We Only Ever Learn The Hard Way
Words, teachers, books, and classes don’t teach, really. They are only aides. We can only learn through our own experience. That’s why, as leaders, telling …
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Hiring Well: It’s Not About Skills Or Experience
Hiring candidates who have the skills and experience we need can be very risky. In the end, it doesn’t matter if they are provably good …
Getting A Job (Sometimes) Without Experience
After yesterday’s post about organizations not needing to hire based on experience, a reader rightly asked about being on the other side of this transaction, …
Top 5 Hiring Errors
To hire well, we want to ask the question,”Will this person fit, contribute, and perform well here?” But there are five common hiring errors that …
Can They Do the Job?
“Can they do the job?” is the question we commonly seek to answer when hiring. We use their résumés, interviews, and references to learn what …
Jump In
We often think about doing something new (starting a business, making a product, taking a stand, making a difference) and stop because we lack confidence. …