Why Recruiting is in the Midst of Transformation

by | Apr 14, 2010 | ERE Articles

This recession is accelerating a trend that was already underway: the tendency of organizations to outsource and decentralize non-core functions. I define core very simply: anything that generates revenue (e.g. the sales team), invents new products or services (e.g.,...

Recruiting Needs to Part of Something Bigger

by | Apr 8, 2010 | ERE Articles

Strategic workforce planning is a relatively new concept and practice for most organizations. Many firms have a simplified form of workforce planning in place which is focused on replacement of people in current positions and functions. It is a rare experience to find...

The Autumn of Silicon Valley

by | Apr 6, 2010 | Bold HR Ideas

This recent video from the PBS NEWSHOUR about Silicon Valley tells the story of how creativity is so hard to hold on to and how what we were is what we want to be. It was in the 1960s that the valley transitioned from “The Valley of Hearts Delight,” where fruit and...

A Pause to Enjoy – Spring Wildflowers

by | Mar 30, 2010 | Bold HR Ideas

Here are a few photos I took this past weekend in the California central valley along the Stanislaus River. Wildflowers are blooming around every rock, between the blades of grass and in the nooks and crannies of the river.  The bursts of color, a rapidly flowing...