No one has the luxury of remaining at status quo. If you’re not improving, you’re falling behind. It takes effort and work to take personal responsibility … Read more
Developing Leaders: 10 Steps to Help to Do It Through Delegation
Creating future “owners. That’s the job of a leader. That means cultivating team members who “own” the vision like we do, not merely directing a group of … Read more
If You Want to Move Fast, Don’t Define It Like a Hiring Manager Does
I’ve been in recruiting now for 20 years. Can you believe it! That I started recruiting at 10-years-old. The other day I was thinking about how the word … Read more
Beating the Beast: Working to Overcome the Bureaucratic Mindset
“Bureaucracy destroys initiative. There is little that bureaucrats hate more than innovation, especially innovation that produces better results than the … Read more
Beyond the Fairy Tale: A Contrarian’s View of Employee Engagement
Every day I get alerts on new articles, blogs and books on employee engagement. I expected that, at some point, the content would start to slow down vs. … Read more
HR of the Future: Looking Back on Predictions from 1997
I was cleaning out my materials from my Masters program because I am totally out of room in my office and something had to give. As I was looking at what I … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: 5 Questions to Ask to Hone Your Competitive Edge
When it comes to recruiting, hiring, onboarding, or any process that’s important to your organization’s success, here are five questions to ask and answer … Read more
Can You Be Found? Why You Must Personally Invest in Social Media
Can you be found? “Of all the millions of people on LinkedIn, we found you!” I had never quite thought of it that way. This quote was a … Read more
The Great Debate: Do We Have a Talent Shortage or a Talent Transformation?
There have been ongoing debates for a decade or more over whether or not there is a talent shortage. If there was a real talent shortage, we would have … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Are We Wasting Our Time on Employee Engagement?
Loyal readers of TLNT know that we have a lot of content surrounding the concept of employee engagement because, well, no one seems to have a really good … Read more