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The eject button is not for turbulence.
Sahil Bloom recently wrote about “The Eject Button Mentality,” and it immediately made me think of hiring. He referenced a Harvard study by Daniel Gilbert and Jane Ebert where students had to choose one photo to keep. One group was told the decision was final. Another group was told they could change their mind later. The surprising result? The group with the final decision was happier. The…
Better Advertised Offer. Better Candidates
Sometimes the role, the company, and the ad are good, but the compensation and benefits are not strong enough to attract the level of candidate the client wants. This is the hiring market doing what the hiring market does. Candidates compare opportunities. They look at pay, benefits, stability, commute, flexibility, and whether the job feels worth the move. And with sales roles, they also ask…
So many of my clients are confused about exactly what CareerPlug does for them.
Hiring traits
After about 6 months of full time recruiting, I decided to look for patterns in the candidates that actually got hired. In case you are looking for staff, here are the traits of the candidates we hired: These were traits that were non-negotiable across all roles: Accountability – owns outcomes, no blame shifting Comfort being measured – accepts metrics and feedback Reliability & consistency –…
Recruiting a great candidate takes more time than you think:
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A book for companies who are recruiting commissioned salespeople who must find their own leads:
How the heck would a painting company use AI?
I come from a family of early adopters. I remember when we got our first microwave and VCR. My mom was even a beta tester in the early ’80s for QuickBooks—on her Apple IIe. The same Apple IIe I took to college in 1984, when everyone else brought electric typewriters. So, it’s no surprise that our office has jumped headfirst into using AI. Here are just a few ways it’s helping us out: Our…
Want to get a new hire up to speed quickly? Then make your hiring process really slow. Read my 5-step hiring process that returns great employees.
Looking busy.
Yes, you can now hire me to recruit great staff. There’s a big difference between working and making progress. It’s easy to fall into doing what feels productive, even when it’s not moving the needle. Take social media, for example. I can post all day for my painting business. But let’s be honest—no one’s looking to be Facebook “friends” with their painter. We’re painting, not doing backflips…
Selling rare big-ticket items? Remember: your customer’s just a beginner.
The Thrill of a No-Spend Month.
I just wrapped up No-Spend January. I’ve always spent less in January. Mostly as an antidote to my holiday spending hangover, and also because January is my company's slowest month. But this time, I wanted to take it further and see if I could spend nothing. Of course, I still bought...
I just wrapped up No-Spend January. I’ve always spent less in January. Mostly as an antidote to my holiday spending hangover, and also because January is my company’s slowest month. But this time, I wanted to take it further and see if I could spend nothing. Of course, I still bought necessities like groceries and gas, but everything else? Off-limits. Here were my rules: I could buy…
Hi, I'm Paige
I help small business owners not hate marketing. What if you could recognize marketing opportunities all around you? Like when you’re thinking of buying an orange car, and you suddenly see orange cars everywhere. Marketing is simpler than you think. None of this is rocket science, and I try to boil down the theory into concrete actions. Even after 30 years, I find running a small business…
The Dip.
"Excited to order coffee in French, only to struggle with grammar and rapid native speech? The dip. See quick weight loss, then hit a plateau? The dip. Great freshman year, but now in a sophomore slump? The dip."
Recently, I took up watercolor. I started with a pricey watercolor set and high-quality paper to ensure my tools wouldn’t hold me back. I spent hours at Michael’s pondering which brush was best. There was something meditative about weighing the options, feeling the bristles, and imagining how each one would shape my strokes. I started small, painting postcards. I didn’t realize at the time…
Hybrid Calendaring: Paper and digital calendars unite!
Each Friday afternoon, I plan for the following week. Friday afternoons are usually unproductive, and planning requires little effort and offers a huge boost to productivity. I started this when my kids were younger. Back then, I’d often find...
Each Friday afternoon, I plan for the following week. Friday afternoons are usually unproductive, and planning requires little effort and offers a huge boost to productivity. I started this when my kids were younger. Back then, I’d often find conflicts, like the Kindergarten Halloween Parade smack in the middle of a staff meeting. By planning at the end of the week, I gave myself time to pull…
Disproportionate joy.
Brittney Hodak is a customer experience expert who spoke at a conference I attended last week. She shared fun ideas aimed at making the customer experience more delightful. And demonstrating how these (free and inexpensive) touches are good...
Small things = good business. Brittney Hodak is a customer experience expert who spoke at a conference I attended last week. She shared whimsical ideas aimed at making the customer experience more delightful. And she demonstrated how these (free and inexpensive) touches are good business. It’s a case of disproportionate joy: The ability for something small to make us feel really…
A culture of noticing.
When my kids were little, they were given a small allowance for folding the clean towels and pillowcases. I sweetened the deal by offering to double their allowance if they noticed the laundry needed to be folded, and did it without being told...
When my kids were little, they were given a small allowance for folding the clean towels and pillowcases. I sweetened the deal by offering to double their allowance if they noticed the laundry needed to be folded, and did it without being told. I even dumped the linens in front of the door to their room, so they couldn’t help but trip over it. But most times, they stepped right over the pile,…
The G.I. Joe Fallacy
Professor Laurie Santos from Yale, coined the phrase "G.I. Joe Fallacy." She explains it like this: In the 1980s, there was a popular Saturday-morning cartoon about G.I. Joe. At the end of each episode...
Professor Laurie Santos from Yale, coined the phrase “G.I. Joe Fallacy.” She explains it like this: In the 1980s, there was a popular Saturday-morning cartoon about G.I. Joe. At the end of each episode, the show featured a public service announcement where a character would deliver a safety tip or life lesson, ending with the tagline: “Now you know, and knowing is half the battle.” But, as…