Looking to hire for a key role in your organization? Now is the time to implement a new approach to interviewing, assessing, and selecting talent. Your first step? Begin by developing well-thought-out job and candidate specifications. After prioritizing the outcomes you are targeting to achieve over the next 18-24 months in a job specification, prepare [...]
Election Day, 2012. Candidates for office at all levels of government have points of view on multitudes of issues and how they will address each issue if elected. Improving our schools is one such issue. In recent years, research has increasingly pointed to teacher quality as a primary driver of top quality schools. A Harvard [...]
“The ancient Romans had a tradition: whenever one of their engineers constructed an arch, as the capstone was hoisted into place, the engineer assumed responsibility for his work in the most profound way possible: he stood under the arch.” Michael Armstrong Former Chairman and CEO AT&T Accountability. We have heard it discussed frequently in recent [...]
businessman looking at hand drawn business concept sketch Several months ago, I wrote a blog entry titled, “where smarter people decisions begin.” Summarizing that entry, I suggested a leader develop a job/candidate specification or scorecard for the position as the starting point for aiding the effort to get the right person in the [...]
Vector Illustration - Brain Searching Concept With the sudden retirement of California utility PG&E CEO Peter Darbee, the “President of the California Public Utilities Commission suggested that PG&E ‘return to its roots by hiring the most technically competent person, someone with a long standing history of performance in the energy industry.’" (PG&E CEO [...]
Recruiting is hard. It's just finding the needles in the haystack. You can't know enough in a one-hour interview. So, in the end, it's ultimately based on your gut. How do I feel about this person? What are they like when they're challenged? I ask everybody that: 'Why are you here?' The answers themselves are [...]
Help Wanted...Only those with current experience in our market, industry, product, technology, systems, etc. need apply....Many companies believe that in today's environment the best candidates are those whose prior experience closely matches the company's situation. On the surface, this seems a logical approach. With so many people seeking work, whether they are employed or unemployed, [...]
Although layoff announcements and jobless claims dominate the current headlines, some firms are making it a priority to upgrade talent in key roles. Savvy business leaders and HR officers recognize the importance of fielding a strong team to not only survive now but, thrive as the economy rebounds. Sales, finance and operations/supply chain are prime [...]
A candidate for a Chief Marketing Officer is flown in from the west coast for what is expected to be a final round of interviews at a southeastern based financial services firm. The candidate possessed all the right qualifications to drive the changes needed to support a new business strategy.. Among the candidate's attractive qualities [...]