by Molly McGrath | Sep 6, 2016 | Don't Be a Yes Chick, Leadership
The blessing and curse of the longest-standing employee is that they can be equally harmful and helpful to the growth of a business. And unfortunately, they are rarely conscious of how they contribute to being a curse. The longest-standing employee doesn’t become the...
by Molly McGrath | Aug 2, 2015 | Don't Be a Yes Chick, Hiring & Firing
Letting someone go is never easy. The decision is hard enough. Pulling the trigger leaves most business owners (or team leaders) with a queasy stomach and the jitters. Even the most hardened entrepreneur tends to hide behind indifference or a gruff exterior. ...
by Molly McGrath | Jul 30, 2015 | Don't Be a Yes Chick, Hiring & Firing
Most instances when we let employees go aren’t black and white, or at least they don’t seem to be. The ones that are, those are the easy ones (well, easier). It’s unusual when an employee has stolen from you or done something that egregious. (And I’m not...
by Molly McGrath | Apr 17, 2014 | Hiring & Firing, Team Training
Often in the hiring process, business owners have “absolutes” and then a “wish list.” We are working to find a legal assistant for an attorney who has an incredible amount of self-awareness about what he is looking for, far beyond just computer skills and technical...
by Molly McGrath | Nov 24, 2013 | Hiring & Firing
In our last post on this topic we discussed reason #1 your hiring may end in abysmal failure: hiring out of pain and overwhelm instead of filling a specific need. In this post we’ll share reason #2 your attempts at hiring a new staff member may fail. It’s very simply...