One of my favourite ways to kickstart conversation at a dinner party is to utter the word, “recruiting” and then sit back. The chances, these days, are pretty good that at least one guest is looking for work or has recently landed, and nearly all of the guests will be eager to contribute their hideous […]
Time to Replace Thought Leadership with Something Real
Sometimes a little intra-department rivalry is a good thing. For example, I used to have a running bet with my colleague about who could be the first to make a sales director roll their eyes. At our monthly sales and marketing alignment meeting (on which, if you have that as the title of your meeting, […]
The Right Conversations with All the Wrong People
Here is a secret most HR people won’t ever admit to without a few drinks in them: exit interviews don’t count for sh*t. In the first place, many organizations don’t bother doing them at all, or they leave it to the manager (you heard that right) to have a conversation before the employee leaves. In […]
Employer Brands Aren’t Made, They’re Managed
“Oh my god”, she said, on the escalator out of the HR conference. “You do employer brands? We totally need an employer brand. I think. I don’t know. Maybe we need an employee value proposition. What the fu*k is that anyway? Can you come in tomorrow? I like your purse.” I will grant you that […]
Why You Need an Editorial Committee for Your Thought Leadership Program
One summer I coached one of my kids’ sports teams. (Okay, I was guilted into it by my friend, who had the more thankless task of convening U8 soccer). I admit I was kind of making it up as I went, and there was one dad who liked to make it his business to remind […]
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