HIRING HIGH-PERFORMERS CONSULTING
HIring High-performers CONSULTING
“The toughest decisions in organizations are people decisions – hiring, firing, promotion, etc. These are the decisions that receive the least attention and are the hardest to unmake.”
HiRING FOR HIGH-pERFORMANCE
Regardless of the role, the cost of a mis-hire has a major impact putting your organization at risk financially and culturally.
Leaders of growing companies always want to move things along as fast as possible. This especially rings true when it comes to hiring. Unfortunately, fast doesn’t always mean effective.
How many times have you convinced yourself that the candidate in front of you could do the job?
How many times have you said we can exercise our 90-day probation to test the candidate out?
How many times did the candidate not work out?
How much time did you spend working with the new hire only to realize their shortcomings couldn’t be overcome?
How often have you fast-tracked the hiring process to discover they weren’t a culture fit?
In our case, we were “exercising our 90 days” with over 70% of our new hires. It was a total waste of resources and frustrated everyone involved. After our hiring transformation, we dropped that down to roughly 12% of hires.
Topgrading founder Brad Smart estimates the cost of a bad hire ranges from 5 to 27 times the amount of the person's actual salary. That’s a huge financial risk to small businesses and a major disruption to larger organizations.
We’ve found that time pressure is the biggest contributor to poor hiring decisions. It sends a shiver down the spine of most leaders, but you’ll always hear us say, “Slow down to go fast.”
We continue to advise our clients to adopt this method and have introduced the Ideal Team Player and The Six Types of Working Genius assessments to align with Hiring High-Performers Consulting program.
If you are struggling with selecting top talent in your organization, we can help.
One of the Biggest Questions We Get Is, “What do we get when we engage you for your Hiring High-Performers Consulting?”
Here’s a story that gives you an idea of exactly what we do. Nick, the President of one of America’s leading industrial valve manufacturers, was looking to increase their ability to hire top talent for their organization.
Nick’s company was growing double-digits year over year, and they needed to scale up their hiring. Nick had a big vision for the culture he wanted to build.
Nick wanted a team of High-Performers that delivered results, but he didn’t have a process in place to help him hire top talent. Like many successful executives, he knew how to manufacture a great product, manage the company’s growth, and make big decisions — but he hadn’t figured out how to consistently hire A-Players.
Hiring and developing High-Performers are pillars in any business — for a fast-growing company, they are even more vital. Nick knew he would have to transform his hiring approach from a collection of best practices to a proven system of finding top talent. He was done with the hiring roller coaster his company was on.
Most of Our Client’s Success Starts with A Veteran Leader Who Is Willing to Become a Rookie Again.
Nick had an immense amount of experience and expertise running his business. His business was an industry leader, admired by his customers and his competition. He was very successful; the company was growing at a double-digit pace while remaining highly profitable. Most people would think someone with his track record would have no issue hiring top talent.
The special thing about Nick was that despite his vast experience, he really came in as a novice. He was humble and open to learn — and I’ve found that this attitude is the key to experiencing breakthrough during these hiring transformations.
The 3 Most Common Questions People Ask About our High-Performance Hiring Consulting Are:
What do we get from the Hiring High-Performers Consulting engagement?
How does the Six Types of Working Genius help me hire top talent?
How much is the engagement?
“What do we get from the Hiring High-Performers Consulting engagement?”
While we use a battle-tested, proven process, we customize and tailor our approach to meet your needs.
You and your team can expect to:
Gain a thorough understanding of the expectations and challenges in hiring High-Performers.
Assess your team using our simple and effective Ideal Team Players assessment.
Conduct a talent review to determine the number of High-Performers on the team.
Build tailored Job Scorecards to ensure we have 100% clarity about what a successful hire looks like for your company (performance and culture fit.)
Build customized Performance Profiles to stand out in our recruitment efforts.
Assess, train and support leaders through the High-Performers interviewing process.
Train and support leaders through the reference check process.
Assess, train and support leaders in the Six Types of Working Genius framework.
Build a customized onboarding process for new team members.
“How does the Six Types of Working Genius help me hire top talent?”
The Six Types of Working Genius is one of the most effective tools for ensuring that new hires are best suited for a particular job. We use it to assess the current team but also to discover what a candidate’s potential Geniuses and Frustrations might be. Most of all, we want to ensure that your new hire will quickly thrive.
You will speed up your hiring process and have a clearly defined recruitment message for a very specific type of candidate you are trying to target. You’ll also have actionable next steps on what to look for when creating Job Scorecards.
“How much is the consulting package?”
Our consulting engagement is co-created with you to determine the tailored approach that will get you the highest return on your investment. The investment in Hiring High-Performers Consulting is always crafted to ensure you receive what your business and team needs. We believe that this will be an evergreen “forever solution” for your company.
Our rates are comparable to other management consulting and coaching firms. Above all, we focus on bringing you remarkable value for your investment that will allow you to use this hiring approach for years if not decades. We believe that once you are our client, you are our client for life—regardless of whether or not you are working with us at the moment. As always, things will change in the marketplace, and we will keep you updated on how we are tweaking our approach to adjust those changes.
Here’s What We Do to Help Make the Consulting Engagement the Best Investment of Your Time:
My responsibilities throughout the engagement include:
Provide a high-level training session for the leadership team to ensure awareness and buy-in.
Work with hiring managers to ensure they are clear about the process.
Conduct 1:1 meeting with members of the leadership team to build Job Scorecards and Performance Profiles
Facilitation of the Hiring High-Performers Interview training course for all Hiring Managers
Work with hiring managers to provide interview support for current job vacancies.
Meet Nick, Who Is Now Hiring High-Performers, Reducing Expensive Turnover, and Building the Culture He’s Always Dreamed Of.
“I’m the President of a leading industrial valve company with offices in New York and Houston. I’ve run my business for years, but was not sure how to transform our hiring process. I have worked long enough to know that “what got me here, won’t get me there.” Stu provided a tailored approach and was able to find a way to customize his service to our unique hiring needs. By the end of our engagement, our team had much more clarity on “how to hire A-Players” and newfound enthusiasm that we could build the high-performing culture we’ve always wanted. Stu is an excellent thought partner and expert in organizational effectiveness and hiring top talent. He brings a practical approach that I appreciate. I feel like I got my MBA in Hiring!”
Who should engage in Hiring High-Performers Consulting?
Leaders of small to medium sized businesses experiencing fast-paced growth.
Organizations that are experiencing too much turnover and too many mis-hires.
Busy leaders who don’t have time to build something from scratch on their own.
Book a Free Hiring High-Performers Assessment today.
We have capacity for two to three Hiring High-Performers Consulting clients for the balance of 2024. We self-impose a strict limit on the number of clients we engage with — this is to ensure each client receives ample support and attention for their needs.
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You deserve to work with a team of A-Players!