This is a complex and varied topic, so even though I’ve written about hiring the best talent, making smart hiring decisions, and KPIs for People teams, there’s a lot more to unpack here. In this post, let’s go over how to think about the steps in your process and a simple checklist to follow. I…
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Hiring the Best Talent
If you’ve spoken with me in the past three months, there’s a good chance I’ve brought up the book Reach Out by Molly Beck. One of the key takeaways from the book, that I’m currently trying to build a habit around, is to reach out to one person each workday and congratulate or thank them…
Leveraging The Endowment Effect
Why individuals or teams thinking that their projects are most important, can be excellent and incredibly damaging at a growing company In business, the endowment effect means that someone thinks that his or her work, project, or deadline is what’s most important and must be resourced and prioritized as such. This is often discussed as…
Got Hired At A Startup? Begin By Learning
Startup people are productive go-getters that know how to scrape and grind their way to making things happen. In nearly all situations, this is an awe-inspiring attribute to have. If you’re this type of person, or you hire these types of people, there’s one time that I’d watch out for these tendencies: being newly hired…
Startups: The Case For Keeping Things Simple
Yes, this blog is very simple and that’s on purpose. Decluttering and getting back to fundamentals is a theme in my life; and I impart that on this blog very intentionally. What you’ll find below is not a framework for avoiding difficult or complex situations. You will, however, find suggestions for making the complicated seem…
Startup Hubris: Don’t Fall Prey To It
Luckily, there are a ton of innovative, humble, open-minded startup founders and leaders out there. However, I’ve also encountered my fair share of, what I call, “startup hubris”; when you see it, you know it. It spreads throughout the organization and typically radiates from one or more early-influencers. Once startup hubris takes hold, it’s hard…