Aptissimi, powered by Burke & Schindler, connects your corporate recruiting and project staffing needs with our Subject Matter Experts (SME) to help your business grow and turn openings into greater opportunities.
Aptissimi (ap tis′ si mē), noun – 1. very best. Etymology: L Aptissimi 2. a Professional Services Firm providing interim or project-based Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) offering solutions in Executive Management, Finance & Accounting or Technology for engagements requiring tactical support or strategic leadership.
The idea of Aptissimi came from the book Heroic Leadership by Chris Lowney. Heroic Leadership depicts the Jesuits rise to dominance of the world education market. Like all great ideas Aptissimi was born out of necessity. The founders of the Jesuits had made the naïve assumption that the European educational system would churn out an endless stream of candidate fitting their recruiting specs. The Jesuits ideal recruit would be:
- Equally capable of debating theology in Latin and explaining the same ideas in the vernacular of peasant children.
- Willing to cross the globe on 48 hours notice to a distant unknown land.
- Equally comfortable speaking in front of a university lecture hall as in plague hospitals.
Looking at the criteria it is not a surprise that qualified candidates were not there for the picking The Jesuits could chose to lower standards or start molding their own human capital. The Jesuits chose the latter and recruited prospects with the slogan “quamplurimi et quam aptissimi,” which translates to “as many as possible of the very best”.
Aptissimi powered by Burke & Schindler puts your business in contact with Subject Matter Experts (SME) who specialize in the area of your need.
What is a Subject Matter Expert?
Subject Matter Experts are commonly thought of as experts within the Information Technology profession or Academics with advanced degrees and comprehensive knowledge in a given field. In truth SME’s can be found in any profession or trade where one possess superior knowledge in a subject or task from bottom to top. In short, a subject matter expert is an impact player, imagine Troy Polamalu with slightly less hair but equally effective.
Who is a Subject Matter Expert?
For some it’s a lifestyle and for others it’s an oasis for a short while. Our Subject Matter Experts are as unique as the problems they solve for you. Whether it’s a retired professional who decides a five-hundred hour year might hit the spot, or someone searching for a true work-life balance, Aptissimi provides options. And in tough times there are those who may see us as a bridge to their next fulltime opportunity. Our clients provide the challenge; our experts provide the solution.
Why do you need a Subject Matter Expert?
Clients look to SME’s to provide tactical solutions when a strategy is set and it’s time for boots on the ground. Clients look to SME’s as a variable-cost means to complete their mission when they have a problem but have no internal expertise to drive the solution. Quite simply, SME’s get things done.
