What’s old is new again, as companies rediscover retiree re-staffing as a way of retaining the experience and skills of their Baby Boomer workers. … Read more
Unless No One Gets Sick, Quits, or Dies, A Plan’s in Order
Does your organization have a succession program in place? Too many organizations and small businesses default to the practice of reactionary assignment of … Read more
VUCA: the New Normal for Talent Management and Workforce Planning
If you are among the many strategic leaders frustrated with your inability to anticipate and handle the volatility and the speed of change in the talent … Read more
Does Your Company’s Passive Talent Acquisition Strategy Need a Chiropractor?
Of late I’ve been making the contention that the strategies and tactics used to recruit active candidates is fundamentally different than the ones used for … Read more
Succession Planning: Why Releasing the Names of High Potentials Is a Smart Move
Despite all of the recent talk about the need for openness and corporate transparency, there is still one area where corporations tightly hold on to … Read more
Succession Planning – 18 Reasons Not to Tell Hi-potentials Their Status
For years, being secretive has been the status quo in succession planning and leadership development, and few argued against the standard practice of … Read more
Economists Give U.S. 1-in-3 Chance Of Recession. What Should HR Do?
The financial markets are abuzz today over a Wall Street Journal survey that says economists now give the U.S. economy a 1-in-3 chance of falling into … Read more
Economy: Heal Thyself Is a Foolhardy Approach
Following the release of the June unemployment figures, House Speaker John Boehner released a statement that began with: “The American people are still … Read more
Succession Management: Let us in. We can help. Sincerely, Recruiting
In the November Journal of Corporate Recruiting Leadership, in an article titled “Talent Acquisition as a Tool of Succession Management,” I discuss … Read more
Analytics Driving New Definition of “Best of Breed”
Define “Best of Breed.” That’s rhetorical, but think about it because it illustrates a point about the direction of HR software that was … Read more