Welcome to my Become Better at Hiring Blog.

David Skipton
Apr 28
1 min read

After 50+ years of working in different types of jobs under different conditions and with different levels of responsibility and different types of people, I've gained a pretty good understanding of what does and what doesn't work when it comes to finding and building teams of people one can depend on.

Whether managing sales in a small business, working outside

in harsh conditions, or making corporate policy decisions, your colleagues greatly impact your success. Mistakes in hiring the right person for your team can be very costly.

I started in my father's floor covering business, worked in a restaurant during college, and then became an outside sales representative for an oceanographic instruments company. My first big break was as a technician for Pacific NW Bell, part of "Ma Bell." Now, I run my own business and chair a nonprofit's executive board.

I've studied group dynamics extensively, learning what motivates, unites, and divides people. This blog shares the lessons from my experiences, both mistakes and successes.