I had to go to my grandmothers funeral in Pittsburgh last week. At the airport I had a chance to meet with and made a new friend. Jason Weiss works with Joe Bunta and they have an interesting company that assists in evaluating people for construction positions by utilizing half and full day simulations. They actually take a candidate and put them through real job-like scenarios that could be encountered in stressful work situations.  Granted you may not be in a position to spend a few thousand dollars to screen a candidate before hiring. What is interesting is that the construction industry is attracting this type of HR attention.

Their are many talented individuals in the marketplace if you are in a position to add people to your team. Their are also professional interviewers who are seeking jobs. Unfortunately with this group you really do not who is going to show up to work once you hire them. If you’d like to know more about advanced interview techniques give Ron or I a call. We can help take the mystery out of recruiting and interviewing.

I’ve told dozens of people about this amazing presentation Frank Kern delivered a few years ago at Rich Schefren’s Business Acceleration Program work shop. I originally got access to it through one of Schefren’s DVDs and later through an online service offered by Frank.

Being a master of technology, Frank made it nearly impossible to copy and share with others. I’m not even sure Guy has seen it.

The presentation is a real eye opener. Frank calls it “Core Influence” but it really should be titled “Your Perfect Groundhog Day”. Frank leads the viewer through an exercise that helped him finally understand what he truly valued and enjoyed in life. It’s a fun little exercise that grows more and more difficult and valuable the more thought you put into it.

Frank’s exercise is perfect for every business owner who isn’t sure what his or her long term goal is. What life he or she is striving to build. What the end of the journey would ideally look like.

Frank has never before made this presentation available before outside of the one package I was involved with. He is now sharing it with the world. All it takes from you is an active email address and about 60 minutes of your time.

To watch the video, click on the link below. You don’t want to miss this. Frank is always good for dozens of laughs and he is at his most entertaining and most thought provoking in his Core Influence video.

Click here to watch the video.

You can thank me later.

Have a great night (day, afternoon, whatever).

Ron