Posts tagged: Culture Dysfunction

How Small Companies Can Compete Against Larger Companies For Talent

Q. We are a small growing company. How do we compete for talent with larger companies, since we can’t pay as much as they do? In my search practice I have placed people in small and large companies. The main issue is rarely compensation. In fact, if that is the primary issue then you will [...]

Thursday October 20th, 2011 in , , , , , | No Comments »

Are You Over-Paid?

You’re probably thinking – how could Barry make such an outrageous statement. Over-paid – Ugh! I’m actually under-paid. But wait a minute – are you being paid for the outcomes you deliver or is it one of entitlement for the position you hold? Why am I even asking this question? In a presentation of our [...]

Wednesday March 16th, 2011 in , , , , | No Comments »

Do Your Employees Trust You?

In numerous studies, surveys, and research, employees indicate over and over that trusting their immediate supervisor is one of the most important elements of their job satisfaction. Can you honestly say that your direct reports trust you? Do their direct reports trust them? How do you know? Do you cross your fingers hoping they trust [...]

Tuesday November 23rd, 2010 in , , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

Basic Common Sense in Generating Smiles Through-out Your Workforce

As an Executive Recruiter, Trainer, and Hiring Process Consultant, I have the privilege of visiting over 50 companies a year and getting to know their executive and managerial teams. I’ve been doing this for over 25 years. That’s a lot of companies. Is Your Culture De-Motivating? I am dumbfounded why so many company environments and [...]

Friday October 15th, 2010 in , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

Your Hiring Process Shouldn’t Resemble A Rodney Dangerfield Comedy Skit

We all know the comedian’s most famous line : “I get no respect.” Many candidates might say the same thing about the way they are treated in the hiring process by hiring managers and human resource professionals. I recently wrote on our Vistage Leadership Community Blog an article about candidate respect. Our Vistage Leadership Community [...]

Wednesday October 13th, 2010 in , , , | 4 Comments »

Who Is Responsible For Hiring Top Talent In Your Company?

Was your answer HR or the hiring manager? I typically ask this question in our hiring workshops, seminars and Vistage presentations to CEOs and key executives. The answers are generally either HR or the hiring manager. Both of which I disagree with. I believe hiring top talent in any organization falls squarely on the CEO’s [...]

Thursday September 30th, 2010 in , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments »

Most Company’s Hiring Process Is Not A Process

We find that this occurs because the hiring process really isn’t a process in many companies. Many hiring processes tend to be random and with incompetent, untrained people. This is not a knock on the people, it is just a fact. So why do companies expect hiring to be accurate and to attract top talent [...]

Friday August 20th, 2010 in , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Losing a Top Candidate – Perception is The Only Reality. Lessons learned from 20 years on the front lines of the talent wars.

You rarely lose a top candidate at the end of the hiring process. It’s usually in steps taken along the way. In this case the client made a series of seemingly small mistakes that resulted in the candidate declining to go forward. It started simply by the hiring manager keeping the candidate waiting 30 minutes, [...]

Tuesday February 9th, 2010 in , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Letting Employees Go Is A PR Event

Most have heard that hiring is a PR event. You should make sure that, whether you hire the person or not, they leave your company wishing they got the job. That way, they will speak highly of your company to others that might want to work there. This is especially true in small industries and [...]

Wednesday December 16th, 2009 in , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Are You Ready for Your Best Talent to Start Leaving?

What would you do if your top performing subordinate left tomorrow? Would the pain be unbearable? Do they possess your entire customer history in their head? Would key customers follow them to a new job? How much would productivity decline? Would others follow  – like a domino effect? Can you afford the costs of replacing [...]

Friday November 13th, 2009 in , , , , , , , , | No Comments »
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