Reinforcing Talent Strategy with EOS®  We’ve always believed that people are everything. The right people accelerate growth. The wrong ones slow it down. Everyone says this, but few fully build their business around it. Then, ten years ago, we started running on EOS®, and we haven’t looked back since.  It didn’t overturn our beliefs or radically change our values. Instead, it gave us a language, a rhythm, and…

How to Banish Vanishing Candidates, Recruiters, and Employees:  Every Halloween season brings tales of things that go bump in the night. But for hiring managers, recruiters, and business leaders, the real horror story doesn’t come from haunted houses. It comes from ghosted interviews, vanishing candidates, and employees who suddenly disappear into thin air.  The ghosting crisis has become a terrifying trend…

“If your hiring decisions shaped your company’s culture tomorrow, what would you change today?”  Hiring is often treated like a transaction. Resumes are reviewed. Interviews are scheduled. Offers are extended. And somewhere in the process, we forget one of the most profound truths of organizational life: every hiring decision shapes your company’s culture.  Think about…

“If someone finds a better opportunity, you should be happy for them.” — Gary Vaynerchuk.   It’s one of Gary Vee’s most human ideas, and one of the hardest to practice.   If we truly believe business is relational, not transactional, what does loyalty even mean when people move on? Should we fight to keep them, wish them well,…

Getting Ready to Catch the Next Wave:   October brings a jolt of urgency. As the sun begins to set on 2025, talent leaders face a new crossroads: the pace of change has quickened, expectations have never been higher, and preparing for the coming year means reimagining what talent strategy truly needs to be.   2025 has flown by, and…

Have Your Cake and Eat It Too  We’ve got labor shortages. We’ve got an increased focus and need for speed. We’ve got Gen Z entering the production line; it’s all hands on deck (and the conveyor belt). Skills gaps, the need for people yesterday, increasing competition; the pressure is on for CPG and food manufacturers…

How to Hire The Perfect Sales Person for Your Company   You’ve seen them all.   The wolf on the hunt, chasing new logos like a caffeine-fueled shark. The relationship gardener, nurturing accounts with the patience of a saint. The strategist, quietly setting traps, letting the leads come to them.   And yes… the occasional chaos agent who can…

How Alignment and Preparation Speed Up the Hiring Process You’re desperate to hire. Someone quit. Your team is stretched. Everyone is picking up the slack. And the instinct is to rush: “Just get someone in the seat.”  But here’s the truth no one likes to say out loud: Rushing a hire without alignment is the fastest way…

How The Predictive Index Helps You Understand People Beyond the Resume  The role is open, applications are flooding in, your recruitment team is on the hunt, and they’re sending you profile after profile of fantastic-looking candidates. On paper, they look perfect. They have incredible experience, minimal job hopping, and certifications that point to genius-level intellect. Only, you’ve seen this before, and you…

Every leader wants to build a team that thrives. We talk endlessly about engagement, loyalty, and culture. Yet, one of the most overlooked levers of performance is recognition. Simply acknowledging your employees’ contributions can dramatically shift the energy in a workplace, creating a sense of belonging, purpose, and motivation.  But recognition, when applied without insight, can become…