Cross-Functional Recruiting Teams

The Power of Networks and Collaboration“Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people” -Steve JobsRecruiting is no longer a one-person activity. There are too many candidates and requirements, too much geography, and too much...

The Future of Corporate Education

An Interview with Kevin Wheeler In 2005 I wrote a book called “The Corporate University Workbook” In it, I outlined several charters for a corporate university and suggested a structure and operating model. The world has significantly changed since 2005 and much of...

The Retention Riddle

Who Is responsible?Somehow keeping people in the organization from leaving has become associated with the quality of the recruiting process and the recruiters. If there is anything we DO understand about people it is why they tend to leave their employers.  The...

The Challenges of Cultural Difference

Tips on Cross-Cultural Recruiting“Sumak was a dream candidate. He graduated from MIT with a Masters’s degree in electrical engineering. He had 3 years of experience working for a large defense and commercial electronics firm, and he was willing to relocate. But...

A New Work Ecosystem

End of the Talent Wars & Rise of the Talent AdvisorThe future belongs to those recruiters who make disruptive changes to the status quo. To do this is challenging and not for the faint-hearted. It belongs to those who de-emphasize traditional search and focus on...