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The Beacon Way
Want to grow your business but not sure how? Wondering when to recruit new team members? Struggling to stay motivated after a setback? Tune in to find out everything you need to know to help your business grow, scale, and thrive, from two people who’ve done it successfully. Adrienne Wilkerson and Jennifer Christensen each have more than two decades of small business experience, and now they’re sharing the story of how they built a seven-figure company to help others do the same. Find out about all the highs and lows, including surprise wins and hard knocks, with plenty of laughs along the way. While you’re here, they’ll give you all the tips and tricks you need to build a winning digital marketing strategy of your own. Ready to get started?
The Beacon Way
Mastering the Art of Hiring: Secrets to Building a Winning Team
We’re back with another episode of The Beacon Way Podcast! In this executive series episode, Co-Founders Adrienne Wilkerson and Jennifer Christensen, and Partner, Ken Okonek delve into the advanced hiring strategies essential for any forward-thinking leader. This discussion provides a roadmap to securing top talent, crucial for a thriving workplace culture. Explore the art of hiring as we dissect practical insights influenced by notable leaders like Steve Jobs and Barbara Corcoran and integrate cutting-edge tools such as the Predictive Index.
Key Points:
- Introduction to Hiring Excellence: Exploring the transformative approaches and importance of hiring top-tier talent for fostering a thriving workplace culture.
- Leveraging Steve Jobs' Legacy: How adopting Steve Jobs' strategy of hiring A-players at Apple can elevate company performance.
- Recruitment Strategies: Techniques and innovative solutions for attracting and engaging the best candidates in today's competitive job market.
- Automating Candidate Engagement: The impact of implementing automated systems to enhance communication with potential hires.
- Revitalizing Company Culture: Lessons from past mistakes and strategies to overcome a toxic workplace environment.
- Balancing Skills and Culture: Navigating the intersection of professional abilities and cultural fit in hiring decisions.
- Coaching for Peak Performance: How effective coaching can transform good employees into great ones and sustain high performance.
- Using Predictive Index: How this tool helps optimize hiring decisions by aligning candidate profiles with job requirements.
- Skill Matching in Recruitment: Addressing the challenges of aligning specific job roles with the right candidate skills.
- Continuous Improvement in Hiring: Strategies for refining hiring processes based on feedback and practical insights.
- Harnessing Soft Skills: The importance of emotional intelligence and soft skills in complementing technical abilities in the workplace.