Scandal: A TV Drama and Real-Life Hiring Process
Like the TV drama, current hiring processes could fit into the “drama” genre, or “comedic drama,” or maybe even “tragedy.” A series with multiple seasons at that. There are plenty of players, stakeholders and an industry built around it. My focus here is on two similarly written powerful lines that I recall being exquisitely delivered […]
Tailoring Benefits to Different Generations of Workers
If you’re like most employers these days, your workforce is comprised of four distinct generations whose ages are separated by as many as 50 years. On the plus side, that diversity provides a wealth of expertise and talent to enrich the organization. But it also pos es management challenges, high among them the need to […]
How to Be Strategic in HR (Part 1)
Subscribe to our RSS feed and check back for Part 2 of this series discussing Strategic HR. The role of HR is constantly evolving and changing. Its roots are firmly planted in administrative duties, but the industry looks vastly different today than it has in the past. One of the most obvious ways that it […]
15 Social Media Stats to Share with Your Senior Business Leader
Let’s get real about Social Media for a minute, shall we? I’m always a little surprised when I walk into a senior leadership meeting with a company or client, and the lack of understanding and information that happens when we discuss the topic of social media in the workplace. Only Small Percentages of Senior Leaders […]
7 Awesome Resources for Finding HR & Recruiting Case Studies
Finding case studies in HR and recruiting is one of the hardest things about returning to the practitioner world. Detailed evaluation of the evolution of a specific individual, organization, or circumstance across time is offered in a case study, which is described as a process or record of inquiry. Case studies offer a practitioner a […]
6 Ways to Advance Gender Equality in the C-Suite
This blog first appeared on The Economist’s Executive Education blog here. The author, Kate Rodriguez is a former senior career search researcher and government analyst who covers career development and higher education marketing for The Economist Careers Network. In 2016 top management still looks old-school. Despite research showing that professional women have the same leadership aspirations as men […]
