I remember being single for a hot minute back in my 20s. Everyone at work assumed that I had time (and emotional bandwidth) to stay at work, listen to … Read more
Hiring a Game Changer: Sometimes, You Get “The LeBron Effect”
Corporate executives don’t have to be sports experts to realize the incredible value that LeBron James has added to the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers in … Read more
Big Profits But Paying Poorly: Why Is This Today’s Business Philosophy?
We may not all set compensation policy, but we all need to know why that policy exists. Right now, most of us are running blind in this area. So is the … Read more
Four Steps to Creating a Supportive Culture of Employee Autonomy
On-fire employees — the kind you’re perpetually attempting to hire, develop, and retain — need some latitude to make decisions in the workplace. The … Read more
If You Really Want to Improve Your Employer Brand, Do These Things to Be a Better Leader
Several years ago as I was cutting my teeth as a new account executive straight out of the military, I found myself a bit frustrated with my job and … Read more
Want a Workplace Employees Love? Let Them Experience it Before it Exists
There’s no more critical asset to an organization than its people. The collective talents, efforts and ambition of a company’s employees defines its … Read more
Here’s the Real Secret to Employee Retention
What is the one thing that employees hate more than anything else? Change. Bar none, “change” would rank as the most disliked thing that a … Read more
We Could Learn a Lot From How the World Handles Employee Vacations
“No, that will not work. I leave for holiday on the 8th of June and will not return till around the 15th of July.” That was the response from a Chief … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Is What You Heard What the Job Candidate Really Meant?
“I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.” ? author Robert McCloskey … Read more
Former Google Recruiter Tells: Here’s Why People Want to Work for You
David Bizer is a pioneer in global Internet recruiting, discovering talent from Silicon Valley to the technology hubs of Europe. He was the first European … Read more