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    October 10, 2013

    How Best-In-Class Companies Hire Differently

    Learn to distinguish pegs and holes to determine how they match against success.

    I heard someone comment the other day about round pegs not fitting in square holes and it reminded me of a specific area where confusion exists in hiring.   Most people know that square pegs won’t fit in round holes. That’s easy.    Obviously, square pegs fit in square holes and round pegs fit in round holes. That’s even easier.   But round pegs will generally fit in square holes – they just don’t fully occupy them.    What does this have...Continue reading

    By Joseph SkurskyPosted in Human Resources on October 10, 2013

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    August 29, 2013

    Interview Intelligence-Part II: A More Effective Process

    A Hiring System Proven To Work Well For Small & Mid-Sized Companies

    Once you make a commitment to improving your interview intelligence, you need to ensure that your entire interview process sets up your company for maximum success. If you measure your progress with both the interviews and the process, you can simultaneously improve to create a well-oiled hiring system.    Let’s talk about what doesn’t work very well, followed by a system that has been proven to work well for both small and mid-sized companies.    Round Robin Interviews...Continue reading

    By Joseph SkurskyPosted in Human Resources on August 29, 2013

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    April 24, 2013

    Hire Hard, Manage Easy: Committing to Higher Standards of Hiring

    Learn to cast a smaller net to attract & interview the best people.

    By Joseph Skursky, President of Market Leader Solutions Hiring the right people is a difficult task when the result you seek is to onboard individuals that will fit nicely into the culture, are easy to manage and have a positive impact on the business’s profitability.  That is the ideal outcome right?  But how many times do you, as a manager, HR professional or recruiter, use this criterion as the basis for your hiring process?  Although most people like the “motto”...Continue reading

    By Joseph SkurskyPosted in Human Resources on April 24, 2013

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    March 21, 2013

    The Essence of Effective Hiring: 4 Steps to Improve Business Results

    A NEW 80/20 Rule for Human Resources & Management

    By Joseph Skursky, President of Market Leader Solutions Have you ever felt like you’re paddling as hard as you can to go upstream but just can’t seem to make any progress? If you have, you’re not alone. I see this quite often both in HR and in leadership areas. Most often, the cause is the same.   People.   If they just did what they were supposed to do… If they cared even half as much as you do… If they weren't so difficult...Continue reading

    By Joseph SkurskyPosted in Human Resources on March 21, 2013

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    March 7, 2013

    Employee Engagement: Myths, Opportunities & The Role Of HR

    Are your employees committed to achieving business results?

    By Mark Herbert, Principle Mark F. Herbert & Associates, Inc. and New Paradigms LLC Imagine a company where employees come to work engaged, determined and committed to support the goals of the organization (physically, psychologically, and emotionally).  95% of the time this is the case when an employee starts working for you; before things get in the way of their enthusiastic engagement. What gets in the way? Unclear expectations A variance in what the employee is doing and what we want them...Continue reading

    By Mark HerbertPosted in Human Resources on March 7, 2013

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    December 27, 2012

    Six Things to Consider Before Assigning a Project Leader

    Is your next project doomed to failure?

    By Ron Montgomery, Management Consultant & Owner, OnPoint, LLC Finding the right person for the job is always an important hiring decision, but often overlooked when assigning project leadership roles.  Why do you think that is the case? Many times project leadership roles are “assignments” instead of “appointments”.  That distinction creates a mindset that can set your project, your employee, and your company up for failure.  Ask yourself: Does your company...Continue reading

    By Ron MontgomeryPosted in Project & Process Management on December 27, 2012

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