The greatest talent planning myth
“The war for talent,” an exec meows. What does he mean? “Cut costs and drive revenue through new products. Find robots to work on this stuff if you can.” Continue Reading
Hiring
Process of recruitment: Here’s a better idea
Ah, love it when HR asks for clarity on a role from the hiring manager and gets told “I’m too busy to have a meeting.” (About someone who will make you less busy?) Continue Reading
Welcome to the platform thinking era
How the psychology of change, coupled with fear, cripples a lot of executive decision-making. Continue Reading
Leadership skills list: Self-reflection should be, uh, high
Self-awareness is way more valuable to have as a manager than “revenue-generation skills.” Continue Reading
2017 is when your recruitment methods change. Right?
Bellow about headcount, screech about the skills gap, rush to hire without context, and then wonder why your team is whiffing on goals. Sound familiar? 2017 can be the year we stop it. Continue Reading
Intelligent questions: The strategic importance
“I don’t need questions,” a manager bellows, “I need f’n solutions!” Right — but the solutions usually come from asking the right Qs. Here’s how to tame this dragon of a process. Continue Reading
Leadership pipeline: Let’s get it right
Let’s stop with the bluster, BS, and excuses. Continue Reading
Talent management strategy should leave HR
I know: let’s put the acquisition of people — a company’s biggest cost and greatest resource — into the hands of a department that executives barely care about. This will end super well. Continue Reading