A few months ago, I achieved a goal I’ve been working towards my entire professional life since I graduated from Pacific Lutheran University back in 2007. … Read more
Promoting Process Over Value and Management Over Leadership – Do You Want A Seat at The Table?
Internal Talent Acquisition (TA) has a problem. We are unconsciously incompetent. Internal TA is, in the scheme of things, a relatively new function. Given … Read more
Leading From The Heart
Leading from the heart is needed in the forever changing staffing industry today. I believe it’s the new perspectives, a new movement! This perspective … Read more
Spider-Man Puzzles – Hiring the Right Pieces for Your Own Team
I’ve got four awesome kids! They are ages eight, six, two, and seven months. I know, that’s a lot of kids, and let me tell you, they are a handful. But I … Read more
Servant Leadership Lessons From a 17-Year-Old
I just read a great story about what Servant Leadership looks like. It’s in the new book Stadium Status: Taking Your Business to the Big Time, which … Read more
3 Steps to Building Better Relationships
“In the very near future, organizations will be held together by mechanisms of connection and commitment rooted in freedom of choice, rather than systems … Read more
How Innovations Revolutionize Talent Acquisition
This past week I had the opportunity to attend the Spring SourceCon event in Anaheim, CA. It was chock full of ideas, information, and enthusiasm. One of … Read more
We Can Do Better, But Will We?
I heard a great story last fall at the Talent Connect conference. Joan goes to visit her friend Marcus to catch up on life. While sitting on the back … Read more
Bot-Proof Your Career (Part 2)
As soon as I started writing Bot-Proof Your Career, I could tell it was going to be part one of two – or maybe even a trilogy. Let’s face it: Artificial … Read more
When Your Leader is Struggling, Here’s What You Can Do
I am unhappy with my boss… He doesn’t give me feedback…. When she gives me feedback, it’s really vague and unhelpful… He doesn’t do what he says he’s going … Read more