Newsletters 2018 | Les Gore | Executive Search International

5 WAYS TO LOSE YOUR BEST CANDIDATES

JULY-AUGUST 2018 NO. 144

Like a first date, the recruiting courtship is a two-way street.

Not only should those top candidates sweep you and your organization off your feet, you’ll need to do some serious feet sweeping to those candidates too. Especially in this tight labor market.

Because every interaction with a candidate sends a clear message about you and your organization.

We’ll examine some common recruitment mistakes, and the messages they send that typically scare those good candidates away.

HOW TO BE A REBEL LEADER

Encouraging rebellion in the workplace

JUNE 2018 NO. 143

Companies should encourage rebellion in their workplaces.

Wait. Really?

That’s what Harvard Business school professor, Francesca Gino, argues in her new book Rebel Talent.

Read what she has to say about the eight principals of rebel leadership and then Take the Quiz Below.

Discover what type of rebel you really are.

Companies should encourage rebellion in their workplaces. Wait. Really? That’s what Harvard Business school professor, Francesca Gino, argues in her new book Rebel Talent, Read what she has to say about the eight principals of rebel leadership and then Take the Quiz Below. Discover what type of rebel you really are.

On a fateful visit to the Harvard Coop in Cambridge, Mass.,

SHOW ME THE MONEY

Keeping People Happy and Loyal in an Extremely Competitive Market

MAY 2018 NO. 142

Are you losing key people to a higher paycheck?

You went through all the steps to find and hire an amazing new star employee. But here’s the next challenge: keeping them happy and loyal in an extremely competitive market.

Nowadays it’s very easy for anyone to find out what a job pays. Whatever the function, whatever the level, in any part of the country.

TO MOTIVATE EMPLOYEES, GIVE AN UNEXPECTED BONUS (OR PENALTY)

Employees can be more motivated by the anticipation of a reward or punishment than the actual payoff.

APRIL 2018 NO. 141

In the 1992 film Glengarry Glen Ross, an executive played by Alec Baldwin presents a unique motivational scheme to a trio of down-on-their-luck real estate salesmen.

There will be a new contest, he tells them, to see who can bring in the most sales. “First prize is a Cadillac Eldorado,” he says.