Solo? Thinking of Hiring?
Hiring staff who can take work off your hands is a dream come true for the solo practitioner. That dream can become a nightmare, though, if you ignore your staff’s career needs.
Critical Thinking Is Still Critical
The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming our world. Technology has long been indispensable for crunching volumes of information. What do these changes mean for your need for [...]
Reducing Hiring Risk
People come into BV every day with no direct experience, though often with relevant skills. If you expect to hire any of them, you should assess for fit with this unique profession.
A Story. Not a Job Posting
The candidates you want to interview are interested in the story you tell about the opportunity there. How do you tell it right?
3rd Quarter 2023 Introduction
The uncertainty in the larger economy is creeping into the world of BVFLS. That’s a big reason to turn to your Business of Valuation newsletter.
Remote work. What’s the problem?
Covid showed BV practice leaders that they could operate with fully remote teams and that the team members liked it that way. So, if remote work arrangements let you hire from a larger universe [...]
Ignite Engagement. Extinguish Burnout.
“Think of burned-out employees as canaries in the coal mine. When the canary keels over, we acknowledge that the environment is hazardous — we don’t tell the canary that it should take a long weekend.”
Backstop your hiring investment.
Hiring at lower levels can involve candidates with experience that might be like BV, but it’s not BV. Making an offer is making an investment. Why wouldn’t you backstop it if you could?
Rapid Pay Rises. Now A Problem?
If you’ve hired talent in the last two to three years, you’ve felt the impact of rapid pay rises. Those chickens may be coming home to roost in some parts of the BV labor market.
2nd Quarter 2023 Introduction
You know the value of expertise because you make your living being an expert. Your Business of Valuation newsletter delivers expertise you can’t find anywhere else.
How To Spoil a Good Interview
You said a warm hello when your candidate arrived. You made introductions and arranged a productive interview agenda. It’s OK that you’re not there when the candidate is ready to leave, right? [...]
“No News is Good News” is NOT Good Management
If you have a team of stars, it’s likely you spend an inordinate amount of time with your difficult employee and, in the process, ignore your high performers. Keeping tabs on an employee who [...]
