Lance Haun

Lance Haun is the Editor of SourceCon. After spending seven years in the recruiting and HR business, he moved over to ERE Media in 2010 where he started as Community Director for ERE and then as Contributing Editor for TLNT. You can follow him on Twitter, check out his rarely updated blog or contact him directly at lance@ere.net.

Articles by Lance Haun

Classic TLNT

Don’t Manage Me Like a Millennial

by Lance Haun on May 11, 2012, 11:15 AM | No comments yet

Editor’s note: Sometimes, readers ask about past TLNT articles that they have heard about but may have missed. That’s why every Friday we’re republishing a Classic TLNT post that some of you have requested.

If there is one thing that will get me going early in the morning, it’s this whole idea of a multi-generational workforce issue being presented as something shiny and new.

It’s like previous decades of workplaces, where 20, 40 and 60 year-olds worked together, never happened. Or that previous generations didn’t bring in expertise in new technology when they entered the job market. Read more…

Recruiting and Staffing

Poaching Candidates: It’s Not New, Just Easier, in the Age of Social Media

by Lance Haun on May 11, 2012, 8:30 AM | 1 comment

I have said it often in my posts here at TLNT: social media is an extension of the way we build relationships.

Sure, it might change a few of the dynamics or the ease of which those relationships can be had. But many of the same principles that make people successful at building relationships and getting things done in real life are the same ones that are successful online.

Social media is a game changer in many ways but it is still hard to game human nature and ability. And when it is blamed for something that was going on before its time, there’s usually a counter-story there.

That’s why I was a bit amused when I saw an article saying that social media has enabled the poaching of employees. Read more…

HR News & Trends

Yes, It IS Ridiculous (and Bad Business) To Ask For Social Media Passwords

by Lance Haun on Apr 11, 2012, 7:37 AM | No comments yet

Making hiring decisions based on information found on social networking sites can be a problem. (Photo by Dreamstime)

I had a hard time getting through attorney William Nolan’s TLNT post yesterday about how it isn’t ridiculous to ask applicants for social media passwords.

It’s not that it wasn’t well written. On the contrary, I think Nolan tried to lay out a compelling case for why we shouldn’t have such a visceral reaction to actions like this from employers. They have interests to protect as well.

In reality though, I am concerned about any sort of normalization of this type of social media check. It’s one thing to look at publicly available and verifiable information, it is quite another to go beyond that. And we should acknowledge that difference fully and completely before we accept it as the norm.

Classic TLNT

Get a Grip: It’s Madness Worrying About Workers and March Madness

by Lance Haun on Mar 13, 2012, 8:55 AM | No comments yet

Editor’s Note: Few workplace issues get more hype than the annual NCAA men’s basketball tournament, also known as March Madness. Is it a big workplace productivity issue, or simply much ado about nothing? Lance Haun got into the debate last year in this Classic TLNT post.

How do I know it’s March? People are talking about productivity lost because of the NCAA basketball tournament and gambling in the workplace. I can set my calendar by it.

Suddenly, everyone is a workplace productivity expert. The latest I saw from outplacement consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas put the number at $192 million for lost workplace productivity due to it. Others estimated somewhere in the $1-4 billion range. Read more…

Talent Management, TLNT Events

Billy Beane and the Science of Talent Management, The Moneyball Way

by Lance Haun on Feb 28, 2012, 12:15 PM | 5 Comments

What’s it like to have Brad Pitt play you in a movie? Billy Beane, general manager of Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics, is one of the few people in the world who knows how it feels.

The reason Beane is the subject of Moneyball, a (New York Times best-selling) book and (Academy Award-nominated) movie, is because of his revolutionary methods of evaluating baseball players. He used objective, advanced data to make his baseball hires instead of more traditional statistics and gut instincts. It doesn’t sound crazy but it flew in the face of everything that people who evaluated baseball talent thought at the time.

His unique approach to talent management is why he keynoted the inaugural TLNT Transform conference in Austin, Texas, and his unusual approach has lessons for all executives, talent managers, and HR pros.

TLNT Events, Training & Development

10 Things You Can Do To Build a Team of Rock Stars

by Lance Haun on Feb 27, 2012, 12:52 PM | 2 Comments

If you’ve been to a Hard Rock Cafe before, you know how unique the restaurant experience is there. But besides the memorabilia, music and videos playing non-stop, what makes the Hard Rock special?

Jim Knight, Senior Director of Training at Hard Rock International, kicked off the first-ever TLNT Transform conference in Austin, Texas talking about how Hard Rock builds their own team of rock stars. And even if your idea of a rock star employee is a salesperson who can close deals or a person who can swing a hammer, he offers 10 ways to build the team you need to succeed.

TLNT Events

Can’t Make It To Austin For TLNT Transform? Tune In To See The Live Event Next Week

by Lance Haun on Feb 24, 2012, 2:53 PM | 1 comment

If you aren’t going to make it to Austin next week for our first Transform conference, then make sure to clear your schedule Monday and Tuesday as we will be streaming the event live on TLNT.com. There is no charge to participate virtually in Transform, just come to the site on Monday and Tuesday morning and watch the stream.

While you’ll miss out on a few of the sessions as well as the valuable networking opportunities with other HR leaders, you’ll be able to catch some of the best of what we have to offer. Check out what we’ll be streaming live on the site and learn more about how you can participate virtually.

Classic TLNT

Your Sanity Is Not For Sale: Workplace Lessons From Office Space

by Lance Haun on Feb 24, 2012, 9:15 AM | No comments yet

Editor’s Note: Last year, TLNT asked some prominent thought leaders about their favorite films with a management or HR theme. With the Academy Awards taking place Sunday, we’re republishing the best of those posts all this week.

By Lance Haun

One of my first exposures to corporate life was the movie Office Space. When the movie was released, I was about 18 and I thought it was probably a good example of what corporate life would be like. Now call me a cynic for thinking this would be life in the corporate grind but tell me if parts of the movie don’t sound familiar:

Multiple bosses with redundant responsibilities.
Workplace efficiency consultants who help weed out employees and outsource functions.
Management disconnect from the employees and fear of confrontation.
Lame office parties and strict dress codes for customer-facing employees. Read more…

Lance Haun

Articles by Lance Haun

Don’t Manage Me Like a Millennial

Get a Grip: It’s Madness Worrying About Workers and March Madness

Billy Beane and the Science of Talent Management, The Moneyball Way

10 Things You Can Do To Build a Team of Rock Stars

Can’t Make It To Austin For TLNT Transform? Tune In To See The Live Event Next Week

Your Sanity Is Not For Sale: Workplace Lessons From Office Space

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