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What’s a talent pool? Who should you ask for referrals? Rather than creating a job posting and sending it out for anybody to respond to, the authors of Who recommend you create a talent pool instead. This process involves asking trusted employees for referrals and cultivating relationships with those referrals. Discover how to create a talent pool of potential candidates.
How do your beliefs shape your leadership style? What do you believe to be true about yourself and the people you lead? In Trust and Inspire, Stephen M. R. Covey says that as a modern leader, you must inspire employees to maximize their work quality by trusting and encouraging them to achieve their full potential. He contends that the foundation of this type of leadership is a set of beliefs. Keep reading to learn the five fundamental beliefs of Trust and Inspire leadership.
Are you looking to fill a new position at your company? What are the four types of interviews you should conduct? A crucial step in the hiring process comparing the candidates to your hiring rubric to determine if they fill a particular role. This is done by interviewing them about their past roles and what they bring to the table. Here’s how to interview candidates to find the right one for the job.
Do you believe in the people you lead? How do you prove it? What difference does your trust make in them and your mission? Stephen M. R. Covey says that inspirational leaders extend faith to people. Extending faith means not only seeing that everyone has a higher potential but also believing that they can achieve it. Extending faith also requires leaders to give employees autonomy rather than micromanaging. Read more to get Covey’s insights on leading with trust.
What are the key qualities to look for in an employee? What are two behavioral tendencies you want candidates to have? When creating a hiring rubric, you want candidates to know what type of qualities are important in the role. By answering this, you identify traits or abilities that you want an employee in the role to display. Here are the qualities to look out for when interviewing candidates.
What’s one step beyond empathy? Do your employees trust that you care about them? How well are your team members connected to each other? In Trust and Inspire, Stephen M. R. Covey asserts that trusting and inspiring leaders connect with employees by practicing empathy and kindness. They also work to connect employees with each other and a greater purpose. Keep reading to learn how to foster these crucial connections.
Is your job candidate having second thoughts about accepting the job? How do you handle objections while recruiting a candidate? Some candidates might not be fully on board with the job. If they raise concerns, you need to change their minds so they’ll accept your offer. Here’s advice for objection handling in recruitment from the book Who.
Are you comfortable being yourself, even around people you lead? Do you stand up for others even when it costs you? According to Stephen M. R. Covey, an inspirational leader makes a commitment to be an upstanding person that others look up to. This requires you to be strong, be true to yourself, and understand others well. Continue reading to dig deep into each of these character qualities of a leader who inspires others.
What’s steward leadership? What do you have to do to embrace this leadership style? Stephen M. R. Covey advocates for a steward leadership style in his book Trust and Inspire. He explains that trusting and inspirational leaders put their stewardship into practice through three primary commitments. Continue reading to learn what these commitments entail and why they’re important.
What are the benefits of behavior-based interviews? How do you get to know a candidate more in an interview? A behavior-based interview lets you identify a candidate’s behavioral tendencies. Understanding how a candidate has behaved in the past helps you predict how they may behave in the future at your company. Let’s look at how to conduct this type of interview to get all the information you need.