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Stop Those Head-Hunters! (From Stealing Your Top Talent)

If you have good talent working for you, chances are that they either have been (or will be) contacted by recruiters or head-hunters at some point. Head-hunters are called “hunters” for a reason – it’s their job to go out and poach top talent from other companies. Often times, they
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The Ocean (That’s Where Great Companies Recruit From)

Grace Dunbar had some serious decisions to make. As General Manager of Superior Packaging, she had P&L responsibility for a $40 million operation which was facing a number of challenges. Superior was a privately held company owned by four founding shareholders who were not active in the business. She had
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Hire the Best – Forget the Rest

Hiring new employees means more than just filling holes. You want to make sure that you are hiring the right people. Turnover is extremely costly, not just in immediate financial terms but also in terms of disruption and the negative effect that departures can have on general morale. The hiring
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Lonely At The Top

Business owners and CEO’s know all too well that they are often totally alone in understanding all aspects of the problems that they face. Spouses and other family members cannot possibly comprehend the full extent and the complexities of the issues that consume the attention of the CEO of an
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Turnover is Killing Your Company – 7 Tips to Make it Stop

Kathbern Management, in our role as a Toronto-based senior management recruiting firm, helps companies find great people to enable them to grow and prosper. We simplify the process and, through our deep research, are able to bring more and better candidates forward than would ever be possible through a do-it-yourself
Warning Signs That Read Trouble Ahead - Kathbern Management Toronto Executive Headhunters

Unintended Results of Poor Incentive Design

As we have mentioned before in this series of articles, the design of incentive systems are often undertaken much too quickly and without proper thought being given as to how actual results will be measured against the goals on a consistent basis.
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Onboarding:  Why Is It Frequently Done So Badly?

As a Toronto-based head-hunting firm, the majority of our focus is naturally on hiring. Many companies also give a lot of thought to hiring, but drop the ball when it comes to what happens after the new hire signs all of the paperwork. When a new employee joins the company,
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A Cookbook for Building a Sales Powerhouse

From my early days at Xerox (just under a million years ago) to our current experience with many organizations in many industries, we see daily examples of what does and what doesn’t work for recruiting and managing a sales force. At Kathbern Management, a Toronto-based recruiting firm, we help organizations
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5 Ways to Make Your Incentive System Work Better

In our role as a Toronto-based recruiting firm, we deal with compensation as a key element of any search project. An important part of the discussion with potential candidates is the possibility of an incentive above and beyond any salary that may be offered.