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How to Make a Decision to Hire an Executive Search Firm
Y Scouts CEO, Max Hansen, Shares 3 Critical Questions to Make This Hiring Decision: What is the cost of not hiring your next leader? What will hiring the right leader enable you, the leader, to do that you’re not doing today? What is the cost of hiring the wrong person? Let’s dive deeper. What is…
Read MoreA Look Behind the Venture Capital Investment for Mental Health Startups
According to a report by Fierce Healthcare, investments in mental health and wellness startups have been increasingly on the rise. Mental health and wellness companies raised $321 million across 26 deals in the second quarter of 2019 with large rounds going to Quartet and Talkspace. Top investors included Centene, Google Ventures, Oak HC/FT, Norwest Venture…
Read More4 Tips to Find the Right Organizational Culture for You
Much of the conversation around organizational culture is centered, rightly, on how organizations create, sustain, and grow healthy cultures. Talent Acquisition is at the fulcrum of culture building, accurately representing current state culture to candidates while simultaneously helping that culture grow and develop by uniting the organization with new employees. As a candidate, you should…
Read More10 Skills for the Future Workforce
We’re big believers in relentless learning, it’s even one of our company core values. Learning relentlessly is expanding your skillset and preparing for future changes. And as the future workforce changes, it’s no surprise that new skills will be needed to keep up. Do you know which skills you should be acquiring? The rising workforce,…
Read MoreEmotional Intelligence Leadership: The Skills & Competencies
Share this Image On Your Site </p><br /> <p><strong>Please include attribution to yscouts.com with this graphic.</strong></p><br /> <p><a href=’https://yscouts.com/blog/emotional-intelligence-leadership-skills-competencies/’><img src=’https://yscouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Emotional-Intelligence-Leadership-Skills-Competencies-web.jpg’ alt=’Emotional Intelligence Leadership Infographic’ width=’699px’ border=’0′ /></a></p><br /> <p> What distinguishes great leaders from average ones? It’s a question we constantly are researching here at Y Scouts. Recently our research came across the work of…
Read MoreHow To Hire A VP of Operations
Day-to-day execution and administration of a business are the foundation that helps build exceptional organizations, and the person in charge of these two critical areas is a VP of Operations. If you’ve already crossed the bridge of when to hire a VP of Operations and what to look for in a VP of Operations, then…
Read MoreWhen To Hire A VP of Operations
The job of a VP of Operations is to handle the day-to-day execution and administration of a business. The primary purpose of hiring a VP of Operations is to help everyone in the organization maximize their time and efficiency – especially the executive leadership team. So when should you hire a VP of Operations?…
Read MoreWhat To Look for In A VP Of Operations
You’ve decided you need to make a crucial leadership hire, and now it’s time to start identifying what to look for in a VP of Operations. But if you’ve never been in an operations role, how do you know which qualities make a VP of Ops successful? As a leadership search firm that connects high…
Read MoreWhat To Pay a VP of Operations
After deciding when to hire a VP of Operations, what to look for in a VP of Operations, and how to hire a VP of Operations, you’ve likely been able to find a few potential candidates. Once you’ve asked some great interview questions, it’s time to start thinking about what to pay a VP of…
Read More10 VP Of Operations Interview Questions
As a leadership search firm, Y Scouts often interviews people for VP of Operations roles. We examine a number of things throughout our evaluations, with special emphasis on Purpose, Values, Functional Expertise, Results, Personnel Development and Learning. Learn more about our process here. What VP of Operations interview questions do we ask, and what do…
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