The recruiting function is unique among business functions because almost no one in recruiting can actually name even a handful of the different strategies … Read more
Aggressive Talent Wars Are Good for Cities
California is often ranked among the world’s most inventive regions. But most observers miss one of the major reasons why: the absence of non-compete … Read more
Recruit Top Prospects During Their ‘Angry Hours’ — Because Timing Is Everything
An in-depth analysis on how the right timing can dramatically improve recruiting In my experience, the hardest-to-recruit exceptional targets are those who … Read more
Retention — The Top 10 Ways a Manager Can Identify Who Is About to Quit
There are few things that are more shocking to a manager then to have one of their top-performing employees suddenly quit on them. Some managers have … Read more
15 Ultra-bold Recruiting Practices — Are You Falling Behind Your Competitors?
by Trena Luong and John Sullivan In case you haven’t noticed, the world of corporate recruiting has become so intense that formerly rare aggressive and … Read more
End the Shortage — Recruit STEM Women Who Are Working at Your Competitors
I almost broke out laughing when I came across an article in Fast Company magazine entitled Why You Can’t Find Women Engineers. This title reflects a … Read more
Employee-driven Non-compete Litigation: A New Hook on an Old Line
Hypothetical situation: John Smith, an employee with Fast and Speedy Cab Co., a taxi company, leaves his position as a dispatcher. Smith and Fast and … Read more
Stop Your Firm’s Brain Drain – Convincing Innovators to Choose an Established Firm Over a Startup
John Sullivan and Trena Luong There is an innovator brain drain going on.… Read more
Talent Management Lessons From the Super Bowl for Corporate Leaders
A couple years back I was asked to outline “the future of talent management” in a talk at Google headquarters. Then as now, I predicted the future of … Read more
Oil and Pregnancy Don’t Mix, But Apples and Berries Do
Maybe not so much for apples and oranges, but BlackBerrys and Apples do indeed mix. Within days of last month’s announcement of 4,500 upcoming … Read more