by Kathleen Quinn Votaw | Sep 25, 2018
Don’t Trust Your Gut—Assess and Be Sure Education and experience have been replaced as the first things to consider when hiring. Today, the emphasis is on things like how people behave and adapt, what their values are, and what motivates them—things that you can’t...
by Kathleen Quinn Votaw | Sep 25, 2018
Post & Pray—Widely Used and Useless Candidates, like customers and employees, need to be engaged. Advertising and hoping the right person responds, or the “post and pray” method, doesn’t work—not if you want to attract the best people. We argue that organizations...
by Kathleen Quinn Votaw | Sep 25, 2018
Championships Are Won at Practice—in Baseball and Business: Equip Your Managers with the Tools for Successful Hiring. Ordinary managers are often tossed into the role of hiring manager with no special training. Charged with the weighty task of selecting the right...
by Kathleen Quinn Votaw | Sep 25, 2018
How Do You Define Your People Puzzle? Look for the Answer in a Gap Analysis. A “people puzzle” gap analysis is the first step in discovering whether you have talent or culture issues that will sabotage your goals. It tells you where you are, where you want to be, and...
