Sound Wisdom Blog
3 Strategies to Get Your Succession Planning Moving by Meridith Elliott Powell
First and foremost, you need to understand where you are: what talent you have, what talent you need, and what talent is available in your marketplace. In other words, you need to take inventory. You need to get a clear perspective of what it takes from a talent perspective to run your company effectively. What roles could easily be filled with existing talent, and what roles will you need to recruit for?
Three Myths That Can Wreck Your Hiring Process by Dr. Rick Goodman
There’s a lot of received wisdom about the hiring process—a litany of “best practices” we’re all supposed to follow.
The thing is, that received wisdom isn’t always so wise. And the best practices? They’re not always very good.
You’ve got to be judicious, and to get the ball rolling, I want to highlight three common hiring myths that I believe do more harm than good.
6 Smart Tips for Hiring Smarter by Shawn Doyle, CSP
One of the biggest downfalls I see in leaders is they don’t have great interviewing skills. For you to be successful, you must become an expert at interviewing. What we have to realize is that the work is not done by the leader; the work is done by the team. Therefore, if we hire the best team, we get the best results.