More than any time in the history of the world, Technology (driven by knowledge) and Service Delivery (driven by employee engagement) are the keys for organizational growth, and the foundation for the evolving economy. With this environment, comes a need to place focused emphasis on attracting the best people (read: the RIGHT people) to achieve sustained organizational success. The value of having the right people in the right seats is that it allow organizations’ to [...]
Within the labor force in the US, and to a lesser degree the world, there is a confluence of circumstances that cannot be ignored by C-Level leadership, and not relegated solely to the role of HR leaders: a shrinking workforce in key skill sets and demographics, and a decreasing average employee tenure. One set of circumstances is a cultural shift in employee engagement and loyalty (I shared some thoughts on this on LI and below). [...]
“The Recruiting Department is where data goes to die.” This sentiment was shared with me during a recent conversation related to one of the many sourcing technologies flooding the market. It was the opinion of this person, that the idea of data driven recruiting and the reality of data driven recruiting simply don’t match up. Ultimately, his point was that only a very small percentage of corporate recruiting departments have the resources to analyze the [...]
I have been blogging and presenting on the practice of Employment Branding since 2005, and facilitating a group on LinkedIn focused on this subject matter since 2009. This is an area of human resource management that I’m zealously passionate about, and the group has served as an excellent opportunity to connect with and learn from other like-minded professionals who truly believe in the importance and value of making great hires for every opening. While I [...]
In a guest post from April of 2010, 6 Reasons Why Talent Management is a Strategic Imperative, Sean Conrad of Halogen explains: Today’s business climate is forcing a shift in the role HR plays. Instead of providing administrative support, HR is becoming a strategic manager of the organization’s greatest asset – its people. Driven by this shift, the industry is seeing more companies implement integrated talent management processes. So why has talent management become a [...]