The RISE© Framework: A Practical System for Talent Leaders to Earn a Seat at the Top Table
Talent Acquisition influences revenue, productivity, innovation, and long-term business growth. Yet in many companies, TA is still viewed as...
Tag: Recruitment
New data shows recruitment is rising 🚀
This new research offers some hope for the recruitment and staffing industry. Everyone feels it’s been tough. Is there...
14 bold actions to crush 2026 🏆
Recruiters often predict a holiday “dead zone,” a time when business slows, and results dwindle. You have a choice:...
The Savage Truth About Your Recruitment
The real confusion in recruitment right now is which ‘sacred tactics’ of the past remain relevant, and which need...
Is the Equity Era Ending? What It Means for Employee Retention
For years, stock options and company shares have been powerful incentives for attracting and keeping top talent. The idea...
Why the $1M recruiter lost it.
Three years ago, I warned recruiters to “fix the roof before the rain came.” Many didn’t—and paid the price....
My barista will beat your AI
Everyone wants to understand where the line between automation and humanity in recruitment actually is. That is made even...
You must run towards the tech
How many webinars and podcasts on AI and recruitment can a recruiter take? I know. We are flooded with...
Grow Your Recruitment Business with this.
Many recruitment companies are in defensive mode. Plenty are shrinking. But it is in tough times that nimble businesses...
Make more placements from less orders
Not all job orders are created equal. Some are far more ‘fillable’ than others. A recruiter with 12 open...
My one big AI warning
I have a warning. And I have a non-negotiable recommendation. The world of AI is still full of hype...
What you sell can say ‘no’ 🙅🏾
This short blog will help every ‘Techbro’ who claims they have a platform that will ‘totally automate recruitment”. (Please...
Where most placements go to die 💀
Even in a job-short market, the best candidates have choices. The follow-on effects of changing candidate behaviour, ghosting and...
You need the ‘power of one’
Before you claim the ‘market is tough’ or decide ‘clients are being unreasonable’, check your management of the power...
The ghosters are getting ghosted
The real ‘ghosting’ problem in recruitment is recruiters ghosting candidates. Here is the news. Agency recruiters are not the...
How Skills-Based Hiring Creates a More Inclusive Workforce
As organizations continue to navigate skills gaps, AI transformation, and shifting regulatory expectations, HR teams are trying to work...
10 reasons some recruiters do better
I have seen it with my clients. The market is tough for them all, but some are doing much...
Wasted emotion is killing your career
Don’t get me wrong, being emotional about placing people in jobs is normal. In fact, it’s essential. We care...
What if you take recruiters’ laptops away?
I have never seen recruiters and recruitment leaders as bewildered as they are right now. Sure, in the past...
What is the ROI on AI?
I had a fascinating meeting with Kris Cleland, the CEO of RecruitmentX, recently Kris explained to me that when...