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January 6, 2011 · 8:41 am

Smart

If you’re like most people you’ve been interviewed for a job at some point.  Maybe you’ve even done the interviewing.  It’s one of the most important things we do as managers and the ability to do interviews that successfully separate great candidates from merely good candidates is worth a lot to your employer.

I’ve done many interviews over the last 30 years and hired quite a few people.  Inevitably I ask them a question which I’ve found very useful in the process and I thought I’d share it with you today. Continue reading →

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January 5, 2011 · 9:23 am

Symbiosis

I’ve been hearing an awful lot lately about how the recent election is going to bring in elected officials who are more “pro-business.” Most of the news reports mention some sort of lifting of consumer protections or deregulation. Now as you know we don’t do politics here but since the political stuff involves business, I’m considering it fair game, especially since it raises a big question in my mind as I listen to all the news reports. Continue reading →

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January 4, 2011 · 9:53 am

Bank of America

Logo used by Wikileaks

There are a ton of stories this morning about how Bank of America is preparing to be “outed” by Wikileaks.  You can run your own search for it or click on this one for an overview.  Now, since we don’t do politics here I’m not going to riff on Wikileaks, freedom of the press, BofA, capitalism, or any of the inflammatory stuff that I’m not sure any of us are up for this early in the year.  I do, however, have a business thought about this situation and I’d like to share it with you. Continue reading →

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