by Rick Crossland | Oct 28, 2020 | Hiring A Players, Scaling Up, Scaling Up People
Photo Credit: Annie Spratt on Unsplash You are at your desk looking at a pile of resumes, trying to decide who you should invite to a round of second interviews for an open position at your company. After all, you pride yourself on your people-first culture and you...
by Rick Crossland | Dec 16, 2018 | Hiring A Players
MISTAKE #1: Not taking the time to create a detailed Job Description/Specification MISTAKE #2: Not Using Assessments MISTAKE #3: Not following a structured interview process and therefore look at the wrong data when interviewing and ask the wrong questions MISTAKE #4:...
by Rick Crossland | Jul 25, 2017 | Hiring A Players
According to Dr. Brad Smart, the founder of Topgrading Inc., global HR leaders for the Fortune 100 companies only rate their hiring effectiveness at 20%. This means they deem only 20% of their hires to be top performers. Companies of all sizes routinely (and usually)...
by Rick Crossland | Jul 25, 2017 | Hiring A Players
Enthusiastically rehire? Equals A Players! How many people on your team would you enthusiastically rehire? As a leader looking to build a culture of A Players, the answer to this question determines which members of your team are A Players. Team members that you would...
by Rick Crossland | Jul 25, 2017 | Hiring A Players
So you just hired a new employee. After two weeks on the job, you are questioning if your shiny, new person is the real deal; in other words, an A Player, or not! Here are 6 early warning signs you may have hired a B or C Player and not an A Player. 1. You start to...
by Rick Crossland | Jul 25, 2017 | Become an A Player, Hiring A Players
Leadership experts James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner talk about how the most successful leaders are always working on themselves. As Mahatma Gandhi famously said, “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” Sadly there are countless “leaders” out there who...
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