Season 1

When time is of the essence and work needs to be executed, we often forego formalities and hop right into execution. Hiring a contractor or friend to help you with the work. This was the case with my friend Pat (name changed) who paid a friend to build a proprietary software product for her company....

Those of you who have listened to the show, know that I am no big fan of “employer branding” because I believe it is generic and unrealistic. Often selling an image of unicorns & rainbows topped off with free lunch. To me, job advertisements feel like the car dealer who advertises a low price just t...

As an entrepreneur, we all share one thing in common. Every single one of us has made a bad hire. Let’s define what a bad hire is. A bad hire is what happens when our need to fill something quickly overrides our logic. The interview process gets rushed, red flags get overlooked, and… Just like that,...

We hear a lot about culture today as being the most important aspect of growth. Yet product development & sales are too often prioritized over people. Let’s break this down for a quick minute. Your company's success and/or failure is determined by your people and the relationship you have with their...

Sourcing talented people is a HUGE challenge right now. Over 38 million people quit their jobs in 2021. And a lot of them are not coming back. Then we have the divide over pandemic policies that has driven people away from corporate America. Making it more difficult to retain good people. But sourci...

We are neck-deep into a highly competitive job seeker’s market. What this means is that the feeding frenzy for talent has created a perfect storm for people to ask for a lot… and get it. The interview process has been plagued with bait and switch tactics, ridiculous compensation renegotiations (afte...

People will only do something when it is in their own best interest AND aligns with our values. This was a key takeaway for me from the book “What Got You Here, Won’t Get You There” by Marshall Goldsmith. We talk a lot about aligning with values when hiring on this show. And almost everyone recogniz...

The value of being able to directly text or call a person you are needing to recruit for your company is staggering. Want people to give you the opportunity to recruit them? Then you need to contact them where they will respond. Hint: It is not through email or LinkedIn. Today’s Quote: "Our greatest...

Everyone in a hiring capacity has made a wrong hire in their career. I believe that this is a direct result of hiring for skills first. Here’s the scoop, a person’s skills can change, but you can't change who they are. And technical abilities are not a clear indicator of passion in the work. Today’s...

The truth is most of the good players are on the sidelines. Great people are inundated with mindless spam therefore most messaging is getting ignored. Here is the good news, Gallup reports that 7 of 10 people are open to something stronger. Today’s Quote: “Great people want to work on things that ma...