Managers used to be able to monitor employees by literally keeping an eye on them. Whether this really was an effective way to judge performance, the fact … Read more
The Thin Line Between Oversight and Surveillance
With almost half of the labor force working from home, many workers have finally been able to experience the flexibility they have long craved. As a … Read more
Don’t Read This Article and Get Back to Work!
Not long ago, I sat down to write a blog post about facetime vs. Facetime. The premise was that, in the course of the last year, the meaning of “facetime” … Read more
Happening on ERE: One Black Woman’s Tale of Exclusion
Meet Nejha Mason. For decades, Nejha has embraced her role in HR and recruiting. If only HR and recruiting similarly embraced her. In her recent TLNT … Read more
The Pandemic Has Been Great for Productivity, But…
Change has always been the only constant in the workplace, especially over the past six months. Employees have faced significant change as they’ve adjusted … Read more
What I’ve Learned During My Decade As a Remote Manager
When COVID-19 hit this past spring, few of us expected our lives to be disrupted to such an extent. What began as a sudden interruption and presumed … Read more
The One Question You Have to Answer Correctly Every Time
As an HR leader, you get questions every day; some serious, some trivial. “What else is the company going to do to protect us from COVID?” “What did you … Read more
Watch Out for the Employee Productivity Pendulum
A misguided sense of comfort is deluding executive leaders as they recognize that remote employees are actually productive. Yes, there’s ample evidence of … Read more
What a Recruitment Marketplace Does That Robots Can’t
Online marketplaces are using AI to quickly transform nearly every conceivable service: Airbnb disrupted the hospitality industry by giving travelers (and … Read more
Tight Labor, Old Tech and M&A Are Challenges For Staffing Agencies This Year
Like most industries, the staffing industry is affected by a number of macro influences – the economy, the labor market, politics, technology advances and … Read more
Don’t Hire a Search Firm Until You Read This!
A while ago I was invited to pitch to a group of investors on behalf of a potential client: a Series B Silicon Valley startup. Our job, as their recruiting … Read more
How We Used Analytics to Hire More A-Talent
Top performers drive a tremendous percentage of an organization’s revenue, yet finding these talented candidates proves a challenge to traditional hiring … Read more
The Future of Agency Recruiting Is Going to Be Very Different
Note: This is the second part a two-part article on what the future holds for external recruiters and executive search, and for the clients they serve. It … Read more
8 Trends and Challenges Facing Search Firms (and Pricing Is One of Them)
Note: This is the first of a two-part article on what the future holds for external recruiters and executive search, and for the clients they serve. It is … Read more
Don’t Give Up Quality For Speed In Volume Hiring
What’s the price of cheap? Getting a lot of junk that costs plenty in the long run. Poor recruitment is like that. Many external recruiters focus on one … Read more
Attitude Matters: Creating the Right Mindset For Success
“Attitude determines altitude.” It’s something I heard during a speech that resonated with me. I read recently that the most important times of the day are … Read more
Here’s How Do-It-Yourself Performance Management Works
Think about losing weight. You might have a small goal like 5 pounds, or a bigger goal like 50, either way, you start going to the gym and work out every … Read more
What CEOs Look For In Their CHRO
CEOs are actively upgrading their CHRO talent with talent management needs driving much of that change. Board members are increasingly prominent in the … Read more
Your Agency Temps Can Now Form A Bargaining Unit With Your Own Employees
Over the last seven+ years, the National Labor Relations Board has consistently expanded collective bargaining rights in a variety of employment settings. … Read more
If Time Is So Valuable, Why Aren’t You Tracking It?
Most executives are accustomed to tracking a wide variety of variables that affect our organizations: capital expenditures, return on investment, … Read more