Description:
Packed with real-world stories and insights from Kate Morgan's extensive experience, Custom-Fit offers a roadmap that balances emotional intelligence with a data-driven approach. Founders will learn how to identify high-potential candidates, avoid costly hiring mistakes, and create a cohesive team that shares their vision. With her straightforward, no-fluff advice, Morgan helps entrepreneurs get past the people pitfalls and build a strong, productive team that drives business success.
Brief description:
KATE MORGAN is a talent acquisition expert and the founder of Boston Human Capital Partners. With over two decades of experience, Morgan has helped small business leaders hire strategically, build strong teams, and align new hires with their company's core values. Her approach focuses on practical, grounded strategies specifically for companies with fewer than 25 employees. Known for her candid style, Morgan combines emotional intelligence with data-driven insights, helping small business owners avoid hiring pitfalls and confidently grow their teams. Morgan currently lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
Review Quotes: "Custom-Fit nails it. We don't have a vision problem--we have a human capital problem. As an entrepreneur, I know firsthand the unique challenges of building a successful team. I've faced the painful consequences of hiring failures, both financially and emotionally.
Custom-Fit is an invaluable resource for anyone navigating the complexities of hiring and managing talent in small businesses and start-ups. Kate's no-nonsense approach provides actionable tools to shorten your learning curve and build a team of the right people in the right seats.This book is a game-changer for entrepreneurs aiming to build high-performing teams and drive their businesses forward."-- Gregory M. Susco
President & CEO, Telamon Insurance Network "Custom-Fit is a game-changing guide for entrepreneurs and small business owners looking to build high-impact teams. Kate Morgan provides a step-by-step guide with clever tools and real-world examples to streamline hiring and turn it into a strategic advantage. A must read for leaders ready to elevate their companies with exceptional talent."
-- Christian Magel
Cofounder and Managing Partner, Venture Lane Studio "In Custom-Fit, Kate brings invaluable lessons from her experience to life with a rare combination of clarity, insight, and authenticity. As a chief people officer, I can say that this book is more than just a road map to hiring human capital--it's a compass for anyone navigating the journey of building teams."
-- Jenn Soldner, PHR
Chief People Officer, Energy North, Inc. "Kate Morgan has been my only go to guru on hiring and people for over a decade, so I was thrilled to see Kate share her wisdom in Custom-Fit. Kate delivers a master class in the art of team-building with wit, authenticity, and hard-earned wisdom. This book isn't just a guide; it's a lifeline for entrepreneurs navigating the complex world of hiring. Kate's unique approach, emphasizing alignment and accountability, ensures you're not just hiring employees but building a resilient, mission-driven team. Custom-Fit is a must read for every small business owner ready to transform people challenges into a competitive advantage."
-- John Goscha
Founder, Native Voice AI, Lucidity Lights, and IdeaPaint (acquired) "Kate is a people entrepreneur who disrupted her industry to the point where my first conversation around her fee structure had me blurt out 'no way!' She has every right to teach us novel ways to think about human capital, and her book is a generous, authentic lesson in building a true competitive advantage."
-- Rony Sellam
CEO of InsideTracker "Start-up companies are as delicate as butterfly wings--one bad hire can mangle the enterprise beyond mending. Kate's years of experience have enabled her to develop a tried-and-true process for making the right hires at the right time and avoiding catastrophic mistakes. There could be no better guide than Custom-Fit for assembling a winning team."
-- William O'Farrell
Entrepreneur and adjunct professor, Columbia Business School; Former CEO of Body Labs & SpeechWorks "I have had the privilege of working with and knowing Kate for almost thirty years. She is a lifelong entrepreneur who is dedicated to helping other achieve success by identifying fantastic talent. Custom-Fit is literally a user guide for entrepreneurs who want to build great teams and hire successfully. In Kate's authentic voice, she shares real-world examples and actionable frameworks to help small businesses and start-ups achieve sustainable success."
-- Jill Larsen
Chief People Officer, Synopsys "In my work fixing and building small/mid-size businesses, I've found a key root cause of their growth pains is their hiring approach. With Custom-Fit, Kate has provided a simple and compelling framework that any company can utilize and turn talent acquisition into a core competency."
-- Michael K. Vann
President, The Vann Group, LLC "Kate Morgan's no-fluff insight has completely changed how I think about hiring. In Custom-Fit, she generously shares her proven tactics for creating a thriving culture. It's a must read for any entrepreneur serious about building a strong, scalable team."
-- Cianna Winnick
Founder at Keane Management Accountants LLC "Custom-Fit is the kind of book you keep close when the next hire is about to happen." --Women's Journal "If you want a hiring book that refuses to be soft and refuses to recycle the same old phrases, this is the one to read." --New York Weekly "Custom-Fit arrives like a wake-up call in a world full of polite hiring manuals." --CEO Weekly