“We must hang together...else we shall assuredly hang separately.” – Benjamin Franklin That was how good old Ben replied to John Hancock at the first Continental Congress when it was about to sign the Declaration of Independence. Hancock's comment was intended to...
“It’s all to do with the training: You can do a lot if you’re properly trained.”
– Elizabeth II, Queen Of Great Britain
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” – Benjamin Franklin
“Determine never to be idle.” —Thomas Jefferson
“Do as I Say, Not as I Do” – everyone’s Mom or Dad
“The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.” J. Paul Getty.
The watershed moment in any business is when you as an entrepreneur, turn to your partner and say, “We need to hire someone.”
Hiring is one of the toughest skills to obtain. I use a very technical, specific method to hire law clerks. Everyone — from the receptionist through the senior staff — weighs in and we see if they will be able to join the culture and then we test their technical skills and their writing. I use a completely different, softer approach to find a lateral hire; its more about the interpersonal skills.
