Good decision-making is needed in every job, but it’s declining in the population. This “think piece” is designed to stimulate your thinking. More bad news for most employers that are facing a scarcity of qualified talent… even in a fast-moving world, good decision-makers are needed at every job level. Be …
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They Wouldn’t Be Quitting… If They Had Been Doing The Best Work Of Their Life
“What % of your time is spent doing the tasks that you do best?” Sadly most top performers say < 30%. And you wonder why your team is having a turnover problem? Learn to utilize the “Doing the best work of your life” retention tool Yes, it’s true that many …
Read More »Facing An Applicant Shortage? Re-recruit Your “Candidates That Came Close”
Revisit candidates that came close, because now with few quality applicants, they may now be top hires.
Read More »A Unicorn Recruiting Function – Learn From Those With No Talent Shortages
Learn why a unicorn recruiting function can end its talent shortage, while every other function suffers with one.
Read More »Rethink Returning To The Office – Instead, Increase Remote Worker Innovation
Remote workers haven’t been as innovative… that’s a problem because new pandemic challenges demand it. Most executives don’t realize that there is only one primary justifiable business reason for purposely maintaining a 100% on-site workforce. And that is a laser focus on their need for continuous industry-leading innovation. But, unfortunately, …
Read More »Improve Your Hiring Results… By Increasing Transparency In Your Interview Process
Unnecessary stress hurts interviewee performance. However, increasing transparency reduces most candidate stress. Stop Treating Interviewees Like Adversaries By Increasing Interview Transparency Let me be blunt. Most recruiting organizations seem to enjoy making their interviews highly stressful. In fact, throughout recruitment history, job interviews have been highly adversarial and exclusively one-sided. …
Read More »Increase Remote Worker Performance… By Adding Personalized Performance Metrics
With few face-to-face meetings, remote workers still need feedback, so provide it through performance metrics. Yes, those working remotely no longer have the multiple opportunities to discuss any progress on their work with coworkers and managers. Fortunately, there is an alternative approach for providing feedback that may be more effective …
Read More »Cherry-Pick Amazing Customer Service Talent From The Struggling Retail And Hospitality Industries… And Become A Corporate Hero
During this pandemic, many “hidden gems” of talent can be found among employees in the retail and hospitality industries. In fact, it’s an amazing once-in-a-lifetime recruiting opportunity.
Read More »Recruiting Lessons From The Super Bowl
Examining how Super Bowl teams recruit will provide corporate leaders with valuable lessons on how to improve their recruiting. The first is avoiding candidate generalizations. Yes, many of the candidate generalizations routinely made by hiring managers covering age, experience, and college backgrounds would be laughed at by NFL recruiters. For …
Read More »2020 Election Impacts On HR and The Workplace
This election will likely have HR impacts on diversity, unionization, paid leave, healthcare coverage, D&I training, and recruiting. And because it is better to be prepared than surprised, you should begin thinking about these changes even today.
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