Gerry Crispin and I led a delegation of 21 senior HR executives to Cuba last week. I’m still processing what we experienced and learned, but wanted to … Read more
Insights From Cuba: HR Isn’t Easy Anywhere
Editor’s Note: TLNT contributor Laurie Ruettimann recently took part in an HR delegation that traveled to Cuba on a cultural exchange. This is her … Read more
Talent Mobility, Fee Discounting Putting Pressure On European Search
The world is changing faster than it used to. Most industries are undergoing dramatic change at the moment. As service providers of virtually all … Read more
LinkedIn Analysis: a Look at the World’s Worker Migration
Out this morning from LinkedIn is an interesting bit of data about the global migration of its members. Of the top 20 countries that saw members move … Read more
Why Are 85% of German Employees Disengaged at Work?
I often write about Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and how being recognized is critical to our sense of fulfillment, hence, our productivity at work. In … Read more
Greece’s Next Deficit: Skilled Labor
Ever wonder what job seekers do when their country’s economic future becomes the focus of a global guessing game? If Greece’s latest debt crisis is an … Read more
Despite What the Pope Says, Proportional Pay is Still Not Required in the U.S.
Since Pope Francis added his voice in protest about about gender based pay differentials after Equal Pay Day, maybe this is a good time to revisit the … Read more
Diversity from Denmark: The Value of Recruiting Collectivists like Mikkel Svane
When Zendesk’s CEO, Mikkel Svane, moved to Silicon Valley in 2009, he and his Scandinavian co-founders experienced culture shock: hiring Americans. No one … Read more
When It Comes to Ongoing HR Development, It’s Really Up to You
“Can I see a show of hands of people that watch CNBC or any other business channel? Can I also see a show of hands of those that read the business … Read more
We Could Learn a Lot From How the World Handles Employee Vacations
“No, that will not work. I leave for holiday on the 8th of June and will not return till around the 15th of July.” That was the response from a Chief … Read more