They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. –-Andy Warhol It is time to change the recruiting game. Someone … Read more
Recruiting Needs to Part of Something Bigger
Strategic workforce planning is a relatively new concept and practice for most organizations. Many firms have a simplified form of workforce planning in … Read more
Succession Planning: More Than Just a Replacement Strategy
There are three reasons to do a succession plan, and identifying a replacement for the CEO and select top executives is only part of one of these reasons. … Read more
Dissatisfied Workers + Recovery = Workforce Planning
Earlier this month The Conference Board released the results of one of its periodic surveys saying less than half of American workers are happy at their … Read more
Does Our Own Mindset Cause the Talent Shortage?
Even in this recession, everyone I speak with is moaning about not being able to find the quality candidates they think they need. Maybe they have caused … Read more
Over-hiring Is Company Suicide
We have all heard the recent statistics of rising unemployment rates, along with candidate-to-position ratios being the highest we have seen in decades. … Read more
Hedgehogs or Foxes: Which Are You?
The 21st century has opened with a flurry of disasters, economic crises, acts of terrorism, and wars that underline the need to adapt quickly. The skills … Read more
Build a Tribe
Great people don’t make a job change for money. Great people have to be enticed to talk to a great organization. How I overcome this is by arguing that my … Read more
Building Candidate Pipelines: The Dilemma and Some Solutions
Developing candidate pipelines (i.e. having a ready “pool” of candidates available when a position opens up) is a topic that has been talked … Read more
A Succession Planning Exercise
Review your senior leadership positions. You might take the top 2% or 10%; whatever is a logical method to review your organization’s top tier … Read more