PLEASE SHUT UP: The Idiot-Proof Coaching Tool for Managers (FOT/HR Capitalist...
Steve Boese (HR Technology Blog, HR Happy Hour) and I are rocking the casbah (that’s right, shareef don’t like it..) with Sonar6 at this month’s Fistful of Talent webinar entitled, “PLEASE SHUT UP: The...
View ArticleYou Assume Success, But Assume I’m Thinking Failure: Working Infertile Ground...
FOT Nation: Well, it’s looking like I may not be able to have kids. I’m 39 and without going into a lot of detail, it may not medically be in the cards. Now please know, I’m still fighting the good...
View ArticleGood Recruiters, Bad Recruiters, Jedi Mind Tricks and Influence…
Hiring really should be easier than it is. Company wants to hire, person wants job, sign some paperwork, done. Get the right person with the skills in the role, in the shortest possible time, for the...
View ArticleThe True Cost of Turnover Revealed!
I know, I know -It’s about Damn time right! Finally, I have the answer! First let me tell you, this is a hotly debated item around HR circles – where it is next to impossible to get anyone to agree on...
View ArticleWant To Improve Your Selection Process? Skip the Interview and Negotiate...
You ever wake up one day and suddenly have a clear answer for a challenge for which there seemed like there was no answer? Well, I had that experience a couple of weeks ago about the interviewing and...
View ArticleDo What You Love! Or don’t…
As an HR Professional I can’t tell you how many times over the past 2 decades I’ve either read or listen to some conference speaker go on poetically about how you need to “do what you love to at work.”...
View ArticleHow Candidates and Recruiters Can Use the First Strike Advantage in Salary...
OK – let’s get this out first – you’re a star. You’re trolling the web for ways to get better at the Talent game and interact – that’s why you’re here. As Eddie Vedder once said – “This is not for...
View ArticleTrust Me – Trust Goes a Long Way
I’m ending one of the worst two weeks in my recent past. It all started on my birthday – and not just because I’m freak’n old! I was driving back from speaking at HR Southwest (THAT was actually a...
View Article1st Time Job Regrets
One of the most read blog posts I’ve written in the last two years is: How To ‘Really’ Get An Entry Level Job. It’s pretty basic, straightforward advice on how I would go about finding an entry level...
View ArticleCounter-Offers Are a Sucker’s Play
Retention is important for organizations. Paying substantially more for the talent that’s currently sitting in your office is a total sucker’s play. Don’t confuse the two. Let’s break this down a...
View ArticleRude Candidates are Annoying. But, Maybe I Should Be Nicer to Them
Something has been bugging me and I feel I need to confess. It happened many years ago and I frequently think about it. But, not until recently have I started looking at myself and thinking I should...
View Article4 Useless Things Career Advisers Tell You
Over the weekend I caught this kind of interesting piece debunking much of what the investment advice industry tells its clients (that is you and me), The Four Most Useless Things Financial Advisers...
View Article3 Things You Never Want To Hear At The End Of An Interview
Don’t ask me how this idea came up. You know there is that awkward time right at the end of an interview when you know the interview is done, you’ve asked all of your questions, but one more thing...
View ArticleWhen Business Gets Personal
Her name was Elena, and she broke my heart. She crushed my spirit and made me question my worth. I was angry, frustrated and hurt. She was the first person who rejected a job offer from me. And I hated...
View ArticleInfluence 101 – It’s Not Enough To Ask For A Raise: Understand Who You’re Asking
Raises. Of course you should ask for them. Don’t get caught thinking the market inside your company will take care of you. But with that said, let’s break down a couple of realities: 1. Only...
View ArticleHow To Negotiate Like A 4-Year-Old… And Win
My daughter has her first loose tooth. She’s four, so it’s a bit early… but her dentist indicated it’s all genetic. So rest assured it’s not because she’s noshing on hard candy all day, nor are her...
View ArticleWomen Should Flirt More
FOT Note: Where my ladies at!? This Friday, we’re giving you a golden gift—a blast-from-the-past FOT post you know you want to read again… trust us, it’s so good, it’ll feel like the first time… (the...
View ArticleIf Playboy Can Give Up Nudity, You Can Toss An Outdated Vacation Policy
“I only read it for the articles” may soon be true for Playboy fans! Playboy has officially announced it will be PG-13 as of 2016 and no longer print nude pictures of women. As CNN reports: “This isn’t...
View ArticleYou Just Lost Your Latest New Hire To… The Accounting Department?
Amazon continues to be (IMHO), America’s most interesting company. From the sheer range of businesses in which they operate to their single-minded focus on dominating their categories and increasing...
View ArticleIllegal to Ask about a Candidate’s Compensation?
Talent acquisition professionals get paid to talk turkey with candidates. I am talking about cold, hard cash money. What do you need, what do you feel your skillset is worth, what do you want, what...
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