Archive for Recruitment Agency
Posted by Jim Nelson on November 22, 2022
There are a lot of ways to classify kinds of hires, but let me show you three kinds of hires to help you think more clearly. In your organization, you have three kinds of workers: 1. Those who are really with you in vision and passion2. Those who are floating and neither with you or […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on October 20, 2022
Customer, Boss or Worker? Who comes first in practice? I think if I tell you that you need to meet with your direct reports at least monthly, you might roll your eyes. We know it is important. But we do not often get it done. It does not have the jazz of the full blown […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on October 13, 2022
Saw this Winston Churchill quote in Winston Churchill website. I see this as the forgotten leadership principle: “The key to impact as a leader is your own sincerity. Before you can inspire with emotion, you must be swamped with it yourself. Before you can move their tears, your own must flow. To convince them, you […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on October 6, 2022
In my China post I once talked about making your workers feel like the hero‘s that they are. Today, I want to talk about one ditch called the desire to be a popular leader and the way to really be popular as a leader. As leaders, we want our workers to like us, but we […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on September 29, 2022
The hiring for remote work era is here to stay. Now, how do we handle it? NPR notes that employees won the remote work wars meaning employees largely got what they wanted as productivity was up. Some work is not amenable to remote work, but a ton is, and the future of remote work looks […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on September 22, 2022
Making A High Performance Team is analogous to making a great Pizza. My youngest loves Papa John’s. What does Papa John’s say about making a great pizza: We don’t use cheap and more processed ingredients. Whether it’s our signature sauce, toppings, our original fresh dough, or even the box itself, we invest in our ingredients […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on September 15, 2022
The new term of the hour is quiet quitting. The existence of quiet quitters means something is wrong. Overcoming quiet quitting should be our mantra. Let’s do it. Being from West Point, I suggest that getting the right leadership is the key to rooting out these problems. Great leaders create purpose, passion and engagement. They […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on September 8, 2022
Turnover happens in all businesses. I like to see it is an opportunity. Better and more fit managers exist. If you let a bad hire go and use the same method to replace, you can only shake your head as it is clear you are rolling the dice again. If it is unwanted turnover, we […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on September 1, 2022
Character development is doubtful and deep water. Pete Kilner is responsible for character development at West Point. Cadets are expected to have the highest level of character in all the US Army and be the model for the world. His post which I link to below inspired this post. The Cadet honor code is: A […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on August 25, 2022
Alas, handling a tight labor market means higher offers to bring people in in most cases, but the bigger point is finding recruiters who think smarter and do not give up. Having creative and persistent recruiters on staff has given us a good name. That is the first not easy step we took. However, many […]
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