For two decades I designed compensation and performance management systems for large and medium companies. I always had this nagging thought that after two … Read more
Don’t Jump to Conclusions – Next Resume, Please
As recruiters, we are conditioned to look for one major thing on a resume: job-hopping. “This person has had a new job every two years. If we hire them, … Read more
What’s On the Minds of Talent-acquisition Leaders
It’s 7:25 a.m. on a crisp NYC spring morning and I’m sitting at the back table at Ai Fiori at the Langham Hotel in Manhattan waiting for the last of six … Read more
A Sourcer’s Manifesto
You Are Not an Inquisitor; You Are a Brand Ambassador and a Candidate Assistant Before I became a recruiter, I had a specific image of what recruiters are … Read more
Like It Or Not, No One Is Leaving Their Emotions Home
“We’ve never thought that you should have to come to work and assume a mask and look like you’re a bunch of little lead soldiers stamped out of a mold. We … Read more
Solving the Decision Bottleneck In Two Essential (But Not So Easy) Steps
Imagine a single organization from the perspective of two different cultures: Culture Accountability and Culture Bottleneck. In Culture A (Accountability), … Read more
Culture Begins With a CEO
“Company culture is not an HR function. It comes from the top.” — Dax DaSilva I saw this quote the other day and, as you know my wont, I stop, … Read more
The Virtue of Admitting When Things Are Ambiguous
The March HR (Cincinnati) Roundtable took on a topic that is often a subject of frustration among employees, but little is done about it. Every company has … Read more
Business Agility Demands a Different Kind of Org Chart
Most people would love to simplify work but have no idea where to start. Organizational complexity propagates over time until it reaches into every part of … Read more
Leverage the Network Effect to Unlock Innovation
When we hear the term “network effect” the discussion is generally based around consumer oriented environments; but there is little discussion … Read more