As summer began, the (Cincinnati) HR Roundtable met to discuss a topic that is so often a formal program within organizations when it could be done more … Read more
Embrace Change and Make It Work For You
Most of us recognize that the pace (and magnitude) of change has dramatically increased over the last several decades, in large part due to technological … Read more
How We Are Experimenting With Talent
Drug development entails risk. Clinical trials are elaborate and expensive experiments, and unfortunately sometimes promising hypotheses prove false. This … Read more
Why You Hired the Hi-Po Over the Proven Professional and Persuasive Tactics You Thought Go…
Human nature leans toward excess. If pricing on the regular soft drink makes sense, then the supersize drink seems like a steal. If jogging three miles a … Read more
You Can’t Build a Talent-Driven Organization Without HR
Leaders understand the significant competitive advantages of attracting and retaining exceptional employees, yet the talent practices in most of their … Read more
How We Used Analytics to Hire More A-Talent
Top performers drive a tremendous percentage of an organization’s revenue, yet finding these talented candidates proves a challenge to traditional hiring … Read more
Are the People In Your Leadership Program Really HIPOs?
In separate conversations with different clients over the last 6-8 weeks, I’ve heard a couple of themes emerge on challenges the clients face in talent … Read more
Four ‘Red Flags’ to Watch For When You Try to Predict High Potential
The ability to accurately predict potential is the Holy Grail of human resources – long rumored, never found. So it’s curious that human resource … Read more
6 Steps to Great Talent Reviews
It’s great news that talent reviews have become almost universal in larger organizations, avoiding the fads that have overtaken HR processes like … Read more
How to Tell Who Is A Real High Performer
We usually know high performers when we see them, because their stars shine bright in the workplace. But how can you tell the difference between a high … Read more