EA Worldwide Acquisitions’ MD Josh Cote says businesses from around the world make some rookie mistakes when it comes to how they attract potential talent. Here are the best ways to repel great people.
Most companies advertise that they are looking for new talent. Josh Cote, entrepreneur and MD of EA Worldwide Acquisitions, says: “Of course, businesses don’t repel great people intentionally. Some of the actions may be a consequence of being unprepared, unaware or caused due to cultural differences.”
“It is all about a company’s culture,” says Josh Cote. According to the EA Worldwide Acquisitions’ MD, the seven key drivers of a great work environment and a positive culture that attracts people are communication, flexibility, opportunities, personal development, honesty, team work and engagement.
Communication: Communicating effectively can be incredibly beneficial for maintaining and improving relationships with individual. Companies who correspond mostly via email instead of having face-to-face conversations are at risk of alienating talented individuals “Smart people need to feel valued, impersonal forms of communication can quickly lead to the most talented individuals looking for more engaging work elsewhere.” explains Josh Cote.
Flexibility: Companies who cannot adapt to the fast changing environment may lose talented individuals. People’s lifestyles change and Josh Cote believes that if companies do not catch up, talented people may go elsewhere. “Nowadays, there are endless opportunities and more and more people are looking for work that fits their schedule,” says Josh Cote of EA Worldwide Acquisitions. ‘flexible work opportunities are highly attractive to most individuals, if you’re willing to give a little flexibility you may be able to secure greater talent.”
Opportunities and personal development: Companies that have established a systematic way to promote employees in some sort of specific order are definitely on the right way to repel talented people. Josh Cote says: “Someone who works hard, consistently drives results, exceeds targets and comes up with great ideas needs to see that doors are opening.” Promotions and opportunities for development should be made available to those that outperform the rest.
Honesty: A company that is not transparent for its employees, suppliers and clients is simply not deemed trustworthy. EA Worldwide Acquisitions suggests allowing all individuals to understand the company’s corporate structure. ‘If they understand how the company operates and where the could potentially add value they are more likely to stick around’ adds Cote.
Team work and engagement: A ‘Don’t steel my idea’ culture is the best way to defeat invention. “One person throws an idea in the room, the next one may be inspired by that thought and have another idea as a result; try to encourage people to be creative and start thinking outside the box,” says Josh Cote.
EA Worldwide Acquisitions is one of the leading outsourced sales and marketing firms in London. Managing Director Josh Cote, a well known entrepreneur in the US and UK markets, is dedicated to fostering greater education of entrepreneurship, business development and opportunities for growth and personal development. “Creating a culture where people are inspired, where innoation is encouraged and where great people are valued is a key priority at EA Worldwide Acquisitions,” underlines Josh Cote. By applying his strategy and attracting talented people who are looking to develop further, Josh Cote has become a recognised entrepreneur while growing his business at the same time.