Archive for November, 2017
Posted by Jim Nelson on November 29, 2017
Why New Employees Leave is a Vexing Problem. Let’s examine the many related aspects together. Bad Recruiting Process Hiring on a certain feeling or from hearing the candidate say certain words leads to a mess. A decade ago, I had three managers interviewing every candidate for a position. That did save us from one bad […]
Continue Reading →
Posted by Jim Nelson on November 21, 2017
Employees are human, and too often we forget, or someone who works for you does this while you are unaware. Marcel Schwantes wrote an artricle on Inc about 5 smart habits for leaders and his summary was that good workers leave because bosses forget they are human. I think we all should take note. For […]
Continue Reading →
Posted by Jim Nelson on November 16, 2017
Is it never too late to turn around? Robert Ricciardelli put up a quote on LinkedIn that I want us to think about more. No matter how long you have traveled in the wrong direction, you can always turn around. First, I think we all need to look at our lives and figure out where […]
Continue Reading →
Posted by Jim Nelson on November 7, 2017
Inc has an article up by Marissa Levin on leaderhip traits for growth. I agree with all she says there including that many lists have merit and not just this one. Her Leadership Traits are: Being Coachable and Open to Help Being Open to Accountability Being Comfortable with Discomfort She has more thought in the article, so welcome […]
Continue Reading →
Posted by Jim Nelson on November 1, 2017
Keep reading. Keep networking. Yes, those will help. However, you get agility in China when the people you hire have a sense of ownership for what you are doing. When everyone cares for the business like they are the owner, then you can have agility because you will get more information and be able to […]
Continue Reading →