by Debbie Yarwood | Jan 28, 2016 | Hiring
First there is Sarah. Interviewing her is like playing a great game of tennis. You serve the question and she smashes it right back with a well-crafted answer. At times your conversation is like the perfect rally. You cannot fault her game. And then there is Kate. ...
by Debbie Yarwood | Jan 20, 2016 | Hiring, Onboarding
Woah, woah, woah. I hate to break up the celebratory conga around the office but we have things to do. I know that you and your team are excited about the great candidate that just accepted your job offer. It felt, at times, that you would never find the right...
by Debbie Yarwood | Jan 13, 2016 | Culture
One afternoon, the then CEO and Chairman of Shell UK, Chris Faye, walked into our office and sat on one of the desks. Well, this just didn’t normally happen. He was Shell royalty. And we were, well, we were not. It was about twenty years ago. I was in my early...
by Debbie Yarwood | Jan 7, 2016 | Onboarding
Man! You thought he was going to be good. He showed so much promise at interview – the skills, the personality and experience in your industry. You had no doubt in your mind that he was the guy for the job. Yet, a few weeks in, and your new employee seems to be...
