Hiring and Recruiting

Hiring is a key frustration for many business owners. There are so many factors taking place in the economy, in local environments and within industries that are outside of their control that it’s really important to focus on what they can control. It’s easy to go down a rabbit hole...

We often get asked about what type of interview questions to ask candidates. Our answer is always, it depends on the position. Every position should have a set of interview questions that are crafted to evaluate the qualities, attributes, skills, and even education needed for that position. These questions should...

There’s a key aspect to hiring that most business owners forget… don’t oversell the position and end up with the wrong hire. This is why we warn our business owner clients to not “sell” the position. The goal is to attract as many qualified candidates as possible before you start...

Hiring can be costly, especially if you hire the wrong person! Interviewing is a skillset many small businesses struggle to develop. Many owners learn by trial and error which isn’t always the best teacher. Hiring for Success, an Inspired Action Training BBG offers, takes a step-by-step approach to helping businesses...

If you ever find yourself thinking it’s hard to find good candidates for an open position, it’s time to look at your recruiting processes. The truth is, most recruitment ads are not designed to attract the best candidates. They are too often designed to blend in with all the other...

As a business owner, have you ever experienced the following scenario? You decide to hire a new employee. But you don’t want just any employee, you want a rock star! So you spend more money than usual to advertise. You take additional time to conduct interviews to make sure their...

Last week we focused on internal solutions to capacity issues other than hiring. This week we're going to look at external solutions. 

In the last few weeks, we've encouraged you to study your capacity and the division of work in your business. As we've noted, the knee-jerk reaction for many businesses when things start to get busy is to hire, but it's not always the only solution. Below are a few internal solutions that can sometimes prevent the need to hire.

Last week, we asked you to start digging into why you think you need to hire by looking at the true problem.  This week, continue to get clarity around the problem your business has, which is capacity, by looking at the functions of your business by position.

Quote:  "If I had an hour to solve a problem I'd spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and 5 minutes thinking about solutions." - Albert Einstein