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Skills First

In the ever-evolving landscape of business, one truth remains constant: a company is only as strong as its workforce. This is where skills-first hiring and promoting come to the forefront, offering a means to fill positions and a catalyst for driving your company’s growth. When you strategically hire for skills, you open doors to enhanced innovation, heightened productivity, and an overall surge in business success.

Skill Definitions

Determining the skills for each role is a critical first step in building an adaptive workforce. These definitions are the foundation for your job descriptions, job postings, career pathways, and workforce development programs, all of which provide the platform for implementing a skills-first hiring and promotion program.



Skills Assessments

Skills assessments are crucial to the skills-based hiring process. They are the litmus test that helps employers determine if a candidate’s abilities align with the role’s requirements. Yet evaluating technical skills alone is not enough.

You must embrace a holistic approach to skills assessments to find the perfect fit for your team.


Gazelles Growth Summit – Day Two

Posted on by Dwayne Nesmith

Day two included another round of interesting speakers.  We began with a horse of a different color as Paul Orfalea, Founder of Kinkos, shared his store, advice and leadership style (close the door and let the kids run the store). Then we moved on to customer satisfaction and the Net Promoter Score as described by Fred Reichheld, auther of The Ultimate Question.  That question being. “Would you enthusiastically recommend our company to a friend?”  That’s it.  Get them to rate this on a scale of 1 to 10 and if you get a 7 or lower ask them if it is ok for someone to call them.  Kaihan Krippendorf, auther of The Art of the Advantage then walked us all through the famous 36 Strategems of eastern warfare. The key to using these is to master the patterns in order to quickly apply the appropriate strategem as you confront different competitive and negotiation situations in your business and personal life.  The day concluded with a magical addition to the schedule.  Literally, we were entertained by a magician who suggested we should not forget to enjoy the ride and remember the kid in all of us.