QUESTION: Do you work from a checklist when you’re conducting staff performance appraisals?
RESPONSE: Silly question. Checklists? Do I have checklists?
Seriously, staffing is a big concern, and I believe many smaller firms settle and hire the wrong people, which I’ve written about and probably beaten to death expressing my views.
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Here is a checklist to get you started.