Last month, for the fifth year in row, I did a program for Texas A&M University and, as often happens, I think I learned just as much from the … Read more
Do You Know “When” It’s Time to Go? Here Are 8 Tell-Tale Signs
How do you know “when?” When I went away to college, my father told me that if you are thinking of getting married, college is the perfect … Read more
Your Employment Brand: You Don’t Need a Super Bowl to Make Your Pitch
Living in Michigan, Chrysler’s last two Super Bowl ads have been big news in our part of the world (check out last year’s ad with Eminem here). In case you … Read more
How Bad Organizational Structure Contributed to Italy’s Cruise Ship Disaster
Why exactly the cruise ship Costa Concordia ended up on a reef 60 feet off the shore and only two hours into its January cruise is still not clear. What is … Read more
Sourcing Through Adversity
Life isn’t always rainbows and roses. And neither is sourcing, as attendees and livestream viewers learned today from Yahoo!’s Senior Manager, … Read more
20 More of the Most Common (and Critical) Interview Problems
Second of two parts By Dr. John Sullivan Yesterday I listed The Top 30 Most Common (and Critical) Interview Problems. Here are 20 more. In total, this … Read more
People Management Lessons I Learned From GE’s Super Bowl Ads
As most readers of my blog know, I’m Irish. Though I tend to divide my time between our Dublin and Boston offices, I can’t claim to be true fan of any … Read more
The Top 30 Most Common (and Critical) Interview Problems
First of two parts By Dr. John Sullivan What’s wrong with corporate job interviews? Pretty much everything! Interviews are the second most used and … Read more
Are We Stuck in a Time Warp? Talent Management in Uncertain Times
The aim of good talent management is readiness. Are we able to respond to change — planned or unexpected —- and put the right people in the … Read more
Visibility & Credibility at Work: Be Genuine, Add Value and Don’t Be Annoying
Harsh reality #1 — As much as you’d like to believe that good work should stand on it’s own, it doesn’t. Building credibility and trust is … Read more