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Here Are the 3 Keys To Building High Performance Teams

June 23, 2020 Leave a Comment

In times of change, it is critical to have a high performance team that can ride the storm. High performance teams start at the top—with you! You cannot build your team overnight, but you must make a commitment to do it every day. Every leader I have ever met said the thing: what they like least about their job is letting people go. By building high performance teams, you minimize the worst part of your job and you get to maximize the best parts. Here are three key elements … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Excellence, Leadership Tagged With: culture, high performance teams, Hiring, job description

177: Hiring for Fit: Are You Doing It Right?

November 26, 2018 Leave a Comment

Hiring people is an art, not a science, and resumes can’t tell you whether someone will fit into a company’s culture. —Howard Schultz On Today's Episode: The importance of hiring for fit for both organization and candidate. Does the potential candidate add different insight to your team? When considering a new opportunity for yourself, does the company's culture fit you? Use sites like GlassDoor and Quora to find out about a company's culture. Create your own career path … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: Always Forward, career, career advancement, career path, Carla Sones, development, fit, growth, Hiring, hiring for fit, job seeking, leadership, new job, opportunities, podcast, professional development, Ron Kitchens

162: Building High-Performance Teams

August 6, 2018 Leave a Comment

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The right people are any company's most important asset. The wrong people are a liability that you cannot afford. - Ron Kitchens On Today’s Episode: Disruption is a form of change Disrupt or perish Kedging: finding a way to win, regardless of the circumstances Having the right people on the bus Hiring strategies Setting the culture to be expectant of top performance Always Forward. Ron Question: High-performance teams aren't built overnight. What can you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: Always Forward, Carla Sones, culture, development, disruption, growth, high performance, high performance teams, Hiring, kedging, leadership, podcast, professional development, Ron Kitchens

How to Hire a Top Performer Every Time

June 27, 2018 Leave a Comment

When hiring new team members, typical organizations focus on resumes and references. Great organizations, on the other hand, focus on selecting the best people based on talent, strengths and fit. It may be faster to scan credentials and hire based on pieces of paper, but I guarantee that a strategic approach will lead to fewer regrets in the future. Simply put, we as leaders need to know what to look for and how to find it. Talent and Strengths When I see people who are miserable at their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Communication, Engagement, Excellence, Small Business Tagged With: Diversity, fit, Hiring, hiring practices, Strengths, talent

The Right People in the Right Seats

September 3, 2015 Leave a Comment

Get the right people on the bus, the wrong people off the bus, and the right people in the right seats. – Jim Collins Through our work in economic development, we have heard over and over again that talent is the #1 thing organizations are looking for today. In a market where everyone is looking for top talent – how do you win? Southwest Michigan First has been recognized as the best small business to work for by National Best and Brightest Companies for a few years, in part, because of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: Always Forward, Gallup, Gallup StrengthsFinder, Hiring, Jim Collins, Kalamazoo, leadership, National Best and Brightest Companies, Ron Kitchens, Southwest Michigan First, talent

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