How Would a College Education be Different if you Were an Investor?!
There’s a concept that is starting to gain some steam in college tuition funding called “Income Share Agreements”. The...
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The 12 Steps to Recovery for Being a Passionate Asshole!
I wrote a post titled, “The 5 Things HR Leaders Need to Know About Developing Employees“. In that post...
It’s the Wednesday Before Turkey Day! Let Marie Kondo help you clean your desk!
I’m a dude and like most dudes I know, I’m not super organized. I don’t think I’m sloppy, but...
True or False: Corporate Recruiters Fear Agency Recruiters?
True or False? It’s a common belief, in most Talent and HR circles, that most corporate recruiters fear agency recruiters. ...
Do you believe your HR leadership style is that of a “coach”?
I read an article in The New Yorker on the importance of “Coaching” by Atul Gawande. Atul is a...
Don’t Go to College! You Could Make $2 Million Over Your Lifetime!
$2.7 Million is a lot of money (the average high someone in college will make over a forty-year career)....
Reimagining HR and TA Leadership
I’ve been thinking about this concept for the past few weeks. It keeps coming back to me and I...
Adoption of HR & Recruiting is NOT Hard! #iNFLUENCE19
Hey, gang! I’m out this week spending some time at iCIMS Influence event. It’s part analyst event, part iCIMS...
What we say versus What we want in a Job!
My wife always tells me it’s actions, not words that make a difference. You can say all of this...
Is There Really a Problem with the phrase – “Ok Boomer!”?
You’ve probably heard it by now, the phrase “Ok Boomer!” Which blew up (cool graph showing how fast here)recently...
Want Better Work Teams? Hire More Women!
There is a Harvard Business Review study by Professors Anita Woolley and Thomas Malone, in which the researchers studied...
Is Time or Money More Valuable?
You might have seen this in the news that Estonia has started experimenting with a new way to punish...
The #1 Employee Recognition Tool of All-Time!
At the Michigan Recruiter’s Conference last week I got into a side conversation with a TA leader who had...
I Don’t Always Use Recruiters, but When I Do… (I use Tim Sackett!)
I love those old Dos Equis commercials “The Most Interesting Man in the World” where the most interesting man...
BREAKING NEWS: Symphony Talent Acquires Smashfly! @symphonytalent_ @Smashfly
Well, the M&A activity in the TA Technology industry doesn’t seem to be slowing down as this morning Symphony...
Good News, Bad News, and Important News. What’s your strategy?
It’s been a common strategy for corporations and their PR and Communications teams to send out bad news around...
The reality is, we all manage performance through compensation!
There is one compensation list that I love! I’m a big fan of college football and each year the...
Let’s Play Two!
Baseball great Ernie Banks coined the phrase, “Let’s play two!” When a doubleheader was coming up he would say...
Is Someone In Your Organization Hoarding Top Talent?
#3 of HR’s Biggest Lies – Mr. Smith in our West Region is hoarding talent and won’t allow them...
“My” Company vs. “Our” Company
I was listening to some of my recruiters talk to candidates the other day. I like to do that...