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Recently, I visited the British Museum in London and there is a model of Dr. Joseph Lister’s laboratory. Who? I immediately felt a certain kinship with him, because his innovation – antiseptics – was not accepted by the medical world for many, many years...

Introduction
Topgrading created the most powerful method of reference checking and this article adds some important twists to make the process even easier and better.
As you know, weak candidates frequently get away with hyping their accomplishments and strengths and hiding their weaker points and failures, and this leads to costly mis-hires. Low performers create hyped resumes and lie in interviews and know they...

Summary: We sent a Topgrading Tips article on recruiting best practices in January (“Six Tips for Recruiting A Players”) and got so many good suggestions that I sent another one in June (“I Just Can’t Find Enough Good Candidates.”) You can read these...

Why Measure Success Hiring and Promoting People?
Everyone knows that in business, “you can’t manage what you can’t measure,” or, “what is measured is what you get,” because key measurements are what people are held accountable for. Companies say, “Our most important asset is our people,” but most don...