Team Building Archives

Speeding Up The Learning Curve With New Employees

Some new hires don’t learn as quickly as we would like. So how can you speed up the learning curve with new employees? Consider the following if you find yourself frustrated with a slow training process. Determine Skills Gaps Skills gaps of new employees are one...

How To Plan Your Employee Recruitment Strategy

The hiring process can be long and difficult. But, you can save a lot of time and energy with a thoughtful recruitment strategy. So here are a few things you should consider before your next round of interviews. Determine Your Hiring Goals/Needs Be thoughtful about...

Advice from Joe Esparraguera, COO of Lifematters

In episode five of the Second in Command Podcast Cameron sat down with Joe Esparraguera, COO of Lifematters. Joe’s Background Joe first served in the U.S. Army after graduating from the University of Maryland at College Park. After his service, Joe began his...

How to Successfully Map Out Your Hiring Process

Several years ago, I was mentoring Jason Lew, one of my clients who lived in Boston and was growing chain of bilingual preschools called Pine Village Preschool. He needed to hire twelve new teachers by the end of August. In our discussion I asked these questions about...

Use A Rifle To Find Top Leaders

If you’re contemplating the use of a search firm, chances are you are looking for top leaders to join your team. There are thousands of search firms to choose from and making the right choice depends on the criteria you use in your selection process. Here are a...