I had a great candidate interview yesterday with a client. This person is completely money! Close the search, game over. Just make the offer and pay me. … Read more
5 Tips to Attracting (and Retaining) the Best Talent
What talent management strategies do you use to attract, engage and retain employees? Statistics from research done by the Bureau of Labor Statistics show … Read more
Ridding Your Workplace Culture of the Fashionably Late Syndrome
A disturbing trend I’ve noticed in the 60 plus meetings, conferences, and conventions I attend each year is the increasing frequency of how many of these … Read more
Perfection? Sometimes Good Is Simply Good Enough
Perfection is a lofty goal, but it rarely happens in the day-to-day workplace. And why should it? In most things, striving for perfection represents a … Read more
5 Things to Know If You Are Doing International Background Checks
In the past decade, an increasing number of U.S.-based companies have been recruiting candidates from overseas. It’s important that employers seeking … Read more
Time Crunch: What to Do When You’re Drowning in Work Initiatives
Business writing, mine included, is usually a new slant on a common theme. It’s cool to find content that is both logical and innovative, and think, dang … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: The Winning Combination For a Top-Notch Workforce
The following is my response to an item on Retail Wire concerning the fact that The GAP has announced they are going to raise the starting wage of … Read more
Customers Are Key, But Employees Are the Most Important Value Proposition
“Everyone talks about building a relationship with your customers. I think you build one with your employees first.” That statement was from Angela … Read more
How to Get a Manager to Stop Micro-Managing
In the more than 10 years I’ve been blogging on communication issues, no one has ever asked about the important topic Rahul emailed about recently on … Read more
Is It Age Bias or Just Good Customer Service? You Decide
A new poll conducted by SHRM claims that the average HR professional spends less than five (5) minutes reviewing each applicant resume. Personally I was … Read more