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Hire a consultant; ignore the advice!

Berkonomics

Email readers, continue here…] On the final day of our assignment, I was responsible for the “reporting out” to the assembled twenty or so executives in the large conference room of this major corporation. The post Hire a consultant; ignore the advice! A personal story of ignorance of good advice.

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Hire as if your survival depends upon it.

Berkonomics

Many of us go through the motions of hiring to fill a position, trying to use our intuition and skills to find the best candidate for the job. A science to hiring? Who is responsible for a successful hire? A successful hire is not just the responsibility of the recruiter and manager to whom the recruit will report.

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Hire on ability. Fire on fit.

Berkonomics

Don’t we most often hire based on experience? We carefully vet the potential hire for experience required. that person is terminated by management, it often is for actions resulting from the person’s relationship with others in the organization more often than failure to perform the specific task for which the person was hired.

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HIRE for talent. RENT for experience.

Berkonomics

Divide the hiring decision into two boxes. This insight comes from a fellow CEO who explains that he leverages his financial resources for growth by dividing his hiring decision into these two boxes. Email readers, continue here…] Our CEO cites the example of computer programmers. The post HIRE for talent.

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Will you BURN the next manager you hire?

Berkonomics

The first professional senior manager that an entrepreneur hires to share the growing workload does not last more than a year. Entrepreneurs start businesses with a strong vision of what and how , involved in every process from buying supplies to hiring and directly supervising early employees. What is the common problem?

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Are you willing to hire slowly but fire fast?

Berkonomics

First a reminder about why we hire: New hires can shore up the weak areas of a business in ways existing employees cannot – if hiring is done to fill true needs. Slow down and take more care in the hiring process. Every hiring opportunity is a window to improve the company. On the other hand…. Do not do it.

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Have you made the mistake of hiring too soon?

Berkonomics

Many executives and managers have made the mistake of using the financial and sales forecast to plan and execute hiring of new employees – so that they could be trained and up to speed when the demand arrives. Although hiring early does add to overhead by bringing employees aboard before they.

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