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How to Stop Micromanaging and Motivate People to Top Performance
Removing Obstacles to Success
February 23, 11:55 am
What follows are some excerpts from my ebook on The Really Simple Way to Hire, Train, and Retain Great Employees. (this book is now absolutely free — my way to help stimulate good hiring practices)
First, if you don’t have a job description for a position you wish to fill, you’ll save yourself needless trouble […]
November 9, 12:20 pm
A lot of highly qualified people are looking for jobs — how do you select the best fit? How do you train them? How do you keep them around? There’s a simple way–It all revolves around the job description, and I’ll walk you through the process for free.
Simply download my updated and revised […]
October 8, 9:57 am
Are you on a team? Are you putting one together? The commonly accepted practice is to assemble a bunch of subject matter experts and other smart folks. It’s even better if these people are passionate about what they do.
Well, this is not necessarily the best practice.
Over the years the above approaches may have been […]
October 6, 10:07 am
An excellent article at Management-Issues.com asks a great question: Do Ivy League alumni make better CEOs? Interestingly, the the answer is “NO.”
Okay then, what’s the upside of having an Ivy League degree? According to the article, having that degree gets you a better shot at becoming a CEO. That’s about it. […]
October 5, 11:15 am
It’s been popular, and will probably become even more popular. It’s our e-book on “The Really Simple Way to Hire, Train, and Retain Great Employees” … available for FREE.
We used to sell this book for $20.00, but last year we decided to give it away to help companies save money with their hiring, training, […]
April 13, 11:07 am
Recently someone asked me, “Would you hire someone based on his or her personality type?”
My answer was “no, not based SOLELY on personality type,” but most certainly I advocate and use assessment tools in the screening, hiring, and training process.
Why? Because over the past 22 years I have personally interviewed over 2,000 people. […]
April 9, 10:43 am
Lately I’ve been reading a book called “Leadership” by Peter Northouse, a textbook in a class required for my doctorate. It provides a rather comprehensive analysis of various leadership theories and models, but it falls on its face in places and I wince a lot as I read it.
Here’s an example:
When analyzing how […]