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Because Not All Turnover Is Equal, Focus Retention On Your Highest-Impact Employees
Losing Michael Jordan hurts but losing Homer Simpson rates a party, so avoid lumping all turnover together.
Read More »Amazon Recruiting – A Case Study Of A Giant Among Children
Compare their results to all others, and you too will call Amazon… A Giant Recruiting Machine.
Read More »Dr. Sullivan’s Must-Read Recruiting Articles From 2021
Rapid best practice learning is the only competitive advantage in today’s highly competitive recruiting world.
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 »Update Your HR Metrics For The SEC’s Human Capital Reporting Rules
The SEC now requires listed firms to report their human capital metrics publicly, so this topic should be our #1 HR issue. However, few in HR seem even to be aware of these new requirements. No less the tremendous impact that these new public reporting requirements will have. Already in effect, the new SEC reporting rules will force HR to focus on identifying, quantifying the impact, and then publicly reporting each of its major human capital initiatives.
Read More »Half of Top Performers Quit Last Year — and It’s Likely Happened to You
Perhaps the most alarming statistic of the year comes from recent research by The Predictive Index (TPI) revealing that “on average, 47% of high-performing employees left their company last year.” What could be worse news to your executives than learning that nearly half your firm’s high-performing employees quit? The loss would be …
Read More »Jim D’Amico — A Profile of an Exceptional Corporate Recruiting Leader, Part 2
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 …
Read More »‘Complementary HR’: HR Learns from the NFL About Complementary Outcomes
If you haven’t heard the term “complementary football,” it’s a performance improvement approach that corporations and HR shouldn’t ignore. This approach increases your chances of winning by ensuring that the outcomes of one sub-team complement and support the work of the next sub-team. Rather than a siloed approach, sub-teams work …
Read More »Don’t Lower Your Cost Per Hire, Raise It (This Is Not a Typo)
As seen on ERE Media, January 15, 2018. Note: This “think piece” is designed to stimulate your thinking about the damage done by typical cost-cutting in recruiting Spend More Win More In my experience, recruiting has long overemphasized cost-cutting. And that focus has, unfortunately, reduced both our effectiveness and our …
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