Woe to the candidate experience. Perhaps not dead, but terminal. No longer a hot topic, not the high point of networking conversations anymore yet this drama still plays out as an endless soap opera searching for new sponsors. We can do better. Consider for the evidence: In the last month an exceptionally talented peer who had … Continue reading The Experience
Leadership
Leadership
Pay It Forward
Do the right thing. Sometime in the next five to ten years my career as such will be over. I won't be doing HR work as an 'employee' although I'm sure I'll still teach and speak and above all mentor. I'm asking you to consider mentoring too. Prior to the Digital Age there was no … Continue reading Pay It Forward
A Matter of Degrees
She shivered. As my better half and I left a quaint little bistro in the early evening the temperature had changed since we entered. From a balmy 70 initially, (21 to my friends on the other side of the pond) it was now a nippy 62 (17) since the sun set. Not that much of … Continue reading A Matter of Degrees
Fall Out
Everything in its season. There is no question the world's a little colder place in the fall. While my friends south of the equator are fast heading towards spring, we in the northern climes are snuggled into fall looking towards the Equinox and winter's arrival some seven weeks' hence. Baby, it's cold outside. Yet, it's … Continue reading Fall Out
Math 101
Can you add and subtract? In the war for talent there are so many top ten lists and theories about engagement it's hard to keep it all straight. Yet, let's start with a simple question: can you add and subtract? Over the years I've worked with hundreds of managers from newly-sanctioned team managers to C-suite … Continue reading Math 101
The Doctor is Out
I'm not a doctor, but I play one on tv. That's an old commercial so it my not resonate with many of you but what I remember being surprised about was that the actor had to remind the viewer he wasn't a doctor. As if. Flash forward to current times and I find myself using … Continue reading The Doctor is Out
Productive
Cough, ahem. Yours truly has been fighting a series of flu-like problems for a month now. Actually, that's not accurate: my respiratory has been fighting me and I've been covering up in a weak imitation of Ali's Rope-a-Dope. Except, I'm losing. When enough was enough I went to see a doctor who said , "you're … Continue reading Productive
Be Good at Life
You can do it. Much of what I write about is centered on being effective at work. After three decades in some of the most successful technology companies in the world I've learned more than a few things. And one of the fundamentals I've learned is that being good at work is not the same … Continue reading Be Good at Life
Three Things
Wanna get ahead? Take note. People ask me a lot what it takes to be successful in business. How you define success may have something to do with the equation, but the truth is there are constants. Regardless of your career path in the private sector, government or NGO, there are really just three things … Continue reading Three Things
User Error
Be mindful. Not long ago I received a pre-loaded debit card as a thank you. In days past we received checks and had to go to the bank (at least until technology improved so we could take pictures of the checks as we deposited them). All in all, cards are better. After a couple of … Continue reading User Error
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