"...keeping you great"
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Hiring the Right #2 -- "Jemma is a great barrier to protect the team from my overzealousness and enthusiasm," notes Naomi Simson, founder and CEO of Sydney-based RedBalloon, on her #2. "She balances all my 'brilliant? ideas with a focus on making them process driven." Take five minutes and read how she and other CEOs found their right #2s, one of the most important hiring decisions an entrepreneur will ever make, in my latest "Growth Guy" syndicated column.
Hiring the Right #3, #4, etc. -- Gazelles is hiring; we're excited many of our clients are hiring; and it's still a great time to acquire critical talent. But it's no time for amateur hour when it comes to recruiting and interviewing. The ONLY selection and hiring technique found to give a 90% success rate is the Topgrading methology. The rest of the methods: testing, behavior-based interviewing, or "passing the breath test" have between a 30% and 60% success rate -- too costly! Join us for the #1 selection process if you're going to hire at least one person in 2010:
| Geoff Smart's "Who: The A Method for Hiring" LIVE online seminar Jan 21, 2010, Noon -- 1:30pm ET |
"19 Appointments with the Right People" -- and this note from Mark Dover of Canadian-based warehouse supply firm Doverco "I wanted to share the success we have enjoyed as a result of the Webinar we participated in several months ago given by Chet Holmes. Following the model of his 'Best Buyer' program, we conceived of a program of 10 monthly letters directed at 165 'Best Buyer' prospects. Each letter contained industry intelligence (teaching is the highest form of selling as related to us by our Gazelles coach Les Rubenovitch) and our related capabilities. And every other letter had a small, low cost, attention grabbing gift related to the theme of the missive. We are at letter #6 and have already been able to secure 19 appointments with the right people! We have reached our objective and we're only 60% through the project. Thanks to Les, Chet and Gazelles for making us smarter. BTW, the (Dr. Robert) Cialdini Webinar on 'Influence' was awesome."
Keeping the Right People Smart -- commit to 90 minutes of first class executive education each month using our monthly online seminars -- LIVE or archived; alone or with your team (perfect for the monthly management meeting). Jeff Jarvis, author of What Would Google Do? is our February 18 online seminar; and Chip Heath, author of Made to Stick and Switch is our March 25 online seminar. These are the #1 business thought leaders of our time that would cost you $25k plus in speaker fees and travel expenses -- now delivered right to your desktop for a fraction of the cost.
Vision Board Update -- the children loved the experience of putting vision boards together this past weekend and I especially enjoyed sitting with my 6 year old daughter who surprised me with her desire to be a high board diver, something my wife always wanted to do but had never shared with any of us. We used Google image and lots of magazines to find the appropriate images for the boards -- and appreciated the guidance given by John Assaraf's The Complete Vision Board Kit