#TalentAttraction #Tuesday ARE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AND RETENTION IMPORTANT? TRAIN YOUR PEOPLE MANAGERS

In his book, Topgrading: How Leading Companies Win by Hiring, Coaching, and Keeping the Best People, Dr. Bradford Smart grades candidates by their skills, abilities, and experience as fitting into 3 categories. The A Player employee is one of the Top Ten Percent of employees. They are followed by the B Player employee, based on my experience, who fit into…

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#TalentAttraction #Tuesday RECRUITING IS NOT MAGIC!

What is Your Experience? Do candidates magically appear? Heck no! Somewhere in the process, there was work involved – and it is hard work. It is always interesting to me that building a business requires effort, but recruiting is expected to be magic. “Well, we opened the position last Tuesday, where are our candidates?” Recruiting…

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#TalentAttraction #Tuesday EMPLOYEE OPENINGS CREATE OPPORTUNITIES

Why settle for the same old repeat candidates? Over 40 years of recruiting, I marveled when hiring managers missed the opportunity to upgrade their direct reports when they had an opening.  Of course, I understand the need to stay within a budget. How Can Managers Upgrade Staff Within Their Budget? It takes effort – and…

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