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Prepping with Yaniv Siegel from Deel in our Kumospace for our training for founders on how to overcome the most common challenges when it comes to international hiring. This session is designed specifically for founders. Yaniv will share from personal experience how to make the best decisions when it comes to international team building. Join us here and ask all your questions: https://lu.ma/m0d107tb

This hiring matrix seems like it works with hiring a consultant or a project specific need. I’m curious how you would realign the team or even adjust the role with strategy after hiring like this? It seems like #talentoptimization could take this to the next step.

Strong work here Codie A. Sanchez! Your insights align perfectly with the precision and expertise needed in the hiring process. Excited to see this guide elevate the hiring journey for founders! 🌟👥 #ExecutiveSearch #TalentAcquisition"

Had a great chat with a potential hire for EnFi, Inc. that got me thinking. Every new employee brings new knowledge that will tweak and refine our direction—they add new perspectives, skills, connections, and lessons from their past experiences that as an organization we get to absorb. In early-stage companies, a new hire can really expand our horizons, helping us achieve more and see things from different angles. They can even steer us in new directions. The founding team has a vision, a north star. But a new hire might shift that star a bit, maybe just a few degrees or maybe something more drastic, like a pivot. As the company grows, the "gravitational pull" of each new team member naturally lessens compared to the established team. They still broaden our view and tweak our direction, but not as dramatically. And that's not a bad thing—it's a sign of maturity. Change is great, but it needs to be thought through because it can have big impacts. Looking back on this conversation, it’s exciting to see how much gravity each new team member can have, especially in the early stages. It's also why it’s critical to carefully consider each new hire to ensure that their pull also comes with alignment that accelerates your path forward.

Jonathan Spiess - is one of the earliest users of Recruiterflow. He had radical ideas on how to build his recruiting business and the way we both looked at building businesses was very very similar! He migrated to Recruiterflow and it's been a crazy ride for both young companies over the last 4 years. Jonathan talks about how he has created a unique team structure at Rocket Talent Inc . Link to the full conversation in the first comment.

Starting today, I'm excited to share with you all my new "Question of the Week" series! I'd love your honest feedback to help me and others better understand different topics and questions. Let's dive into some thought-provoking discussions together! QOTW1: During the hiring process - are you genuinely seeking the ideal candidate, or do you fear the investment of time required to nurture and develop a promising candidate? #QuestionOfTheDay #ThoughtProvoking #OpenDiscussions

Every year I do an annual gathering of all the people who worked on my team when I led Network for Techstars. So many companies, leaders and managers think of former employees as transient. Reframe that view. Look at them as connections for life helping you in this role in the next (and you doing the same for them). Former employees are great sources of inspiration and mentorship, business development leads and rebound hires. A network doesn't end with employment. Your engagement with former employees shouldn't either.

A long (and potentially boring!) post for business nerds and geeks. The S’ word; STRATEGY’. Arguably, one of the most overused and perhaps misused words in the business lexicon (AKA jargon!) ie: Vision - ‘what’ Mission - ‘why’ Tactics - ‘day to day decisions/options, resources, tools for the journey’  Strategy - ‘how’  Talent - ‘who’ ‘Synergies’ - common sense ways of doing things easier/better. Some years ago; we took a decision as a business to fundamentally revisit and re-imagine our vision and mission. It seemed evident that the market - specifically; the direction of travel, opportunities, politics, economics, new technologies and global dynamics (and other ‘stuff’) was changing - fast and radically. Effective business strategies are designed to ensure success in a new and emerging landscape - as the saying goes; ‘when you find yourself in a new landscape - you need a new and better map’. On a range of options - ranging from: BAU/more of the same to creative, innovative, radical and disruptive - the consensus amongst investors and principles was that we needed to recalibrate to benefit from and align to where investment and opportunities were heading - innovation. Our stated objectives and strategic goals included: ⚪ Repositioning the business into; high skill, high tech, high pay, STEM biased markets and sectors ⚪ Work with destination employers and brands - offering outstanding career pathways, professional investment ⚪ Build our business beyond the UK - into EMEA and international ⚪ Embrace new technologies and fully integrated end to end ⚪ Utilise candidate-centric platforms to ensure a 24/7/365 - anytime, anywhere, any device reach ⚪ Evolve our core offering to include complementary RPO/BPO services ⚪ Embrace a ‘frictionless’ approach to everything we do - the best ‘part’ being ‘no’ part process. Mindful that having capital, vision, aspiration, objectives, opportunities, process, ideas, hubris (!), systems/tech, channels to market, experience - (lots of ‘how’ and ‘what’ - without the right WHO - our plans were potentially built on sand). Making the strategic appointments is essential - the recent arrival of Russ Metcalf to head up our specialist search business is a case in point. Having the ‘who’ is often the enabler, ignition and catalyst for the business strategy - Stella Redgrave-Nevison and James Macbeth! Another pillar of our high skilled, high tech, gold standard clients Recruitment 2.0 strategy is the major investment into our sister company; Indigo Healthcare Recruitment - already a highly regarded and well engineered international recruiter of high skilled, in demand - clinical/primary healthcare professionals. This of course, is only the beginning - we have a long way to go, much work to do and no doubt - some challenges ahead. The said; we have a business blueprint that we believe in and a highly energised and ambitious leadership team to help execute it. #Businessstrategy #Talent #Innovation

John is one of the two people I consider to have been a mentor during my career. I worked with him for less than three months and will drop everything I am doing to share a beer with him, and I know he will answer my call at any point to give me advice. I've learned untold tactical advice from him, and he's helped me mature and grow immensely; but what I can give you for free is the two most important learnings I have from John Hill: 1. Your network is like your 401(k), you need to invest in it before you need it. Meet others relentlessly, and try as hard as you can to provide value to them. At some point you might need or want something from them, and withdrawls are much easier when you've made deposits. 2. Assume good intent. Conflict happens, and when you disagree with a colleagues actions you should consider their perspective and also consider that they likely believe they are taking the most rational action.

This is a vital lesson for any entrepreneur: never underestimate the power of your network 💪 . While money is crucial, it cannot purchase the intangible values that truly enrich a workplace—respect, care, and support. These are not just gifts; they are superpowers we bestow upon our colleagues. And when someone departs from a well-nurtured team, these superpowers don't vanish; they proliferate, enhancing every new environment they reach 📈. Always remember, every former team member is a lifelong connection, offering endless inspiration, mentorship, and trusted business opportunities. A network does not terminate with employment. Continually engage with your former colleagues and witness how it exponentially elevates your professional journey🚀.