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Software Resources' Blog: How to Evaluate Personal Characteristics When Hiring
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Monday, July 29, 2013. How to Evaluate Personal Characteristics When Hiring. Last week, I wrote about. How personal characteristics were the biggest predictor of whether a potential hire would succeed, even over skills and knowledge. Many of you commented and rightly asked, “how do you evaluate that? 8221;So instead of placing weight on interviews, the focus should be on deep reference checks, resume evaluation and, yes, even gut instincts. When talking to references, remember to cross-check what the can...
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Software Resources' Blog: Building Great Founding Teams
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013. Building Great Founding Teams. That he which hath no stomach to this fight, let him depart…We few, we happy few, we band of brothers. William Shakespeare, Henry V. There’s been a lot written about the individual characteristics of what makes a great. But a lot less about what makes a great. And how that’s different from a great. Here are my definitions. Founders – The Idea. An idea is not a company. It’s my idea! 8221; I get nervous that the founder is clueless about what makes th...
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Software Resources' Blog: Rethinking Work: How to Choose Your Next Employee
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Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Rethinking Work: How to Choose Your Next Employee. There are only four types of jobs. Too often, people get stuck in the wrong one. 8221; The graphic displays both ideas. 8230; companies and people grow in opposite directions – companies grow up the curve and people grow down it. The Four Building Blocks of Work. These people take ideas from the Thinker and convert them into reality. Entrepreneurs, inventors, and turn-around executives are typical jobs that emphasize the Bui...
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Software Resources' Blog: The Intern Invasion
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013. College is out for the summer and I can see all the interns floating around workspaces. The new movie The Internship. Is shining a light on them too. The pressure to get a cool internship is mounting but getting one and making the most of it is not easy. Looking around the workplace, I see three kinds of internships:. 1 Those that are unpaid but might look really good on the resume. See under keywords like orphanage or not-for-profit. And there are always the standbys like camp ...
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Software Resources' Blog: A Simple Rule to Eliminate Useless Meetings
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Monday, July 1, 2013. A Simple Rule to Eliminate Useless Meetings. Ask your team to identify their biggest productivity killer and inevitably two issues will rise to the top of the list: managing their inboxes and their meeting schedules. I'll tackle the former in a future post. For now, I'd like to focus on increasing the value of meetings by sharing a practice our team has implemented to great effect. At LinkedIn, we have essentially eliminated the presentation. There is no presentation. It's important...
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Software Resources' Blog: Why Your Business Needs a Cause: 6 Ways to Make it Great
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Friday, August 16, 2013. Why Your Business Needs a Cause: 6 Ways to Make it Great. Cause as a Business Strategy. General Electric (GE) has long been involved in the cause of social responsibility. Linda Boff, Executive Director of Global Brand Marketing for GE, says. That the number one reason that GE is active in those kinds of efforts is because it’s good for business. This is about doing good, but it’s also about doing well,. 6 Keys to a Successful Cause Initiative. The event cannot be done in a vacuu...
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Software Resources' Blog: 12 Points - Do You Cover These In Your Touch Point Process?
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Friday, July 12, 2013. 12 Points - Do You Cover These In Your Touch Point Process? In B2B selling, there are conflicting reports about how many times you need to metaphorically touch a prospect before they buy from you, so whether it’s 5, 7 or something else, it’s likely more than just the first or second interaction you have with them. Have a look at these points and see if you can introduce any into your process:. Send a personalized calendar invite to confirm your meeting. Attend your follow up meeting.
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