You might be hiring the wrong people
Several years ago, I helped a small manufacturing company outside of Toledo, Ohio hire a new sales director and one candidate stood out from the other nine. He spent most of
Don Georgevich
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If You Don’t Have an Assistant, You Are One
I met a fellow entrepreneur at a business conference and over dinner he told me he couldn’t understand why his company’s growth taped off. He wasn’t lazy or sitting around waiting
How I Turn Every New Hire into a High-Value Asset
Most businesses are losing money without knowing it. Bad hires are expensive. That much every business owner already suspects. What most of us don't have a real number for is
The 5 Biggest Hiring Mistakes
Hiring is the highest-leverage decision most small business owners make, and most of us treat it like the lowest. I didn't understand that early on. I thought hiring was something you
Every Bad Hire Is a Choice You Didn’t Know You Were Making
Bad hires almost never happen the way people think they do. When I talk with someone after an employee doesn't work out, the conversation usually starts the same way. "We really thought
Hiring This Guy Was Not What We Expected
A friend of mine, let’s call him Mark, owns a consulting business in Cleveland, Ohio. We were having dinner one night when the conversation turned to the early years of his
Why I recruit people I can’t hire
Years ago, I was unexpectedly laid off on a Friday. Like anyone else, my first thought was, "Now what?" On the drive home, I called a former employer I hadn't worked for
The Diamond Cutter vs the Diamond Miner
I was reading about Joseph Asscher, a master diamond cutter from Amsterdam. In 1908, he was entrusted with the Cullinan Diamond, the largest rough diamond ever discovered. It weighed more than
What’s not going to change.
Starting a business has never been easier. Keeping one alive has never been harder. I’ve seen a lot of people get excited about a new opportunity, jump into a market, work