5/19/2021

Top Executive Challenges

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Top Executive Challenges
There have been a number of difficult challenges that businesses all over have had to face through the pandemic of 2020. It has not been an easy process for people or business owners. They have had to make some very hard decisions and choices that made big impacts on people's livelihoods. Now decisions have to be made as we move through this year on how to move forward with the many additional challenges.

Step into their shoes for just a moment, and think about all the big choices that they have had to make. No matter the need to do something, when it is something that is going to possibly hurt someone, it is hard to do. Many businesses had to make the very hard decision to lay a good portion of their employees off. Putting those people and their families in some hardships.

Making Hard Decisions
CEO’s have had to make some life-changing decisions over this past year. Laying off employees, furloughing, and possibly even closing the doors altogether. This has put them in some pretty tough situations and ones that don’t sit easily on the conscious.

Making decisions for a company is a lot of pressure and sometimes comes with a lot of stress. Even the ones outside of the pandemic. Many times you have to veto ideas and sometimes you can take the risk and take action. Making big decisions is a hard job either way it goes.

Taking The Heat
One reason that it can be so hard to make some of the difficult decisions that go along with being in charge of a business, is that you have to take the heat. If the idea fails or doesn’t flourish, it is you that is looked back on. That is a lot to carry.

Working Together
Running a company is not only the job of the CEO but also the employees who are working there as well. Yes, someone has to be in charge and make the final decisions, but it also can’t run properly without those who are working there alongside.

Teamwork is the best way to run a business and have it be successful. When people are not focused on the big picture and working together, things aren’t going to flourish as well. There are so many challenges that you can face as the top executive, but working as a whole company is the only way to see true success.
~ Written for us by our associate Gary Sorrell, Sorrell Associates, LLC. Copyright protected. All rights reserved
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How To Hire For Skills And Less For Industry Experience
Hiring someone to work in your company is a big decision. You want to make sure that you are getting the right person for the job. Just because someone has previously done a job or has experience in certain areas, doesn’t mean that they are the right fit for that area of your business.

There are some things that you can look for and do to help make sure you are fitting the right person to the right area of your business. That way you are hiring someone for the skills that they are good at instead of just their experience in the industry. Let’s dive into some of the benefits of hiring in this manner.

Don’t Hire On Bias Standards
It is easy to believe that a man specifically or a woman specifically will fit a certain job best. While you should be hiring on the skills that the individual has and not by the sex that they are. When you hire an individual this way, you are going to get someone who can accomplish the job better.

Don’t Focus So Much On Degrees 
Hiring someone to fill a position that you have available is stressful at times. You are nervous to make the wrong choice in a person. When you are advertising for a job position, but more of the focus on their abilities and training.

Not so much on their degrees in college. Many people have the right qualifications and certifications, without a bachelor's degree.

Look Beyond Job Titles
The job that people are hired for sometimes fits them well and sometimes it doesn’t. That’s because many people hire without thinking about their true skills and just based on their experiences. With recent experience with the pandemic, people are far more capable of more jobs.

You Will Benefit More
Focusing more on the skills that an individual has is going to benefit your business more in the long run. People are going to enjoy what they do on a whole new level as well. You will see that your business will flourish more and it is also going to save you money.

Many people lost their jobs over the past year during the pandemic of Covid-19, forcing businesses to expand their employees' job titles. Having to move to smaller sized staffs. This gave the paternity to expand people's experience and skills.
~ Written for us by our associate Gary Sorrell, Sorrell Associates, LLC. Copyright protected. All rights reserved
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