by Molly McGrath | Jan 31, 2012 | Communication, Decreasing Stress, Leadership, Legal Staffing & Leadership Development, Passion, Team Training
Employees that feel appreciated are more willing to work together, support you and stick out the tough times versus slipping into resentment and irritation. It’s 5:05pm and you’ve been rushing to get a document done for a very important client that is overdue and the...
by Molly McGrath | Jan 26, 2012 | Hiring & Firing
The Dread of Interviews is the Magic of Getting the Candidate to Talk. While we have two favorite questions that usually do the trick (shared below) the magic of a productive interview is getting the candidate to reveal a glimpse of their true self, not their...
by Molly McGrath | Jan 22, 2012 | Hiring & Firing, Leadership, Systems, Team Training
I want a long term job. I want a capable employee. Do you know the secret to hiring and training? Since the clock turned January 1, 2012 we’ve literally sifted through over 250 resumes and conducted over 50 phone interviews. EVERY phone interview we conduct the...
by Molly McGrath | Jan 17, 2012 | Communication, Hiring & Firing, Team Training
Hiring, firing, team training and building – Oh My! We are huge advocates of knowing every person on your team’s “Top Three Most Important Activities”. Yet even we were shocked at how often this critical key came up in every single conversation we had this...
by Molly McGrath | Jan 9, 2012 | Communication, Decreasing Stress, Hiring & Firing, Team Training
Team member cries…attorney gets annoyed… then feels bad. Repeat cycle. Sound familiar? It’s unnecessary, ongoing torture because in this scenario the attorney isn’t going to change and the team member needs to find a workplace that is more in tune with her...