Leaders tend to focus on the internal benefits of culture — the ability to retain talent and improve performance. But the benefits of a strong culture also … Read more
Selling Your Employer Brand: The Power You Find in Stories and Sound Bites
Does your organization have a set of stories and sound bites that your recruiters and hiring managers share with potential candidates, stories that say: … Read more
Google’s 5 Key Team Dynamics: Just Another Way to Define Engagement?
Back at the turn of the century when Google was just a startup bucking for excellence, they had a strict policy of hiring only Ivy League grads at the top … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Here’s a Surefire Formula For Business Success
While you probably do extensive recordkeeping to track how well your team meets customer service standards and goals, I doubt you track how well you are … Read more
Leadership Today — It Takes an Entirely New and Flexible Mindset
“Ray, you deserve a “D‑” for your performance today. You rambled for 50 minutes. It was obvious to all of us that you did not prepare at all … Read more
Forget Cultural Fit – We Need to Hire For Their Cultural Contributions
I recently caught a piece on the Marketplace Morning radio program, interviewing Adam Grant. He was sharing some of the interesting findings from his new … Read more
Are HR Measures Really Too Soft and Subjective?
By David C. Forman In his new book, Fearless HR — Driving Business Results, argues that HR cannot move forward until it directly addresses the … Read more
Don’t Look Now, But Your Millennials Are Searching For Their Next Gig
It’s not true that your Millennials are more likely to job hop than other generations, but they’re probably already looking for their next … Read more
Making HR a True Strategic Partner: It’s Not As Easy as Some Make It Seem
Nothing is easy today. When I lived in the U.S. (I currently work in Dubai), I would always marvel at late night TV commercials. My take was that whatever … Read more
What Type of Workplace Culture Does Your Organization Embrace?
More and more is written these days about the best ways to interact with each other in the workplace. And more and more, very different camps are forming … Read more