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Art and Sue recently attended the annual AMI Build a Better Agency Summit hosted by Drew and Danyel McLellan.  Although the conference targets leaders of small to mid-size marketing and advertising agencies, the struggles are common across many industries and the solutions are applicable across the board.  Tune in as we talk about our experiences.


Providing opportunities for your people to learn, grow, and take things off of your plate
Developing a deliberate, structured, and consistent selection process to improve hiring success
Managing today's onslaught of change in all aspects of our businesses

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In this episode, Art and Sue are joined by Drew McLellan, CEO of Agency Management Institute (AMI).  Drew literally co-wrote the book on Selling with Authority and talks about how to apply the same concepts used to attract right-fit clients to attracting right-fit candidates. 


The power of knowing exactly what you do and who you do it for
Making the connection between brand and culture
How to attract the right people and repel the wrong ones

 Drew was kind enough to provide a tool (Click Here) he uses with his clients to help narrow focus, specify what you do and who you do it for, and start selling with authority to attract the right people.  If you need additional resources to attract right-fit candidates, STM can help.  Simply reply to this email with TELL ME MORE and we’ll be in touch.

In the second of this two-part series focused on internal leadership development, Art and Sue are joined by Danyel Newcom McLellan, partner and president of Agency Management Institute (AMI).  AMI teaches and consults with small to midsize marketing agencies about running their businesses better and Danyel is an expert and developing leadership internally.  She talked to us about transitioning leaders into owners.  Tune in as we discuss:


How to identify leaders who have the capacity to transition into owners
The benefits of internal succession
How to prepare and when to get started
How to avoid common pitfalls

 

STM has been a strategic partner in helping businesses of all kinds identify and develop internal successors.  For more information on how we can help, reply to the message with TELL ME MORE and we’ll be in touch with more details and resources.

 

In the first of this two-part series focused on internal leadership development, Art and Sue are joined by Danyel Newcom McLellan, partner and president of Agency Management Institute (AMI).  AMI teaches and consults with small to midsize marketing agencies about running their businesses better and Danyel is an expert and developing leadership internally.  She talked to us about growing young high performers into leaders.  Tune in as we discuss:


How to identify people who have the potential for leadership
How to create opportunities and a culture of growth
Identifying key objectives and measuring success
Avoiding common mistakes

 

STM has been a strategic partner in helping businesses of all kinds identify and develop young talent.  For more information on how we can help, reply to the message with TELL ME MORE and we’ll be in touch with more details and resources.

In this episode of STM’s People Solutions podcast, Sue and Alyssa are joined by Sydney Walsh, a senior at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business.  Full disclosure, Sydney is Sue’s daughter!  Normally we wouldn’t have family members on the show, but Sydney had been sharing her ups and downs of the job search and had some interesting insight to share with those listeners who are trying to attract new graduates.

 

·         What do college students find attractive in the candidate experience?

·         What obstacles and challenges do they face?

·         What should you be thinking about if this is your target market for talent?

 

Whether hiring right out of college or seasoned professionals, the candidate experience can make or break your ability to attract top talent.  If you’d like to get information about STM’s Candidate Experience Audit, reply to this message with TELL ME MORE and we’ll be in touch with the details.

Workplace burnout is very much on the rise and has significant negative impacts on employee productivity, energy, drive, and engagement.  In this podcast, Sue talks with the woman who literally wrote the book on the subject, Shauna Moran.  Tune in as we address the key elements driving this shift.

 


What exactly is workplace burnout?
How can you deal with it?
Why should you care?

 

Read STM’s blog related to this subject, High Performance Punishment.  Do you need help combatting workplace burnout?  Simply reply to this message with TELL ME MORE and we’ll be in touch to talk about it.