There has been a lot written lately about how frequently organizations should ask employees for their input. An article in Harvard Business Review speaks … Read more
The Most Important Question You’ll Ever Ask a Hiring Manager
How are those hiring manager “intake” meetings going? You know, those meetings you have with a hiring manager every single time they have an opening. You … Read more
The Empathy Index: Is It a Meaningful Measure?
If you’ve heard me speak on “Humanity Means Business,” you know I pay a lot of attention to the intersection of corporate culture, business performance, … Read more
TA Grades: Only 4% of Fortune 500 Get An A
A recent SmashFly publication, the SmashFly Recruitment Marketing Report Card for the 2016 Fortune 500, came across my desk a while back. If you’re … Read more
Hiring Managers to HR: Improve Your Recruiting
Visier’s The Demand for Data-Driven Talent Acquisition report is a very quick read and gives some interesting data to consider as you plan your 2017 talent … Read more
“Once and Done” Training Doesn’t Cut It
I’ve written before that middle managers are the tip of the spear, organizationally speaking, for everything. Productivity? Check. Change management? … Read more
Don’t Confuse Job Satisfaction and Engagement
Are your employees engaged, or are they just satisfied? The first step: Ask. How would they describe their current level of job satisfaction? Very … Read more
Your Hiring Managers Are Still Asking Dumb Questions
When I was a teenager and applying for a job the manager who interviewed me asked what even then I thought was about the dumbest question: “Where do … Read more
Europe’s HR Leaders Worry Too About Becoming Business Partners
The days when the basic function of an HR professional focused purely on core HR matters of recruitment and payroll are long gone. “It was a simpler time,” … Read more
Surveys Point to Higher Pay and More Hiring
Death and taxes may be the only certainties in life, though new year forecasts and predictions have to be close seconds. 2016 is no exception. Here’s … Read more