01 / Founder Leadership
The Business Can Be Growing While the Workforce Is Falling Apart
Revenue is not proof that the organization underneath it is healthy.
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Jennifer Sherman · Founder & CEO, BeIDT Health
The Jennifer Sherman
Founder Series
An employer-focused collection on leadership, workforce design, professional relationships, and the decisions behind a stronger behavioral health organization.
Volume I25 complete articlesLeadership · Workforce · Technology
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The Business Can Be Growing While the Workforce Is Falling Apart
Revenue is not proof that the organization underneath it is healthy.
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25 articles
02 / Talent Acquisition
Why I Qualify Employers Before I Agree to Help Them Hire
A job opening is not automatically a good opportunity.
3 min read03 / Workforce Strategy
Stop Calling Every Vacancy a Hiring Problem
Some vacancies are symptoms of operational problems.
3 min read04 / Retention & Culture
The First 90 Days Tell You More Than the Job Posting
A successful hire is not complete at acceptance.
3 min read05 / Retention & Culture
A Higher Salary Cannot Fix a Broken Manager
Compensation matters, but it is not the whole employee experience.
3 min read06 / Founder Leadership
The Hidden Cost of a Founder Who Is the Human Glue
If every decision routes through the founder, growth becomes fragile.
3 min read07 / Workforce Strategy
The Workforce Is a System, Not a Collection of Job Titles
Departments affect one another whether or not the org chart shows it.
2 min read08 / Founder Leadership
Why I Would Rather Lose a Bad Contract Than Pressure a Candidate
The wrong placement damages trust on both sides.
3 min read09 / Talent Acquisition
Build a Hiring Process That Survives a Busy Tuesday
A workflow is only real when people can use it under pressure.
3 min read10 / Workforce Strategy
What Behavioral Health Leaders Should Ask Before Using Temporary Coverage
Temporary staffing can solve a gap or conceal a recurring problem.
3 min read11 / Talent Acquisition
Your Job Description Might Be Repelling the People You Need
An unclear job description is a workforce design warning.
3 min read12 / Talent Acquisition
The Difference Between Hiring Faster and Building Hiring Capacity
Speed today is not the same as capability tomorrow.
2 min read13 / Talent Acquisition
How I Think About Retained Search for Critical Behavioral Health Roles
Some roles deserve more concentrated attention than a job advertisement.
3 min read14 / Talent Acquisition
Why High-Volume Hiring Needs a Different Operating Model
Sixty similar openings are not sixty unrelated searches.
2 min read15 / Talent Acquisition
The Talent Acquisition Function Is Bigger Than the Recruiter
A sustainable hiring operation is an infrastructure question.
3 min read16 / Technology & Relationships
Before You Buy Workforce Technology, Name the Decision It Improves
More software can create more work.
2 min read17 / Technology & Relationships
AI Can Assist Hiring. It Should Not Replace Accountability.
Automation does not absolve leaders of judgment.
2 min read18 / Talent Acquisition
The Interview Is Also an Employer Assessment
Candidates are evaluating your organization, too.
2 min read19 / Retention & Culture
Why I Believe Exit Interviews Are Operational Intelligence
A departure can reveal what dashboards miss.
2 min read20 / Workforce Strategy
What a Workforce Dashboard Should Show the CEO First
A founder needs decisions, not decorative charts.
2 min read21 / Retention & Culture
The Compensation Conversation Employers Keep Avoiding
A budget is not the same thing as a competitive offer.
2 min read22 / Technology & Relationships
Why I Built Around Career Agents, Not Just Automation
Technology should support a professional relationship, not erase it.
3 min read23 / Workforce Strategy
A Workforce Assessment Should Tell You What to Do Next
A score without an action plan is not a strategy.
2 min read24 / Founder Leadership
The Case for Building Before Scaling
Growth magnifies the design of the business underneath it.
2 min read25 / Founder Leadership
Self-Taught. Self-Educated. Self-Approved. What That Means for Leadership
Experience is useful only when it changes how you lead.
3 min read