If you’re not accurately describing the position you’re hiring for, you’re at a disadvantage from the beginning. It’s crucial to be honest about the job to make sure that you’re attracting the right candidates. Maybe the job you’re trying to recruit for isn’t glamorous, or doesn’t pay at the top of the scale. If that’s […]
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Unless they’re astronauts, your new recruits won’t be working in a vacuum. Each new hire is going to impact the work of those around them. This doesn’t mean you need every member of a department to sign off on a new hire, but they should at least be involved. It’s important to listen to your
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The grass may look greener on the other side, but often your staff will return and bring more skills and experience with them. It may seem counter-intuitive, but a great offboarding experience is an important element of a successful recruiting machine. Not all employment relationships terminate on bad terms, and a great deal of that
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So often the reality of the job is very different to the fantasy sold to us during the recruitment process. The candidate experience is the first interaction a potential employee has with your organisation and its culture. When candidate experience is designed skilfully, top candidates get the impression your organisation cares about its people even
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If you have a good culture, then your staff will want others’ to work in your business. One strategy is to turn every employee into a recruiter by encouraging referrals. Sometimes the simplest strategies are the best: Hire the most amazing people you know Keep them consistently challenged and happy Encourage them to bring their
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All senior executives should have strategic partnership management skills. What does this mean? Finding the right strategic partner is exactly the same as finding your co-founder or recruiting key hires. You’ll be working closely together, so it’s important to have a good connection. Don’t be afraid to trust your gut. If your instincts tell you that
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All senior executives should have exceptional client management skills. We continue to be amazed at how many sizeable businesses do not have a good Client Relationship Management system. From a relationship perspective it is important to establish good communication. This means asking clients how they want to communicate and how often. Using the channel they
All senior executives should have exceptional skills to deal with suppliers. A significant amount of money can be saved or lost negotiating with suppliers. Often we simply accept what we are offered without thinking of other options. One option is to talk to multiple suppliers, another it to work with a preferred supplier to find
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All senior executives should have exceptional Project Management skills. Projects are how businesses implement change. By definition of a project has a start and a finish. Logically everything should be then viewed as a project. Implementing this framework ensures more successful outcomes. This framework ensures that the practice of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing
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All senior executives should be skilled at managing internal communications. What does this mean? They need to ensure that they encourage sharing, input and dialog with and from their co-workers and their staff. They also need to lead by example. They need to be able to get staff buy in and take their team with
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