The locker room is not the boardroom, and the basketball court is not the corporate talent acquisition department. So as ERE Expo keynote speaker and ESPN … Read more
Using Situational Leadership to Assess Competency
We’re working with a fast-growing security software company whose CEO is using Blanchard and Hershey’s Situational Leadership model for their management … Read more
A Work Strategy for a Good Life: Attracting and Keeping the Best
Do you have a strategy for a good life? Can you offer prospective employees a path to develop their own strategy? Have you decided what part work plays in … Read more
The Economic Downturn Means That Hiring Freezes Will Soon Decimate Recruiting
Whenever there is a downturn in economic conditions, one of the first knee-jerk reactions that many CFOs and senior managers take is placing a freeze on … Read more
Authoria Sold To Investment Firm
Talent management vendor Authoria (profile; site) has been acquired by private investment firm Bedford Funding for $63.1 million. The deal leaves intact … Read more
Carly’s Dilemma: Should Performance Profiles be Used to Vet Candidates?
Carly Simon did question the idea of using a performance profile as a means to determine competency in her hit song, You’re So Vain. However, in this case … Read more
Why You Should Care About Talent Management Systems
Why should a recruiter care about talent management programs? If you don’t have a good answer, consider this: the talent those systems help a company … Read more
Software Vendor Workstream On Verge of Being Delisted by NASDAQ
There’s more trouble for Workstream (profile; site), the Canadian-headquartered talent software and services vendor. Already wrestling with an almost … Read more
The Talent Within: Finding Your Hidden Gems
I first met John Williams when I went to work for a large financial services firm. He had been at the company for over a decade and was a top performer. … Read more
The Myth of a Talent Shortage
We have been bombarded for a decade with news reports, articles, stories, and books about the looming talent shortage about to overwhelm our industries, … Read more