The big fat lie

A mistake like making the wrong hire

The scary man in a funny outfit

Are you looking to recruit Directors or C-Level Executives?

Would you like to reduce the amount of time you spend interviewing inappropriate candidates?

Proactive Hiring managers vs. Inactive Hiring managers

Do you have a skill shortage in your team?

Is this the end of the handshake?

Have you had direction from you business?

Put your oxygen mask on first

You need to be a bit more selfish

Would you like to reduce the amount of time you spend interviewing inappropriate candidates? DM me

If you're a Technology Business Owner

Oxygen masks and Business owners

Today I wanted to talk about the importance of putting yourself first.

Not just doing stuff for yourself. I mean putting your needs first, at all times.

Bad stuff is going to happen

Inconsistency is the biggest problem business owners go through. You’re hot, then you go cold, then you’re hot, then you’re cold.

And it’s not always their fault. There are so many...

If your business is struggling...

The scary man in a funny outfit

The Business owners I speak to remind me of my friend, except their paralysing fear is that their business will fail and they’ll lose everything.

Which type of manager are you?

There are proactive Hiring managers and inactive Hiring managers

Which means the second Hiring managers, the inactive ones, are rushed from the get-go. And inevitably they are left with the low-quality candidates or recruiters who don’t know their business, all...

Late to the party....

Late to the party….

I know I’m late to the party, but…

Rubiks Cube

Magic Hires

Have you ever heard someone complain about something over and over again but make no effort to change their situation?

People do it all the time…

With their...

Ending the cycle of making bad hires...

Ending the cycle of making bad hires…

Grey squirrels and Hiring managers

I was reading somewhere yesterday that grey squirrels don’t find about 80% of the nuts they hide…

Working hard for no return...

Working hard for no return…

Busier than normal weekend

Busier than normal weekend

Bad Diets and Wrong Hires

Bad Diets and Wrong Hires

3 hours of karate...

3 hours of karate…

The feeling when a candidate you have been chasing for weeks...

The feeling when a candidate you have been chasing for weeks…

The question you need to ask yourself is…

The question you need to ask yourself is…

Hiring, training, and managing candidates - is a skill that people aren’t born with.

Hiring, training, and managing candidates - is a skill that people aren’t born with.

Don't be the desperate Hiring manager

Don’t be the desperate Hiring manager

What do you need more of, time, team or money?

You''ll Never Add Value

Eat That Frog

Have you ever heard of the book ‘Eat that frog!’ written by Brian Tracy…

You might surprise yourself!

I’m sure there is some deep psychology behind this…

I heard this quote from a book I was listening to in the car yesterday.

Made me think.

I’ve taken three days out of the business,

It’s really important to keep learning and moving forward, looking forward to getting back to the office!

Don't be the hare...

Do you have a process that you follow when you need to hire new talent?

If you rush the hiring process...

Last year many of the Hiring Managers I spoke to struggled with candidates not starting

Last year many of the Hiring Managers I spoke to struggled with candidates not starting

In January it feel like you've got loads of time...

Happy new year.

So it’s January…

I’d planned to work this morning

Christmas Party

Interim CXO’s

Father Christmas

Don't know about you but still busy!

Have you got the right team?

When it comes to hiring, you cannot be desperate…

If you’re responsible for hiring talent into your business you know first hand it can be tough out there

If you’re responsible for hiring talent into your business you know first hand it can be tough out there

Is your job spec an unrealistic wish list?

What is the impression of your business when people call you?

What the client business needs...

Are you making the right hires?

Last week I sent out an email with a typo.

Marmite?

Selfish

Without the right Sales Director

I've just come back from a program where we sit down and spend a couple of days with other recruitment owners.

Have you ever been told that you peaked too early?

Are you into box sets?