John Hollon

John Hollon is an award-winning journalist and nationally recognized expert on leadership, talent management, and smart workforce practices. He most recently worked as managing editor at Fuel50, an AI talent marketplace technology company. Before that, John worked as editor of TLNT, the popular talent management website he founded and edited for six years, was editor of RecruitingDaily.com, and before that, editor-in-chief of Workforce Management magazine and workforce.com.

Showing Value: How HR Needs to Rethink Itself for a Changing World

John HollonNovember 6, 2012

Here’s another example of how HR just can’t get any respect. A new global survey of more than 400 senior executives from from audit, tax and … Read more

Weekly Wrap: Talking Politics in the Office? It Never Comes to Much Good

John HollonNovember 2, 2012

I’ve worked and managed for a long time, in a number of office environments, and if there is one constant in all that experience, it’s this: … Read more

The Top 10 Best Practices of High-Impact HR Organizations

John HollonNovember 2, 2012

Editor’s note: Sometimes, readers ask about past TLNT articles that they have heard about but may have missed. That’s why every Friday we’re republishing a … Read more

It’s a High-Wire Act When You’re a Highly Talented Pain in the Rear

John HollonOctober 30, 2012

See update below Remember that debacle Apple had when they replaced Google maps with their own mapping program on the new iPhone? It’s a problem that … Read more

Weekly Wrap: Survey Says Shortage of Skilled Workers Not That Bad

John HollonOctober 26, 2012

You know that shortage of skilled workers you keep hearing about? Yes, I’m talking about what we keep getting from companies that say they … Read more

Employee Engagement Survey Says 59% of HR Pros Are Voting For Obama

John HollonOctober 25, 2012

I see a lot of surveys, and most of all, I see a lot of employee engagement surveys. There’s a reason for that: everyone wants to improve engagement, … Read more

Weekly Wrap: Should HR’s Role Really Be as a Performance Advisor?

John HollonOctober 19, 2012

There’s an interesting new report out that gets to the heart of the question that so many people always seem to be asking — What is HR’s … Read more

Why It’s Good to Learn From a Bad Boss

John HollonOctober 19, 2012

Editor’s note: Sometimes, readers ask about past TLNT articles that they have heard about but may have missed. That’s why every Friday we’re republishing a … Read more

The Four Opportunities HR Must Seize Today to Succeed Tomorrow

John HollonOctober 17, 2012

A lot of time is spent fretting over the role of human resources, both what it does today and what HR will be tomorrow. I’ve always thought the role … Read more

Big Day For HR Software Firm Workday: Stock Up 74% After IPO

John HollonOctober 12, 2012

See updates below, including Workday’s closing stock price. HR software vendor Workday went public Friday with its initial public offering, and it … Read more