Gen X As Leaders
I got a chance to listen to an interview with a management “expert” on generational differences on BNET the other day and she had some very interesting perspectives to point out as Gen Xrs begin to step up and take leadership roles or at least begin to show up in your candidate pipeline. Many Gen Xrs bring some attributes to the party that properly understood and incorporated can...
Read MoreBuilding In Flow- Hire Hard, Manage Easy!
My colleague made a great point about contributors in his post last week. As a practicing HR executive and consultant for over 30 years it has been amazing to see that most organizations squander a tremendous amount of resource- the 80% of a workforce that resides between the top performers and the folks we should move up or out. How many of us really spend time focusing on that group? Daniel...
Read MoreAre You Hiring “Linchpins”?
I am reading Seth Godin’s latest book, Linchpins. I have too tell you it is pretty fascinating. In this book Godin explores the concept that a third relationship in the work environment has evolved beyond the traditional labor and management. He call these people Linchpins, and argues that their strength and contributions are not in their technical skills and competencies, but rather their...
Read MoreWhen Will We learn?
I have been following a number of interesting discussions on LinkedIn and other places about the issues surrounding employee recruiting, selection, and retention.They range from the importance of the process to the idea that since we are in a recession and employees don’t have anywhere to go we can focus on other more “important” business issues.Interesting viewpoint. Studies...
Read MoreThe “War” for Talent
I read something on LinkedIn the other day that I thought offered an interesting and in my opinion incorrect perception- that the “war” for the best talent is over for the short term because of the current recessionary and unemployment conditions.It rather reminded me of a conversation that I had twenty years ago with the CEO and VP of HR at a high technology firm where I was...
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