What do you do? You have narrowed 50 resumes down to those who hit the mark. You then took the top 10 and invited them in for an in-depth interview. The selection team was able to narrow the field down to two people.

My wife has a lot of people that would consider her their best friend. It has always amazed me at her ability to attract people to her. She is one of the most well liked people I know. So what’s her secret?

Automatically, I kicked the normal procedure into gear requesting resumes and conducting interviews. At the end of the day, there were only two that qualified for the position. I could have offered the position to any one of them and been done. However, I received a phone call from a person who was living out-of-state and was currently employed at a big city police department. He was asking for a job.

Several years ago I was on an executive leadership coaching session. During the call this leader asked me how he could fill others buckets (the act of appreciating, recognizing and rewarding employees) when his felt so empty? This is a great question.