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A collection of 11 posts

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Build the coworker relationships you want

People tend to think about work relationships in the wrong way, mainly because evolution wired us to appraise situations as either “good” or “bad,”. Instinctively, we assess our relationships with colleagues in similar

  • Patrik Hellstrand
    Patrik Hellstrand
1 min read
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Improve retention by listening

Faced with an unsatisfactory employment situation most people consider two options: quit, or voice their concerns and try to work through the problems. Creating an outlet for your team to express their frustrations

  • Patrik Hellstrand
    Patrik Hellstrand
1 min read
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Avoid hiring jerks

My philosophy is simple "if you're not nice, you can't work on our team; I don't care how smart you are!". The reason is, when new employees don’t work out, it's rarely

  • Patrik Hellstrand
    Patrik Hellstrand
1 min read
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Stellar resumes aren't enough

Experience alone is not enough to thrive. Entrepreneurial passion and strategic vision shared by everyone on the team is required to build a successful business, never-mind a startup. When looking at business investments,

  • Patrik Hellstrand
    Patrik Hellstrand
1 min read
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Do you really understand motivation?

Motivation is not something you do to people. People ultimately choose to be motivated, or not. They decide when to give their best, go beyond, and offer ideas. The role of a leader

  • Patrik Hellstrand
    Patrik Hellstrand
1 min read
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Avoiding hiring mistakes

When hiring, if you’re looking for a way to clone yourself to shrink your task-list, stop. You already have you and don’t need another you. No one wants to hire the

  • Patrik Hellstrand
    Patrik Hellstrand
1 min read
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Building a talented team

Great talent is both hard to find and can be really expensive. So, how do you build a team of talented people who share the same values and passion as you? How do

  • Patrik Hellstrand
    Patrik Hellstrand
1 min read
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Opposites detract

Building diverse teams may be difficult, but doing it is critical. Because if you only hire people who 'fit the mold', your organization will eventually grow mold. Let's face it; there's an upside

  • Patrik Hellstrand
    Patrik Hellstrand
1 min read
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Identifying high-potential employees

If you are going to invest in the right employees, the key questions concerns who they are and what highly talented people are like. Most organizations can upgrade their talent identification processes if

  • Patrik Hellstrand
    Patrik Hellstrand
1 min read
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Hire entrepreneurial leaders

Companies aspiring to be innovative and agile want to recruit entrepreneurial leaders. But most firms lack a scientific way to separate real entrepreneurs from other candidates and instead rely on stereotypes. Phycological testing

  • Patrik Hellstrand
    Patrik Hellstrand
1 min read
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Sourcing top talent

With phenomenal resources you may be able to consistently source top talent. Once you get someone in the door for a conversation, particularly in a hospitality business, you need to treat candidates as

  • Patrik Hellstrand
    Patrik Hellstrand
1 min read
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