Tag Archives: HR metrics

What is HR’s future? It will follow other business functions. Yes, it’s an internal version of the “follow-the-leader pattern.” In any large corporation, the fastest-changing business functions move first by adopting a new practice. Eventually, 2 to 3 years later, second-mover functions like HR adopt their version of the same …

Apple’s workforce is 9x more productive than IBM’s, and wouldn’t your CEO be mad if your productivity lagged behind that much within your industry?

WEBINAR SNAPSHOT: You’ll learn the negative business impacts that occur as a result of employee turnover and how to get managers to take action identifying the factors that show that an individual team member is likely to leave—and how to use simple and intuitive tools to easily reduce their turnover rates …

The very best employee referral programs (ERPs) produce simply amazing results. But unfortunately, many corporate programs were designed years before we had so much data covering what makes the programs effective.

Revelation! Did you know that two thirds (67 percent) of candidates decide on whether they would accept a job at a firm prior to their first interview? Recruiting leaders who have long treated all recruiting steps equally now need to rethink that approach. Rethinking is required because we now know …

Note: this two-part article is part of my continuing series of profiles on exceptional corporate recruiting leaders Last week in Part 1 of my compelling profile of recruiting-leader-extraordinaire Jim D’Amico, I covered his recommended actions, the firms he admires most, and his top best practices. This Part 2 covers how …

Note: this two-part article is part of my continuing series of profiles on exceptional corporate recruiting leaders. The first time I met Jim D’Amico, he was explaining how he convinced his healthcare CEO to let him try just about anything in recruiting, as long as he could show a positive …

This “think piece” is designed to stimulate your thinking about a major omission from your talent metrics. Can you imagine the frustration that a manager experiences, when, for example, they are presented with a metric revealing high turnover, but there is no follow up covering the actions needed to lower …

As seen on ERE Media (May 2, 2017). Contrasting the Factors That CEOs Focus On, With Those That Garner Little Interest One of the reasons why talent managers continually strive to become more strategic is that they want their ideas and problems to be noticed by their CEO. Because executives …

As seen on Dice (January 31, 2017). Dr. John Sullivan has enjoyed a long and illustrious career as a talent management expert. He’s published hundreds of articles on the topics of recruiting and talent management, in addition to dozens of whitepapers and 10 books, and spoken about the topic to every …