Hire for character and values
If you are going to make a significant hiring decision, why not spend the extra time to make it the right decision. Hire for “fit” for character and values. You will be happier. they will be happier. And, the company will benefit for the extra time you took.
Trust, Accountability, Empowerment: All that matters
Building relationships based on respect People who have worked with me before have heard me on this particular soapbox quite a bit and for those I will suggest maybe they don’t need to read this particular blog. There will be nothing new here. That said, it is perhaps because I continue to hear stories from […]
Top Traits: Fun to Work With
Top Traits: Defining the perfect employees Let’s face it, for most people work is a means to an end. You work so that you can eat, keep your brain active, connect with other people, learn, or reach some apex in your ambitious plan to take over the world…. Whatever the reason, for very few people […]
Top Traits: Pride in Work Product
Top Traits: Defining the perfect employees I had a whole home audio system installed in my Chicago home a few years ago. I spent more than I have ever spent on audio equipment and hired a team of twenty somethings to install it for me. I remember when they came for the install and opened […]
Top Traits: Hard Working AND Talented
Top Traits: Defining the perfect employees Yikes – It has been a while since I blogged and I have an excuse. We are working on some amazing things at Aviva and as part of that I have spent the past few weeks in meetings. Yes, being in meetings can sometimes be a royal P.I.T.A., especially […]
Service Desk and Support teams everywhere … YOU MATTER!
This week, I had a very unique opportunity to be “on-boarded” twice. My new role is based in the UK however I have a base in Chicago and, at the end of the day, a US contract. Thus, my first day was in Chicago and my second day was here in London. As I reflected […]
Vendor Relationships: Experts or Frauds?
Vendor Relationship Critical Partnership Element #1: Expertise in new technologies I recently ran an informal poll on LinkedIn that asked a relatively simple question: Today’s IT leaders depend on a plethora of new players to drive change. What should CXOs most look for in a partner? Here are the results …. Aiming to cover each […]