By Dr. John Sullivan and Michael Cox We are experiencing what I call “The grand WFH experiment.” Initially, the Working From Home (WFH) critics were heavily favored. However, because of its powerful business case, WFH is now destined to become “the new corporate normal.” I have been writing about the …
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Voluntary Buyouts – The Delayed Impacts That May Linger For Years
Even after the initial negative impacts from voluntary buyouts fade. It’s important that executives and shareholders be aware of some continuing dollar costs that may take some time before they negatively impact your balance sheet.
Read More »[SLIDES] Recruiting Needs To Pivot For The Downturn And Upcoming Opportunities
Dr. John Sullivan presents on how recruiters can thrive in a volatile environment. By planning for economic changes, you can be adaptive, agile, scalable, and able to quickly pivot in a new direction. If you want to be successful in the long-term, you need to start planning for a significant …
Read More »The Upcoming Socially Distanced Workplace Will Shock You
To physically return to work, HR and executives must be prepared for radical workplace social distancing. Here's how it will shock you.
Read More »[Podcast] Human Resources Challenges in a World with COVID-19
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6dS2AlIfUViLTZfADSgGcZ Dr. John Sullivan was interviewed by Marc Raco for Strategy Update: COVID-19 Business Playbook. If trying to keep the doors to a business open isn’t challenging enough, especially when you don’t know how long you have to do it for, diligent consideration of the productivity, safety, care, morale, and …
Read More »The Many Problems Caused by HR Relationship Building
Note: This is one of a series of “think pieces” that are designed to stimulate your thinking about the future of HR. I have found that “building relationships” can be the #1 factor damaging HR’s internal brand. If HR leaders want to succeed in a data-driven business world, they will …
Read More »Possible Recruiting Impacts From the Coronavirus Scare
The growing fear of the coronavirus requires recruiting leaders to prepare for an increase in discrimination against Asian candidates and to become aware of how far this fear could severely hurt global recruiting and local diversity efforts. Also, expect real travel restrictions and an increased fear of flying to increase …
Read More »Elite Firms Are Investing in These Big-Bet Recruiting Areas
This article is co-written by Michael Cox, a project manager at Dr. John Sullivan & Associates. The Big-Bet Recruiting Trends at the Top 10 Companies It’s a dream of every recruiting executive to accurately predict the future direction of talent acquisition. Unfortunately, current recruiting-trends surveys (like LinkedIn’s annual Global Talent Trends report) …
Read More »What Differentiates Good From Great HR Departments – Hypothesis Testing
Adapting the title from the famous book, I pose this question to HR leaders: “What differentiates Good from Great HR departments?” In my view, understanding the key factors that contribute to greatness is something that every HR leader that wants to excel should be doing continually. However, it turns out …
Read More »Collaborative Recruiting — Making ‘Every Employee a Recruiter’ Improves Hiring Results
Top firms use collaborative recruiting because it “turns every employee into a recruiter” and a brand ambassador. Expanding involvement also improves hiring results and lightens recruiter workloads. If you haven’t heard about this increasingly popular approach, collaborative recruiting (aka team hiring) is where you purposely expand both employee and manager …
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