Executive Search Consultant Barbara Ashton discusses the very serious benefits gained by employers who use the services of headhunters and independent recruiters.
Talent Management – 5 Ways to Build Talent Inside Your Company
If you’re a business leader, and you know your company productivity is falling, and you know your company culture is lacking morale, you have no time to waste getting started with a talent management strategy. A big part of being a good leader and a good manager is talent management…
6 Important Onboarding Tips to Build Employee Engagement
To measure your company’s effectiveness in employee onboarding, let’s start with a few questions you should be asking yourself about an employee in their first six months. These questions are designed to help you determine whether or not your current onboarding program is working: Q 1. How long does it…
Small Business Hiring Just Got Easier
“At most companies people spend 2% of their time recruiting, and 75% managing their mistakes.” – Richard Fairbank, Founder & CEO Capital One Having trouble finding the time you need to actually get your hiring done, right? We Can Help … Sick and tired of wondering if your next hire is going…
LET’S-GET-TO-IT … the 5 Essentials of a Solid Sales Meeting Agenda
90% of relationships fail due to unmet expectations. Unmet expectations are a result of not communicating one’s expectations clearly, concisely and congruently. What does that mean? More importantly, what does that look like? If we think in terms of dating, man seeks woman who … and woman seeks man who……
Easy Win-Win Hiring Strategies: Is 2013 YOUR Right Time to Hire?
For many 2012 was a banner year showing solid returns. So much so that many of you are feeling frustrated about not having enough hours in the day to get everything done. Nice problem to have, but it’s still a problem. Right? So now you’re struggling to decide if 2013…
Why Good People Leave Managers (and what you can do about it)
Ask any successful business owner. Good people don’t leave jobs; they leave managers. Good people leave managers who: #1 Micro-manage them, #2 Exclude them from decision-making, disregarding suggestions and input, #3 Fail to acknowledge them or share credit for successes, #4 Are complacent about managing weak performers, #5 Don’t clearly…
Keeping Your Best at Their Best (Why Money is NOT the Answer)
On money and motivation — my colleague Peter Reek at Smart Savvy put me onto this terrific animation narrated by best-selling author Daniel Pink. It’s a great reminder for us all… Barbara Ashton is the founder of Ashton & Associates Recruiting Inc., and is a…
Keeping Your Best at Their Best ( Why Money is NOT the Answer with all staff )
On Money & Motivation — my colleague Peter Reek at Smart Savvy put me onto this terrific animation narrated by best-selling author Daniel Pink The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. Barbara Ashton is the President of Ashton & Associates and is a senior recruitment specialist with over 30 years…
How Do Others See You?
One of my favorite newsletters is Monday Morning Memo which is never not waiting faithfully in my inbox on yes, Monday morning. The latest by Roy Williams is about communicating with customers using the unique ability to see things (your business) from the outside looking in. Some things to think…
Recent Comments