A question I often get asked as an advisor to startups is how to recognize and attract the best people to grow the business. The reality is that entrepreneurs usually do not have the money or time for executive recruiters to do the filtering and selection for them
Hiring
How to Use Company Culture to Attract Top Candidates
As startup owners, my managing partner Andrew Fayad and I know too well the Catch-22 that can affect small companies. To excel, startups need powerful hires who are experienced and innovative, but it’s hard to entice executive-level professionals to swap name-brand careers for something more obscure. At our company, we’ve successfully attracted an executive team made up […]
How Entrepreneurs Select And Nurture Top Performers
Isn’t it amazing that some people you know always seem to be working hard, but never seem to get anything done? As an entrepreneur, you need to avoid partnering with these people, or hiring them into your startup. The challenge is to find people who get things done, as well as work hard. LinkedIn profiles […]
5 Tips for Hiring Your Company’s First Data Scientist
Data is the name of the game and you need to know how to capitalize on it.
10 Things Your Resume Needs When Applying at Startups
So you want to work for a startup? Have you ever wondered what a startup founder wants in the people who work for her? What goes on your resume is the deciding factor when applying for any job, but with startups it can be even more important. Ultimately, what the CEO wants is what is going to […]
Creating a Smooth Transition After a Key Employee Moves On
What do you do when a key employee moves on? Here are some helpful hints…
How Hiring a Diverse Team Will Strengthen Your Company Culture
I am a female CEO — apparently a rare breed these days. Even rarer perhaps is my leadership team, which is 50 percent women, and that of the 31 people on staff at my financial technologies startup, 50 percent are women. That said, my development team is all male, a fact my CTO and I are […]
Why Great Hires Do Not Always Have the Right Background
As most experienced business people will tell you, hiring the right employees is critical to your success. After all, employees are the engine of the company and in many cases, the face of the brand for customers, potential customers, vendors and business associates. But how do you select the right candidates for the job? Admittedly, […]
CEO and Board Relationships: How to Make the Best Hire Together
Often times, performance improvement hinges on making an important executive hire that is necessary to fill a key gap in your team. When teams begin to consistently miss their KPIs, MBOs and other metrics, the consequences of low performance fall squarely on the shoulders of the CEO. Achieving high-growth at a startup is difficult, and it can […]
The Four C’s of Professional Advancement
It comes down to the challenge, the career path, the corporate culture, and the compensation. Normally I use this space for sales topics but the topic of jobs has been hot, particularly in the tech industry. I am not just talking about technical talent either. Across all job roles, hiring is at an all time frenzy. When I launched […]
Managing Global Talent: Is a Remote Team Right for Your Business?
These surprising statistics could influence how you manage your global team. In my role as co-founder and CEO at a company that helps businesses attract and retain remote talent in emerging markets, I often get asked about the future of work. Specifically, people ask me about best practices for managing diverse remote talent bases and whether […]