by Chris Labatt-Simon | Aug 19, 2015 | Employees, Leadership
People often ask me how I was able to make my last business successful. What special skills and capabilities did I bring to the table? How was I able to make the Inc 500 list for several years and manage continued fast growth? Having a big ego definitely wasn’t...
by Chris Labatt-Simon | Aug 12, 2013 | Employees
I’ve been interviewing a number of people over the past several weeks for an internal IT job. It’s a fairly entry level position and the compensation information is spelled out on the job ad. We also suggest a few things to do to prepare. Here are a few...
by Chris Labatt-Simon | Mar 24, 2013 | Employees, Leadership
An older “adage” about interviewing updated to today… Interviewer: How long have you been designing websites for? Candidate: Five years Interviewer: Do you understand HTML CSS and Photoshop? Candidate: Yes, Yes and Yes Interviewer: Can you design...
by Chris Labatt-Simon | Jul 7, 2011 | Employees, Leadership, Sales
I always think that certain things were taught in “Leadership 101” class, but when I read articles like this one – I sometimes realize how easy it is to lose touch with your customers as your business grows or you climb the corporate ladder. The link...
by Chris Labatt-Simon | Jun 17, 2011 | Employees
I was just having lunch with a business colleague and we were talking about how companies generally look for new employees. To me, there are two sides to a person’s “business capability” – behavioral and skills. The behavioral side encompasses...
