Building Your Dream Team: Essential Hiring Tips
Hiring the right person for a job can be a challenging process. It requires careful consideration of various attributes, both tangible and intangible. The goal is to find someone who not only fits the technical requirements of the role but also aligns well with your company's culture and values. Here’s our comprehensive guide to help you navigate this crucial task.
Creating a Thriving Workplace: The 10 Pillars of Company Culture
What really distinguishes the best companies? It’s all about their unbeatable company culture. A robust, positive culture draws top talent, boosts employee satisfaction, and drives business success. Prioritizing a vibrant culture fosters a harmonious work environment and deepens employee loyalty. This month, let’s explore the key characteristics of a standout company culture that every leader must cultivate to stay competitive and appeal to existing and potential team members.
Building a High-EI Team: How Emotional Intelligence Drives Workplace Success
Emotional Intelligence (EI) is more than just a buzzword—it's a critical skill set for managing personal emotions and building healthy interpersonal relationships in the workplace and life. Understanding and harnessing the power of EI can lead to more effective leadership, enhanced team dynamics, and better decision-making.
The Secrets to Effective Leadership: Why Character Counts More Than Ever
Leadership is more than just a title; it’s a profound expression of character, accountability, discipline, and resilience. Effective leaders stand out for what they say and their capacity to inspire, guide, and maintain principles that drive growth, integrity, and transformative change. This blog dives into why nurturing these core qualities is essential for anyone looking to lead effectively and make a lasting impact.
Attracting a Multi-Generational Workforce: Strategies for a Well-Rounded Team
In today’s diverse workplace, attracting a multi-generational workforce is crucial for fostering a dynamic and innovative environment. Understanding the unique characteristics and values of each generation—Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z—can empower leaders to create strategies that appeal to a wide range of age groups. Let’s delve into the essentials of hiring and retaining a well-rounded team by appreciating the differences and strengths each generation brings to the table.
Summer Splash: Bringing Relaxation and Joy to the Workplace
Hey there! As the summer sun works its magic, turning up the heat and stretching the days longer, what better time than now for leaders to dial up the chill factor at work? This season is our golden ticket to splash a bit of relaxation and joy into our daily grind, promising a wave of fresh energy and a breezy vibe to our teams. So, let’s dive into this month's adventure, packed with cool initiatives and classic hits designed to help our crew surf through summer fully charged and with smiles wide. Buckle up because we're about to suggest ways to make your workplace the coolest spot to beat the summer heat!
Transforming Design and Culture: The Z Domus Designs Success Story
At We Recruit Well, we pride ourselves on connecting the dots between visionary companies and exceptional talent, making our collaboration with Z Domus Designs the perfect embodiment of our mission. Led by their visionary Rose Zefferino, ZDD creates beautiful homes and leaves behind a legacy, earning accolades from top industry publications. At We Recruit Well, we love matching creative minds with talented individuals who share their passions. Partnerships like these highlight our dedication to excellence and our flair for pairing standout businesses with top-notch professionals.
Navigating Hiring Trends in 2024: What You Need to Know
As we enter a new year, one thing remains certain: the hiring landscape is ever-evolving. Being well-informed about the latest hiring trends is key to staying ahead of the game. At We Recruit Well, we're here to guide you through some of the anticipated trends for 2024, building upon the foundations established in the previous year. Let's take a closer look at the top hiring trends that may shape the recruitment landscape.
10 Essential Practices for Effective Leadership
Leadership is a crucial aspect of any organization, as it sets the tone for the entire workplace culture and influences the success of a business. As someone who manages others, it is imperative to adopt the best leadership practices to motivate and inspire your team to perform at their peak. This month we will explore ten of the most effective leadership practices in the workplace.
An In-Depth Look at Four 2023 Business Trends
This month we are focusing on four significant trends in business that are worth investigating. You may not feel the need to change your business model and processes, but we encourage you to examine areas that need tweaking. This month is an excellent time for reflection and improvement.
Holiday Must-Reads for You and Your Team
Leadership requires us to be intentional about personal growth. There are many effective ways to grow personally and professionally, and one of our favorites is reading relevant books and other material. Once again, we’ve put together a list of four of our favorites for the holiday season.
Examining The Top Soft Skills Employers Should Consider
You’ve heard the term soft skills, right? These are typically the skills you desire in your team members but are very difficult to teach. We expect that anyone can learn, grow, and develop sharper skills, but training for soft skills is not often part of a typical staff meeting or staff development day. Not everyone will be an expert at everything on your list, but everyone can be great at some of them. Your entire team can expertly cover them all if you can master hiring strategically for soft skills.
Summer Fun, Flexibility, & Fitness for Your Team
Summer is here, and it’s essential to keep your team focused on work, healthy both physically and mentally, and possibly offer some fun and flexibility. Sounds like a tall order, especially in the summer amidst vacations, kids out of school, and beautiful weather. But there are simple solutions that may even help improve your company culture as you celebrate your team this summer.
How to Hire and Recruit the Right People for Your Bus(iness)
We’ve all heard the famous phrase, “Get the right people in the right seat on the bus,” and it’s true. However, your vision means nothing if the people on your bus are ego-focused, satisfied with the status quo, or lacking people skills. Instead, you want to make sure all of your team members are humble, hungry, and smart. So here are some tips to guide you as you fill your bus with quality people who will help you successfully reach your destination.
Which Is Better, W2 Employees or 1099 Contractors?
We often get this question from our clients. Should they bring their new team member on as a 1099 contractor or as a W2 employee? At times, the choice is easy as the laws are very clear as to which one it should be. If someone is actively involved in the day-to-day of running your business, there should be no question. They should be a W2 employee. Other times, if they are working on marketing and social media, working as an assistant taking care of various tasks both personal and business in nature, or working on a specific project, it’s not as easy to make the choice.
How Personality Assessments Can Benefit Hiring and Team Management
We set an important goal for the past year. We both wanted to complete a business course that would improve our abilities to advise and guide our clients. We are proud to announce that we are now DISC and Enneagram Coach Certified! We knew that in order to better help our clients and their teams we needed to continue to learn. Adding these certifications to our tool belts allows us to serve you in a new and improved way.
Taking a Closer Look at Business Trends for the Year 2022
Back to the office. Hybrid. 100% remote. The last two years have brought a great deal of turbulence and given steam to the remote working world. They have also added to mental health issues, stress especially around personal finances due to soaring inflation, and anxiety as a result of the state of the world. Trends do tend to come and go, but some stick around. Then a few become the new normal. So what’s going to be the new normal for 2022? We are not about to take a guess at that one. But we will offer some thoughts to ponder as we enter this new year.
Holiday Gift Guide: Top Books for Your Team
Looking for a good gift for your team this holiday season? What better way to inspire and motivate than through books. Haven’t had time to dive into some of the releases from the past few years? Check out a few of our favorites we enjoy returning to time and time again. Each of them would make a great gift for your team - or maybe for yourself!
The Great Divide in the Post-Pandemic Job Market
Frustration sets in when you continually hear that there are jobs out there to be filled and everyone is hiring. And as an employer, it’s discouraging to know that there are millions of candidates looking for work. However, neither of you is able to find the right fit. What’s causing this great divide?
The Art of Offering a Compliment with More Impact
Most of us have the opportunity to work hard so we can play hard. Humans were created to work and be productive, but that doesn’t mean we don’t like to hear words of gratitude and encouragement. Everyone has a specific way that makes them feel most appreciated, and in today’s blog, we are focusing on words of affirmation.