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Past Behavior Predicts Future Actions

Past behavior is the best indicator of future behavior. What that means for how you evaluate the people you are about to hire.

Quality vs. Quantity: Years of Experience Matters

Ten years of experience is not the same as one year of experience ten times. Make sure you know which one you are getting.

Clarify Your Purpose Through the Power of Asking ‘Why’ Questions

Exercise your why muscle. Asking why questions gets you to root causes and to what actually motivates your team.

Overcoming Confirmation Bias: Listen

We naturally seek out what confirms our beliefs and dismiss what does not. Listening past confirmation bias changes what you hear.

Decision-Making Tips: No Decision Will Ever Be 100% Clear

You will never have all the information. Make the decision anyway, and do not let the uncertainty paralyze you.

Focus on Hiring Someone For Their Strengths

Hire for strengths rather than hunting for reasons to eliminate. Look for indications that someone can do the job.

Don’t Rely on 1 Tool or Method For Making a Hiring Decision

Every hiring tool and method has limitations. Look for consistency across multiple data points before you decide.

A Skilled Employee Only Gets You So Far – Attitude Matters

You can close a knowledge or skills gap. You cannot change someone’s attitude. Hire accordingly.

The Real ROI of a Great Hire

The right hire returns more than almost any other investment you can make. The wrong one costs far more than a salary.

30 Time-Tested Business Principles You Can’t Ignore

Thirty years in business, distilled into thirty time-tested principles. Technology changed how we work; human nature has not.