njschock, Author at The Battle for Better Business

Hiring for Culture Fit

Hiring quality people that you can depend upon is one the great skills of a business leader. How do you do that? Like most skills, it’s something you can build.

Define The Culture

Fast Growth

How many times have you heard this story? A few friends start a company because they’ve got talent in their field and a passion to succeed. They do well, moving from

Define The Culture

Importance of Employee Loyalty

Grow from the inside out. It’s a phrase we use a lot at FiveFour because it describes what we help businesses do. It applies to a lot of aspects of your business,

Develop The Team

Untold Hours of Training and Preparation

There’s no shortage of inspiration at the Tokyo Olympics. The stories of the people behind the athletic performances are always enlightening. Overcoming the odds. Fighting through instead of giving up the

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How do we reduce turnover?

Stop me if you’ve heard this one. A CFO and a CEO walk into a bar… Wait, this is no time for jokes. Let me tell you a story instead. The

Define The Culture

Don’t ‘hire.” Select and retain.

Hiring. It’s the topic of nearly every conversation I have with my clients coming out of the pandemic. It’s a great challenge facing business leaders. But it’s the one thing

Drive Results

H3 = SALES SUCCESS

Last week, I spent two days with one of my clients, onboarding new business development representatives they hired to handle the growth opportunity that is in front of them. This

Design The Experience

Stress and uncertainty present opportunities for your business

We know the American workforce is stressed and uncertain coming out of the pandemic. It’s an issue that business leaders are dealing with as they consider how, when and if

Develop The Team

Global Workforce Engagement

We can’t know the long-term effect of major events while they are happening. That’s always been true, from world wars to economic collapse. The pandemic that we are – hopefully

Drive Results

The “And”

Most of the companies I work with have been built on the passion and drive of a charismatic founder. The sales “process” was simply to free up as much of