by Chris Labatt-Simon | Jul 24, 2014 | Business, Employees, Innovation, Leadership, Metrics, Risk, Strategy
This post is going to be short and simple. One of the most overused quotes on the Internet – maybe in general – is by Albert Einstein. “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”...
by Chris Labatt-Simon | Jun 20, 2014 | Business, Employees, Interviewing, Leadership, Strategy
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 | Jun 4, 2014 | Business, Employees, Leadership, Roundup, Social Media, Startup, Tools, Website
It’s the beginning of June and it’s finally warming up here in the great Northeast. There’s less than a month of school left for the kids. Summer vacation plans are all the buzz at the virtual watercooler, and everyone is prepping for the great...
by Chris Labatt-Simon | May 30, 2014 | Employees, Interviewing, Sales, Uncategorized
Last week I posted about 20 questions to “see” during a sales interview. This week, let’s get a bit more absolute and talk about questions you can really ask. When you talk to an account exec it’s great to understand what makes them tick....
by Chris Labatt-Simon | May 20, 2014 | Employees, Interviewing, Sales
Hiring an account executive is tough. Really tough. Can they prospect? Can they build a relationship? Can they close? Interviewing an account exec allows them to do to YOU what they do best – sell. It’s very easy to fall into the trap of liking the guy...
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...