Fighting Counteroffers
If you haven’t lost a candidate to a counteroffer, you know someone who has. Your best protection is putting the subject front and center during an interview. How do you do that?
Ask About Lessons Learned
We all meet with adversity in one way or another. Plans get shoved sideways, or delayed in some way. The important thing is how you reacted, what you learned. But do you take that approach when [...]
Smarter Hiring = Better Retention
Good talent is hard to find, so you want to do what you can to keep the talent you have. You can make that easier if you can hire smarter to start. Motivation and fit are two variables that you [...]
4 Questions to Reveal Motivation
Naturally, you want to know why candidates would leave where they work so you make sure you have something to offer. Unfortunately, “why do you want to leave?” won’t get you an answer you can use.
Benchmarks and Best Practices: Do Big Bonuses Really Motivate?
Does a compensation plan that includes hefty bonuses make a strong employee perform even better? It seems logical, but a recent study suggests otherwise. Amy Wrzesniewski, professor of [...]
“Top Talent: Keeping Performance Up When Business Is Down”
If you think your practice has already been hurt by the downturn, imagine what would happen if you lost your best talent. Just because layoffs have expanded the universe of available BV [...]
Motivating Your Employees
The basic principle of employee motivation is simple: people do what gets them what they want. You could ask your employees what they want but the old saying: ‘’actions speak louder than words’’ [...]
