The Value of Ambiverted Leadership

A lot has been written about introverts and extroverts. You can quickly take an online assessment to see which category best describes you and then draw our own conclusions. But, you probably won’t be completely satisfied with how you’re described. That’s because no “score” adequately describes who you are. You’re not a robot that can […]

How to Manage Your Future Boss

How to Manage Your Future Boss As an HR practitioner you may or may not have managed a former boss or worked for a former employee. It can be awkward, but there’s absolutely nothing in your professional life that better illustrates the value of the golden rule than swapping roles with a manager or a […]

Poor Online Habits Shouldn’t be Taken Personally

Poor Online Habits Shouldn’t be Taken Personally Human Resource practitioners understand face-to-face social etiquette and communication protocols better than most business professionals. But, communicating online is much more complicated. Although we can’t avoid the online pitfalls we all navigate every day, the natural empathy with which most HR pros are blessed can be used in […]

Recruiting is Every Hiring Manager’s First Job

Managers of people are assumed to have the domain knowledge and skills sufficient to guide others in a given discipline to replicate their impact on the organization. Management is essentially a talent multiplying function and process. To do this successfully, managers must know talent when they see it. But, merely recognizing talent isn’t enough. The […]

Transforming Rejection into Friendship Through Candidate Experience

Rejection is hard. Rejection is why so many people refuse to speak in public and why people don’t choose sales as a profession. Rejection is why looking for a job can be so excruciating and is one of the big reasons why so many people stay in the wrong job for so long. If you’re […]