Talent acquisition — despite the mass adoption of new tools and technologies to make the process data rich and workflow friendly — remains a major … Read more
Top Warning Signs When You Have a Time-Wasting Candidate
After 15 years in the career services, human resources, and candidate recruiting business, I have a pretty good “nose” for which candidates will get the … Read more
Good Things Seem to Happen When You Trust Talented People
“The best way to find out if you can trust somebody – is to trust them.” — Ernest Hemingway I was preparing for this month’s webinar and I came … Read more
8 Strategies to Successfully Change Your Company Culture
The current pace of change in business is unprecedented, and many leaders are looking to refine — or even overhaul — their cultures to better position … Read more
Court: Ex-Employees Can’t Play Cute With Non-Solicitation Agreements
By Michael R. Greco Many employers are applauding a recent decision issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston, which rejected an … Read more
Six Keys for a Better Payoff in Virtual Training
How can you get the best payoff from virtual instructor-led training? How can you keep the learners from tuning out? How can you help them use the skills … Read more
Sometimes, “Don’t” May Turn Out to Be the Best Strategic Choice
“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.” — Napoleon Bonaparte, French emperor and general The thesis of my upcoming book, Execution IS the … Read more
The Oddest Places I’ve Ever Had to Fire Someone
It didn’t escape me that University of Southern California head football coach Lane Kiffin was fired during the early hours of a recent Sunday morning in a … Read more
We’ve Got to Stop Over-promising and Under-delivering, or Retention Will Suffer
It’s natural to do everything you can to convert a potential candidate you’re interested in. However, mistakes made during recruiting process and in the … Read more
The Golden Rule of Accommodating Employees Under the ADA
By Eric B. Meyer Recently, I talked about reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the importance of having an open-minded, … Read more