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WHAT ARE UNDERPERFORMING EMPLOYEES COSTING YOUR BUSINESS?
What difference would it mean to your business if every new hire was an A Player?
What if you could develop your existing team to be higher performers?
Are you ready for us to “show you the money?”
Is this you?
- I don’t feel like everybody on the team is working to their fullest potential
- I want A Players on my team, but I am struggling to find them
- I’m tired of having to repeat myself time and time again to get things done
- I’m tired of being sold by candidates who overpromise and underdeliver
- I want a culture of positive accountability and consistent execution that drives results
- I need a new hiring strategy that really works to find and recruit better people
Want to see how the A Player Advantage can optimize your business?
Schedule a Conversation with us to discover exactly how The A Player Advantage can help optimize your business.
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WHY YOUR COMPANY NEEDS 100% A PLAYERS
How Much Are B and C Players Costing Your Business?
Think about it this way. What percentage of your team would you enthusiastically rehire? Whatever that percentage is, the difference represents the B & C Players costing your business profitability and hurting your culture.
Do you want a B or C Player piloting your next flight?
How about a B or C Player physician for your next surgery?
At A Player Advantage, we know B and C Players should not be working on something as important as your business.
How often have you struggled to find the A Players you need in your organization? How often have you successfully developed your B Players into A Players?
The fastest and best way to improve your business is to learn how to coach up B and C Players to become A Players and how to select A Players in your recruitment process.
Most companies operate under the conventional wisdom and false pretense that their teams should look like a bell curve or Gaussian distribution, and they think they need B and C Players to round out the curve.
The notion that companies must have B and C Players on the team is outdated, and it’s hurting your business’s or organization’s success and culture..
Average companies have average people. That’s what makes them average!
To get the results of the top 10% of the business, you must do what only the top 10% of businesses will do to get better talent on your team.
What if for similar effort and investment your team can look like an all-star team filled with A Players? A Player Advantage is dedicated to helping your organization develop and recruit your best talent ever! We have a range of flexible coaching, recruiting, and talent acquisition models to ensure you find and develop proven A Players who are also great team members and will help your organization thrive.
WHY YOUR COMPANY NEEDS 100% A PLAYERS
How Much Are B and C Players Costing Your Business?
Think about it this way. What percentage of your team would you enthusiastically rehire? Whatever that percentage is, the difference represents the B & C Players costing your business profitability and hurting your culture.
Do you want a B or C Player piloting your next flight?
How about a B or C Player physician for your next surgery?
At A Player Advantage, we know B and C Players should not be working on something as important as your business.
How often have you struggled to find the A Players you need in your organization? How often have you successfully developed your B Players into A Players?
The fastest and best way to improve your business is to learn how to coach up B and C Players to become A Players and how to select A Players in your recruitment process.
Most companies operate under the conventional wisdom and false pretense that their teams should look like a bell curve or Gaussian distribution, and they think they need B and C Players to round out the curve.
The notion that companies must have B and C Players on the team is outdated, and it’s hurting your business’s or organization’s success and culture.
Average companies have average people. That’s what makes them average!
To get the results of the top 10% of the business, you must do what only the top 10% of businesses will do to get better talent on your team.
What if for similar effort and investment your team can look like an all-star team filled with A Players? A Player Advantage is dedicated to helping your organization develop and recruit your best talent ever! We have a range of flexible coaching, recruiting, and talent acquisition models to ensure you find and develop proven A Players who are also great team members and will help your organization thrive.
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Meet Rick Crossland
Rick genuinely walks the talk when it comes to being an A Player. He has almost 30 years of experience developing, recruiting, and leading high performers, and developing high performing cultures at companies. Before founding his very successful executive coaching, leadership, and talent development company eight years ago, Rick worked at Johnson and Johnson, ICI-Zeneca, Planters-Lifesavers, Ford Motor Company, and Limited Brands. He holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Delaware and an MBA from Duke University. In addition to his writing and consulting, Rick is a dynamic speaker who loves to captivate audiences with his unique A Player approach.
He works with organizations across the country to transform good companies into great companies with his unique A Player approach. Your company will benefit from more aligned and motivated employees who play their game at a higher level. Rick is a highly sought-after speaker who shows employees what greatness really looks like. His almost 30 years’ experience working with high performance teams ensures your organization will be inspired. Rick is the author of The A Player. Learn More.
IN THE NEWS
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PRAISE FOR THE A PLAYER
Marshall Goldsmith
World’s Foremost Executive Coach and Bestselling Author
Praise for the A Player
Marshall Goldsmith
World’s Foremost Executive Coach and Bestselling Author
Brad Smart
Founder and CEO of Topgrading and Bestselling Author
Brad Smart
Founder and CEO of Topgrading and Bestselling Author
Tom Feeney
President and CEO, Safelite AutoGlass
Tom Feeney
President and CEO, Safelite AutoGlass
Jack Stack
CEO of SRC Holdings Corporation and Bestselling Author of The Great Game of Business and A Stake in the Outcome
Jack Stack
CEO of SRC Holdings Corporation and Bestselling Author of The Great Game of Business and A Stake in the Outcome
TRANSFORM YOUR BUSINESS, CAREER, MINDSET, BEHAVIORS, AND RESULTS.
Download your FREE eBook How to Win at Work to explore how to be a star performer and discover how to create a culture of high performance.
TRANSFORM YOUR BUSINESS, CAREER, MINDSET, BEHAVIORS, AND RESULTS.
Download your FREE eBook How to Win at Work to explore how to be a star performer and discover how to create a culture of high performance.
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IN THE MEDIA
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