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Before You Hire

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Mar 16, 2020

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hat’s the first step when deciding to hire?

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Hire the Right People - Discover Locus of Control

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Jan 20, 2020

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First WHO then WHAT.

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Topics: People, People Decisions, Locus of Control, The Right People, Topgrading, People Decisions,

Topgrading Competency Interview – Uncover Candidates Key Data

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Thu, Jul 27, 2017

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We’re in the process of interviewing two very qualified candidates for the position of Operations Resource at a supply chain management company, World Class Industries.

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Topics: People, People Decisions, Topgrading, The Right People, Core Competencies, Tandem Interview

Happy Employees – Happy Customers - The Future Workplace Experience - San Antonio ScaleUp Summit

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Jun 19, 2017

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Our last four blogs focus on People, one of the Four Decisions for growing your mid-sized business. All these blogs represent insightful thought leadership from respected authors.

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Topics: Business Growth, People, People Decisions, Scale Up, Scale Up Summit San Antonio

12 Steps to Topgrading – Scaling Up Summit (San Antonio)

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, May 22, 2017

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Ever been in a situation where you’re working on something, when suddenly more information arrives to help you?

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Build an Elite Team - 10-80-10 Principle - Above the Line

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, May 15, 2017

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Topics: People, People Decisions, Execution, The Right People, Above the Line, Urban Meyer

Great Performance is 1% vision and 99% alignment – Above the Line

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Thu, May 11, 2017

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In Good to Great Jim Collins emphasizes the importance of getting your team aligned to achieve great performance.

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Topics: People, People Decisions, Alignment, The Right People

Your Hiring Batting Average – The NFL Draft Standard

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Thu, May 4, 2017

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The following blog was written on May 8^th 2014 shortly after the NFL Draft. I’ve decided to reprint it with some new ideas and include an offer from Topgrading to help you improve your Hiring Batting Average.

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Topics: People, People Decisions, hiring decisions, The Right People, Performance Matrix, Your Hiring Batting Average

Your Organization’s Most Important Resource

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Mar 13, 2017

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“First Who than What” Jim Collins, Good to Great.

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Topics: People, People Decisions, Cash, Labor Efficiency Ratio, Simple Numbers Straight Talk Big Profits

Priority – Team You Manage or Team You’re Part of?

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Tue, Feb 28, 2017

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In Leadership Harmony – 5 Dysfunctions of a Team – Conflict Resolution Model we noted intuitively we know when your team works together you can accomplish anything.

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Topics: Five Dysfunctions of a Team, People, People Decisions, Patrick Lencioni, The Right People

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