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Who do you have in your team?
Every now and then you come across a colleague who fits right into a stereotype. Let me try describing a few of them here.. The yes guy. The guy never has a problem with anything. He’s at peace with...
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Target your prospective employees
This is the fourth installment in the Interviewing series. The first three can be viewed here.. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 How do you target your prospective employees? The answer is.. the way you target...
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Interviews – Two at a time.
One of the factors that you look for in a candidate during interviews is his collaborative skills. How good is a person when it comes to carrying a conversation with a fellow colleague. How about...
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Pitch the dream, not the job!!
Startup hiring is one of the most interesting and humane part of the whole starting up experience. Not something that companies do very well, though. I’ve seen startup founders feel very apologetic...
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Peer feedback exercise
Feedback is a way to let people know what you think of them or their work, and hence help them improve. Typically, they’re given on a individual basis. One to One. Feedback is always considered...
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An ‘A’ player in a ‘B’ team.
Its a tricky position to be in. Well, let me define the situation a little more. ‘A’ player is one who is typically smart and effective. Has more than one solution to a problem, where other team...
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Keep an ‘A’ player engaged
In my previous post An ‘A’ player in ‘B’ team, I touched upon few options that one has when he’s put in an average to sub-standard team. One of the options was to leave for a better option. As...
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The thing about strong opinion..
.. is that its just an opinion put forth strongly. This doesn’t mean its more appropriate or better than other opinions. Actually, it shouldn’t be treated any different than other opinions. It...
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