Over lunch years ago, Stephen (not his real name), a senior executive at an insurance company, told me about a conversation he just had that perplexed and … Read more
Lifecycle Mastery: How to Do Onboarding Right
This is part three of a five part look at how employers can master the talent lifecycle in a way that will help build a high performing workforce. … Read more
Lifecycle Mastery: Interviewing for the Right Talent
This is part two of a six part look at how employers can master the talent lifecycle in a way that will help build a high performing workforce. … Read more
There Are Differences In What the Generations Want From Work
I was doing some research for a client and came across this report from Monster: Monster Multi-Generational Survey, published in 2016. The underlying … Read more
Are Pay Boundaries Empowering or Demotivating?
One of the challenges in compensation design and management is building programs that reward workers fairly, competitively and in ways that engage them in … Read more
Lifecycle Mastery: It Begins By Building Trust In Recruiting
This is part one of a six part look at how employers can master the talent lifecycle in a way that will help build a high performing workforce. … Read more
How One Growing Company Is Changing Its Culture
Over the past two years, my company, Sterling Talent Solutions, has acquired four companies. As a result, we more than doubled in size. With this kind of … Read more
Why Leaders Struggle With Accountability
The ‘us vs. them’ mentality in most organizations is almost cliché — and it’s certainly unproductive. Every single day, leaders complain about … Read more
When Will You Abandon What Isn’t Working?
This is my spin on Seth Godin’s excellent blog post I trust you and your team have given up on typewriters and fax machines. (Half of your team probably … Read more
Hiring Job Hoppers Is Good For Your Business
Opportunities for advancement are the second most common reason job seekers look for a new position — following compensation — according to an October 2015 … Read more