Future of Talent Institute Weekly – Issue #23

Being a Digital Nomad or Life as a Remote WorkerHave you ever thought of chucking the 9-5 routine and finding yourself a nice gig where you could work from anywhere? IT’s a dream many of us have, but is it really as nice as it sounds?This issue will focus on the...

Future of Talent Institute Weekly – Issue #22

How to Find the Best People by Market MappingWhere are the people you are looking for? Where do they currently work?When I started as a recruiter we spent hours creating org charts of our competitors trying to find out who held what positions. We used all sorts of...

Future of Talent Institute Weekly – Issue #21

Foxes or Hedgehogs?The Greek poet Archilochus wrote a poem about the fox that knows many things, and the hedgehog that knows one big thing. His point was that some of us – the hedgehogs – are inclined to hold one set of skills, big idea or view of things. Others are...

Future of Talent Institute Weekly – Issue #21

The Value of Onboarding New Employees EffectivelyI remember showing up for my first corporate job early one summer morning. When I presented myself to the security guard, he made a phone call to the person who had hired me, but no one answered. We waited a while, and...

Future of Talent Institute Weekly – Issue #19

21st Century Talent LeadershipLeadership is hard to define. One might say, “I know it when I see it, but I can’t tell you exactly what it is.” We have all probably worked for good leaders – people who inspired us, excited us, or challenged us. And, we have also all...

Future of Talent Institute Weekly – Issue #18

Specialist or Generalist?We live in an era where the specialist has been dominant. Recruiters and hiring managers are on the hunt for engineers, coders, machine learning experts. PhDs and people with master’s degrees are sought with diligence. Even in HR and...