• How To Deal With Toxic Employees In 6 Easy-ish Steps

    If you’ve been in a leadership role for any length of time, chances are good you’ve had a nightmare employee. The “great” employee that everyone loves, but is driving you crazy because it’s never enough. They always want more….more time off, more money, more help, the list goes on and on. The passive aggressive employee…

  • Done-For-You, Copy-And-Paste Interview Process

    Tell me, do you fantasize about spending your weekends conducting in-person interviews? Do your friends wish you’d quit going on (and on) about video interviews, functional interview questions, and personality assessments? Are you looking forward to trying to sell that mediocre benefits package to your candidates? Maybe you’re anxiously awaiting your next chance to go…

  • How To Hire Top Talent With a Less-Than-Awesome Benefits Package

    In a perfect world, every position would be accompanied by an amazing benefits package. Full healthcare, dental, four weeks (or more!) of paid vacation, on-site childcare, and a company cafeteria staffed with Le Cordon Bleu-trained chefs. You’d tell your candidates about the on-site gym and the free weekly shoulder massages and they’d fall all over…

  • The Skype Interview: A Free Tool That Saves You Time And Money

    There are two things people almost universally wish they had more of: Time and Money. Sadly, I have not yet perfected my time machine, nor my money tree, but don’t worry, my quest will continue! Considering the average cost to hire a new employee is $4000, with ranges from $2000 for blue collar workers up…

  • 3 Simple Ways To Use Virtual Business Team Members

    Although virtual business set ups are on the rise, most small businesses still have a “home base” that their employees show up to work at and where the bulk of their business activities take place. However, the face of traditional employment is changing. In the US, over 44 million people work as freelancers. It is…

  • Being The Owner vs. The Manager

    Is it weird if I tell you that I’m a natural born owner/boss? I realize that’s the sort of thing we’re supposed to pretend we don’t know about ourselves. We’re expected to demure and self-deprecate when people compliment us on our leadership skills but if you ask my three siblings they’ll gladly tell you that…

  • Why I Love Pre-Employment Assessments (And How They Make Me A Better Leader)

    Here are a few things I know about myself: I’m high-energy. I thrive on change. I can be (very) direct. Sometimes I talk over people. I didn’t learn these things from the comment section of my grade-school report card or because a friend diplomatically pointed them out. I learned them by clicking boxes in a…

  • How To Conduct An Interview In 5 Uncomplicated Steps

    Washing dishes – on the same day they get dirty Filing Taxes Driving the speed limit Conducting an interview When I turned 21, I imagined that along with my celebratory drink I’d somehow be granted the knowledge of how to do all these Very Adult Things. While I still occasionally struggle with driving the speed…

  • 5 Ways To Make Hiring (Nearly) Painless

    In an absolutely perfect world, hiring would be quick and painless. Your dream candidate would sweep into your office, drop their typo-free resume on your desk and tell you exactly how they revolutionized their last workplace. You’d laaaaaugh over shared interests (in this perfect world, you’re both really into Game of Thrones), they’d sign on…

  • Functional Interview Questions

    Functional interview questions are a simple tool to use to determine if a job applicant can do the job you are hiring for. They are focused on what the individual has done in the past. On their base level, functional questions only require a yes or a no answer, however, savvy interviewers know that valuable…