Lou Adler is the CEO and founder of The Adler Group – a training and search firm helping companies implement Performance-based Hiring℠. Adler is the author of the Amazon top-10 best-seller, Hire With Your Head (John Wiley & Sons, 3rd Edition, 2007). His most recent book has just been published, The Essential Guide for Hiring & Getting Hired (Workbench, 2013). He is also the author of the award-winning Nightingale-Conant audio program, Talent Rules! Using Performance-based Hiring to Build Great Teams (2007).

The Sky is Falling!

Over the last few months, I’ve spoken with recruiting leaders at dozens of Fortune 500 companies, getting their reaction to some of the hiring … Read more

The Anatomy of Success

As many of you know, I’m in the research phase of my second book, Talent Rules! ? Playing the Hiring Game to Win. The theme of the book is an … Read more

Anatomy of a Bad Hire

When you really think about it, there are only two major hiring mistakes that companies make on an ongoing basis. The first big mistake is hiring someone … Read more

Stop Making Excuses!

The entire October 30, 2006, edition of Fortune was devoted to the subject of greatness. The primary conclusion drawn from the numerous articles on the … Read more

How to Prep a Candidate

Many recruiters consider their hiring manager clients a bit weak on interviewing skills, assessing competency, and recruiting top people. Of course, most … Read more