Advice | Les Gore | Executive Search International

9 Tips On Creating Great Interviews

The interview is about the person you are talking to, not about you.

1. Start slow, safe and personal.

I usually begin with a question that focuses on the person and not the topic at hand, such as: “Where did you grow up,” or “what was your first job out of college?” First off, you relax your subject and you humanize the interaction. This relaxes the atmosphere, starts the conversation on safe ground, and lets you get a sense of the where your subject is coming from.

10 Things You Should Never Do When Giving Employee Feedback

Feedback is important, but doing it wrong can be worse than not doing it at all.

Everybody tells you that your employees need feedback, but what they don’t tell you is that doing it wrong can be worse than not doing it at all. Here are 10 things you should never do when you need to tell an employee how he or she is doing.

1. Yell.
No matter what you are actually saying when you are yelling, all your employee hears is that you are angry.

How To Assemble A Winning, Diverse Team

Research shows, greater diversity (and inclusion) yields more innovation and higher-quality work.

If you’ve ever led a team, you’ve dealt with maddening members. From those who dominate meetings, to slowpokes who analyze every problem from every angle when the schedule is tight and to those who harp on reasons not to support decisions the group made months ago. You might have wondered: Do they stay up all night thinking of ways to torment me?

17 Things Great Leaders Always Tell Their People

Want to be a great leader? Say these phrases to your employees.

Everyone loves hearing that they “hit it out of the park!”

Quick, think of your favorite boss of all time. I’ll give you a moment.

OK, you know who it is, right?

Now think about something that boss told you that stuck in your brain. Maybe it was an encouraging comment, an inspiring story, or a vote of confidence.