February, 2012

When to fire someone at your agency

February 28, 2012 darryl Employee Engagement

by Darryl Stewart, Head of the Herd Warm up your mind with these two classic questions: If they quit, would I be upset? If I could start the hiring process again, would I still hire them? If you have spoken to them about their performance (you should have if you are thinking about firing them): [...]

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Ask for a favour and get a kudo

February 8, 2012 darryl Herd Philosophy

By Darryl Stewart, Head of the Herd I phoned Monica, the controller for one of our customers, today.  I asked her to do me a favour using her connections and begged her to let me take her out to lunch in return. She did not want to go for lunch.  I thought maybe it was [...]

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