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You go to the effort of spending money on advertising, perhaps hiring a recruiting firm or executive search firm like Kathbern Management, spend hours reviewing resumes, interviewing and then training, and showing them the ropes, only to have them picked off by one of your competitors who is now enjoying

Doing business means paying attention to millions of details that compete for your time. You can’t do it all yourself so (unless you are a sole proprietor) you have people to help you, either internally or externally. Oh yes, then there is the little issue of money, or to be

An owner or manager may feel the practical and psychological void left by the departure of someone whom they relied on – and even thought of as an ally or friend. But while losing a great employee is hard, acting irrationally could hurt future relationships and make the transition more

Replacing an employee who still works at your company can be tricky. Often, companies feel that they are better off keeping an underperforming employee a while longer rather than having a vacancy because of their job function. For many companies, losing an employee can affect morale and can also really

Your hiring process will provide the very first impression a candidate is going to have for your company. It’s easy to think that candidates will overlook a dysfunctional hiring process if they really want to work for you, but that’s really not true. A bad hiring process can cause you

We are in the business of working on behalf of our clients to connect them with effective executives. But what are the ways that one can become an effective executive? Much has to do with effective time management and not only doing things right, but doing the right things in

“Just post on Zip Recruiter and you often have great candidates within one day!” Really? In an increasingly digital world, almost everything these days is done online. For many recruiters and HR professionals, the recruitment process almost always starts on the Internet. Whether you’re reaching out to candidates via LinkedIn,

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

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

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