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Loving the Idea of LeadershipIt’s often a loving-living gap.
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Loving the Idea of Leadership

It’s often a loving-living gap.

by Paul Berggren, President, Crown Global HR | Jun 28, 2022 | Hiring Excellence

How many pretenders do you know or have met who love the idea of leadership? They know all the right buzz words, talk about frameworks, models, and expectations. They constantly talk ABOUT leadership… but don’t live it much. That’s the loving — living gap. They manage...

Beware of answers with a pretty bow.Cues can help you filter out the fluff.
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Beware of answers with a pretty bow.

Cues can help you filter out the fluff.

by Paul Berggren, President, Crown Global HR | Aug 25, 2021 | Hiring Excellence

Some job candidates and co-workers are really good at answering questions that sound good. But when you ask about how they handle a situation or about their experience, is it real? Listen for a few cues to empty or vague answers. For example: • You messages: “You...

Listen to candidates, not the noise in your head!
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Listen to candidates, not the noise in your head!

by Paul Berggren, President, Crown Global HR | Aug 19, 2021 | Hiring Excellence

How many other thoughts, agendas, lists, triggers, and emotions do you have running through your mind when you interview? How does that head noise impact your quality of hire? If you don’t use a defined process or system to hire, you risk letting your mind and...
Avoiding Hire Remorse

Avoiding Hire Remorse

by Paul Berggren, President, Crown Global HR | Jun 2, 2021 | Hiring Excellence

When do you want to know something isn’t what it seems — before your after you commit? My team interviews candidates for clients in the final stages of hiring, mostly leaders and specialty roles. Several recent projects revealed candidates leaning into their strengths...
The Ignorance of Pride

The Ignorance of Pride

by Paul Berggren, President, Crown Global HR | Apr 30, 2021 | Hiring Excellence

That ignorance of honest self-awareness fuels many of my conflicts or at least bad feelings with others. It allows me to tell instead of listen, assume instead of asking and miss a chance to learn something. We hear that people tend to leave their boss, not their job....
Don’t Waste Your Time on Resumes

Don’t Waste Your Time on Resumes

by Paul Berggren, President, Crown Global HR | Apr 18, 2021 | Hiring Excellence

A hundred amazing resumes may only reveal 15–20 people worth looking at, with less than 10 worth interviewing. Do the math. How much time do you have to review 100 resumes? If resumes only tell part of the story anyway, what do you do? “We hire people for what they...
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