I’ve worked in recruitment and employment branding for just about a decade now, and as a Gen X’er, that covers most of my working life. For most of this time, I’ve identified myself as an HR Business Partner and Consultant, though as a hiring manager and senior director with a subsidiary of a mid-sized media company, I’ve also worn other stakeholder hats related to talent acquisition and talent management. Here’s what I’ve learned from some [...]
Not too long ago, I sat down with a business that was looking to utilize an employment branding strategy to develop a strong candidate pool around a specific business line. What was particularly interesting about this meeting, was that the initial conversations weren’t with HR or Recruiting, but rather the VP and Manager of the product line. This was the first time that I’ve entered into a discussion from this perspective, and it got [...]
Okay, so as I’m writing this, it is occuring to me just how much of my mind and time are focused on issues of human capital and organizational development… and perhaps it’s not exactly healthy. Anyhow, as I read this article about Detroit’s plan to restore their communities by destroying homes, I couldn’t help but relate this to the corporate renewal we are all facing as we fight to push the recession behind us. This [...]
Job Seekers over the age of 45 take note- being older in the workplace can truly be an asset. I’ve been working with job seekers for years, and the fear of age discrimination is one of the most prevalent concerns for both younger and older job seekers. The way to overcome any negatives associated with your age, is to fight back with a strong understanding of the benefits that your age and experience lend to [...]
Apr 222011
Today we’re talking about talking (and while I think it’s a worthwhile area of discussion, I can’t help but feel that it’s a perfect satire of the ills of the corporate workplace in general… right in line with haveing meetings to plan meetings and making decisions to make a decision, etc.), and more specifically vocabulary in the workplace. Michael Haberman has done a very good job of sharing the issues facing how our vocabulary shapes our thoughts and [...]
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