Hiring/Firing

Many assume Chinor Lee is an Asian woman. But he’s actually a Black man. As global head of culture, belonging, inclusivity and diversity at iCIMS, Lee explains how this kind of bias damages the hiring process.

How to hire and build your growth team—guest post by Elena Verna

Simple 'stay interview' questions to ask before people mentally check out.

Highlighting the expectations of the position rather than the tasks is helpful. Organizations tend to note the daily tasks rather than the actual performance measurements that will be used to determine success in the role.

Take the time to align your new hires to your values and culture.

Should you hire a brand, product or growth marketer, and how do you know when you've found the right candidate? Maya Spivak, former marketing leader at Segment and Wealthfront, unpacks her frameworks for identifying the type of marketer your startup needs, interviewing and closing candidates.

Three Tips For Leaders Who Want To Up Their Recruiting Game

Greylock executive talent partner Holly Rose Faith provides her playbook for recruiting and hiring high-level talent. Faith, who has helped land executive hires for startups such as Roblox, Nextdoor, and Databricks, says it all comes down to having a solid system in place for each step of the process.

Decisions relating to people are among the most consequential decisions founders make in the company-building journey. This is especially true for companies in the knowledge economy, because unlike traditional companies, new-economy companies have no physical assets or plant & machinery.

Finding the right executive coach requires you to know yourself and do some due diligence.

It’s no surprise that the team with the best players wins. It holds true for sport and business alike, but hiring and retaining impressive people can be a minefield. Casting the net widely then applying rigorous filters means entrepreneurs can select well, from a vast pool of applicants.

The social media platform recently announced it would be launching a job service. But what will it look like—and is that what users want?

Four strategies to help you hire for potential — not pedigree.

How successful startup founders create scalable onboarding and training processes that enable their employees' success.

Four strategies for managers.

Employers should be meeting employees and prospective employees where they are. That starts with communicating your company’s values and clearly articulating why your organization is the place to be.

Tons of SaaS companies are recruiting board directors. Here's a CEO's guide to finding the right person.

The secrets of finding great employees

It’s seems like the startup world has finally started to catch on to the power of executive coaches. Similarly, it seems like a lot of…

A Simple 30-60-90 Day Plan

Some practical pieces of advice for scaling your team after raising a Seed round.

As Chief of Staff at HashiCorp, Kevin Fishner focuses on treating the company like a product. Here, he unpacks why the systems side of company building doesn’t get as much attention and digs into the nitty-gritty details of how they set and track progress toward goals, and make decisions through writing at HashiCorp.

Recap of my fireside chat with Tomasz at Redpoint

You know you need help. You know you’re overwhelmed. You’ve finally got the funding or the customers and can afford to hire! Now what?

Common mistakes & interview questions for early-stage SaaS marketing hiring.

Advice on hiring top talent based on one firm's tried-and-true research methods.