Blog Posts
Why We Need Just One More “Systems Model”
This post courtesy of The Conference Board’s Human Capital Exchange. Systems models – you know the consultant honed graphic collections of boxes or circles, connected by arrows that provide star charts to explain the knowable organizational universe? Copyrighted heuristic claims to fame. Each model is unique, but yet offers similar explanations of how organizations can… Read More >
Keeping the Lions at Bay
Building and Influencing Relationships with your Talent Acquisition Stakeholders and Partners (Part I of II) It is sad but true, there is no other Human Resources entity that is subject to more criticism than the Talent Acquisition function. In order to survive and be viewed as a strategic and valuable business partner, you must successfully… Read More >
The Problem with Workforce Planning and What You Can Do About It
Workforce planning, especially “strategic workforce planning,” does not work for most organizations. While workforce planning in all its forms and variations is emerging as the hot HR topic for 2012 and continues to gain momentum, I fear it is doomed to become the HR “flavor of the month” for most organizations. How do you define… Read More >
The Pursuit of Happiness: Defining Success for Yourself
Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer is pictured on the cover of Fortune’s “50 Most Powerful Women” issue (released Oct. 6). She looks incredibly powerful, wearing a sleek and chic black dress with short blond hair and a strong hand on her teeny-tiny waist. What she doesn’t look is pregnant (which she was when the story was… Read More >
The Do's and Don'ts of Managing A Talent Acquisition Team
Leading a team can be challenging. However, leading Talent Acquisition teams can be especially difficult because it involves such a fast-paced, high pressure environment with lots of “Type A” personalities. After speaking with top leaders of various talent acquisition functions, I have amassed a list of do’s and don’ts when managing this function: Don’t get… Read More >
