Teamwork takes…well, work
For many people, the idea of group work can cause a spike in anxiety. It might be strong introverted tendencies, control issues (self-awareness will set you free), or even a feeling of being overwhelmed. From my perspective, a big part of the frustration stems from how ridiculously ineffective it can be. Sometimes just picking a team name […]
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Is Quality of Hire a Real Metric?
Trying to find the right way to communicate the success of your talent acquisition strategy can be an uphill battle. It’s one that is becoming more and more important as there are mixed messages about the health of the hiring industry. On one end of the spectrum, job creation appears to be up, with over 350,000 new […]
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HR transformation in 2024: Doing more with less
Working in human resources is not for the faint of heart. We’re nearly a month into 2024, and the breakneck pace of enterprise-wide business transformation has not slowed, yet the day-to-day support of the organization continues. With a balance of strategic partnership and tactical execution, business leaders rely heavily on their senior HR leaders to analyze, plan and […]
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The challenge of skills-based hiring
When you trace the history of hiring after the Industrial Revolution, you don’t have to go back very far to realize that a lot of it was tied to who you knew and how you presented yourself. It was all too easy to fabricate a backstory that looked good on paper. Sprinkle in a few […]
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Don’t let ‘technical debt’ drag down your employee experience
As a child of the late 1970s/early 1980s, I was surrounded by the latest and greatest that home gadgets had to offer. We had the original Pong, an Atari 2600, the Osborne Executive portable computer, and anything else we could get our hands on. If it didn’t exist yet, we were bound to create it. I remember […]
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Not All Admins Want to Be Strategists
I know, I know…yet another post about artificial intelligence and all the impact it’s going to have, yada yada yada. Trust me, I’m kind of over it, too. But much like climate change, Covid, and documentaries about Wham!, AI is ubiquitous and here to stay. While we have only scratched the surface of how AI may impact […]
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Was corporate diversity a failed experiment?
Once upon a time, Keirsten Greggs and I had a conversation about the ability of recruiters to help shape the makeup of a company’s workforce. I don’t recall the entire conversation, but I think the gist of it was that we both think diversity is important and that recruiters can ensure they source diverse candidates. […]
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Recruiting strategy is hard when you can’t do the basics
Talk to any talent acquisition leader and they will tell you that their goal is to get their team to a place where they are a strategic partner with the business. They want to assist with workforce planning, advise leadership as to what skills are missing from their team, and help shape the employer brand […]
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Industry conferences and the art of relevancy
As I type this, I am on my way to host a panel at the ERE Recruiting Conference in San Diego. It’s my first conference since last Fall’s HR Tech, which is an anomaly for me. Back in the day, I would attend and speak at several conferences a year, and I always appreciated the […]
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Does Agile HR really work?
The evolution of how we talk about work is fascinating. From the early days of agrarian life, the focus on manufacturing at the start of the Industrial Revolution, and the emergence of the corporate office and beyond, people have tried to find a framework that reflects both the work being done and the changing world around […]
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