don VanWinkle. Don is a management savant, master of small business finance, and generally brilliant man. I have been honored to know him as a friend, mentor and banker for more than a decade. Don and I were having lunch a few weeks ago and one of…
Enjoy the webinar! The September unemployment figures are in! Colorado’s unemployment is sitting at 4/7%. That means if you are trying to hire qualified people in Colorado you are having a hard time finding them. It also means that your next employee is currently working fulltime and really doesn’t have a lot of time to…
Make the most of your fall hiring season Think about it – you have 90 days to get your 2014 hiring done before we enter the holiday season. Average time to hire is 60 days – the bottom line – you don’t have a lot of time! Let’s talk about how to make the most…
Unless you’ve been underground for the past few months you’ve probably noticed that businesses are feeling more optimistic about the economy lately. This is especially true in the Rocky Mountain Region. There is a significant uptick in hiring happening in just the last few weeks. This activity is also being felt by your employees –…
9 reasons you can’t fill your open positions Welcome to 2014! I hear rumors that many of you are going to be hiring this year – WOOHOO! If it’s been a few years since you were able to add net new positions and actually think about GROWTH then you are pretty excited. You might also be…
Using a blended interview format for better outcomes Interviewing techniques are all over the place – each hiring manager has their own style whether learned, imparted upon or self-created. I will assert that for the most part, you are interviewing from the job description and evaluating candidates based primarily on the bullet points in this…
Tips for getting your candidate flow going again In Colorado and in some other parts of the country (primarily those with 3 or 4 seasons) we see a tremendous erosion of candidate activity during the summer months. There are a number of reasons for this phenomenon: Vacations and summer family visits; kids are out of school and that disrupts the…