If there is a single story that intrigued and amused me this week, it had to be the one about the file the FBI kept on the late Steve Jobs. Yes, there was … Read more
Time is Running Out to Sign-Up For the TLNT Transform Conference
Loyal TLNT readers know that I have been spending a lot of effort here the past few months writing about the TLNT Transform conference that is coming up in … Read more
Your Employment Brand: You Don’t Need a Super Bowl to Make Your Pitch
Living in Michigan, Chrysler’s last two Super Bowl ads have been big news in our part of the world (check out last year’s ad with Eminem here). In case you … Read more
How Bad Organizational Structure Contributed to Italy’s Cruise Ship Disaster
Why exactly the cruise ship Costa Concordia ended up on a reef 60 feet off the shore and only two hours into its January cruise is still not clear. What is … Read more
How to Measure Cultural Fit Up, Down, and Sideways
Here’s a link to a Forbes magazine article that was pushed to me last month (January 27, 2012) by LinkedIn Today, highlighting why 46% of all new hires … Read more
Oracle Gets Into Cloud-Based HR Space With $1.9 Billion Deal For Taleo
Technology giant Oracle is making a big move into the HR software sector. Today, Oracle announced a that it had “scooped up human-resources software … Read more
People Management Lessons I Learned From GE’s Super Bowl Ads
As most readers of my blog know, I’m Irish. Though I tend to divide my time between our Dublin and Boston offices, I can’t claim to be true fan of any … Read more
How Much Can Technology Help With Employee Engagement?
Editor’s note: The TLNT Radio Show is a weekly podcast where we talk to the top minds in HR and talent management. New episodes are posted here every week. … Read more
Are We Stuck in a Time Warp? Talent Management in Uncertain Times
The aim of good talent management is readiness. Are we able to respond to change — planned or unexpected —- and put the right people in the … Read more
Visibility & Credibility at Work: Be Genuine, Add Value and Don’t Be Annoying
Harsh reality #1 — As much as you’d like to believe that good work should stand on it’s own, it doesn’t. Building credibility and trust is … Read more