As a CEO you are going to have to engage various people and often. While some CEOs are great at leading a company, not all of them are socially capable. Being a social butterfly and engaging members of the media, potential clients, business partners, merging companies and/or employees is hard- even for people who are comfortable in social situations. I’ve come up with three fail-safe ways to engage anyone and in any setting.
Don’t talk with your phone in your hand.
I can’t stand it when I am speaking to… Read more
If you are in charge of employees know that your ability to communicate is crucial. Many people don’t exactly know how to communicate with employees, but can communicate with potential customers. Why is this? Well, I’ve decided to use today’s blog to point out the top three ways I feel basic communication between employer and employee can be improved.
#1. Focus your conversations on one issue. Having a long meeting to discuss multiple topics sends a message that not a single topic is important enough to warrant its own meeting. … Read more
These days the term ‘helicopter mom’ is be applied to everything in a variety of ways. I’ve heard people say ‘helicopter manager’ or ‘helicopter neighbor’ and so on. But what does this mean and is it really a bad thing?
Basically, helicopter is a nicer (I guess?) way of saying micro-manager. So, we have to examine if being a micro-manager really is a bad thing, especially in the work place. Micro-managing can actually help some employees. But, you have to use this tool, like any tool, appropriately.
Here are some… Read more
Here’s a not so funny story. About a year ago I was helping a client hire a few employees. This client expressed to me that he intentionally acts like a jerk during an interview. I was astonished! I couldn’t understand why someone would want to act like a jerk, especially when interviewing someone who could help this client grow his company.
I asked the client what it was he did to ‘act like a jerk’. His answers were simple and not that far off from what most people do when… Read more
My company works with all types of companies to find and hire a variety of different people. We hire across the board and work within different fields. What Building Team Solutions has noticed, along with our clients, is a difference of how work is viewed based through the eyes of different generations.
In fact, the generation gap often becomes a major point of contention for most employers. Why is this? Well, again- work is viewed differently and each generation has different expectations of the job, of their peers, and of… Read more
As a CEO, I know what it means to get creative when drumming up new business. Now, what does this have to do with hiring or finding work? A lot. In fact, advertising your company to prospect employees is just as important as advertising your company to prospect clients. You want to generate interest and promote your company’s message and mission as often as possible.
This is why creating a fake ad is important. Now, when I say ‘fake ad’, I do not mean you should try to trick people… Read more
As the CEO of Building Team Solutions, I am often asked about recruitment advertising. Does it work? How much should I spend? What are some mistakes to avoid? Yes, recruitment advertising does work but it can backfire. Here is what you need to know;Maintaining your ads. Don’t set a run on a position for 10 weeks straight. Chances are you will find an employee within the first two weeks. Old ads can equate to annoying phone calls, upset walk-ins, etc. Make sure to always update and change your… Read more
Why am I writing about sales on an employment blog? Simple, no matter what we do… we have to always sell ourselves. So, how do you sell yourself? Well, it is easy but it takes a little bit of work. You can start by avoiding these three sales mistakes.
1. Leave them wanting more. Wrong. When you present yourself for a job or to sell your company leave the other person with a plan of action. Don’t wait for them to be so enthralled that they are left wanting to… Read more
People tend to become miserable at their own expense. We are a society built on making money and pleasing people. But, this becomes problematic when we spread ourselves too thin, accept jobs we don’t want for the sake of cash, and for a variety of other reasons. Sometime our circumstances can create misery, too. The trick is to know when your spirit is being killed and how to avoid this from happening.
If you run a company or you’re an employee of a company – pay attention. Here is what… Read more
Books have been composed about LinkedIn and its role with employment today. While many people praise the social media outlet for allowing professionals to network and connect, it isn’t the job resource many candidates would like to believe it is. In fact, relying on LinkedIn can stall your job search. Ask yourself how many people you actually know who found a job on LinkedIn. Don’t get us wrong, the website is a great tool to network and to brand yourself- but it doesn’t deliver the numbers when it comes to… Read more
