It’s a depressing experience, and one which also casts a shadow on the hiring company’s reputation. So why does it happen? Is it you, is it them, or is it just something every candidate must prepare for in the hiring process? There’s no question job seekers face an uphill climb. High unemployment nationally means more …
Read More5 Things to Note for Change Management 0
Think about how often you work with outsourcers — whether for background testing, payroll, recruiting, or research. How often do you think about the process and how it will affect your team and your other daily processes? When it comes to outsourcing partnerships, particularly those that are a little more complex or require more give …
Read MoreShould You Shake Up the Team When the Going Is Good? 0
Oakland Athletics General Manager Billy Beane with Athletics Assistant General Manager David Forst in the draft room prior to the team selecting the number 10 pick in the first round of the draft at the Oakland Coliseum on June 7, 2010 in Oakland, California. When things are going well, it is difficult to see the …
Read MoreReady for the Big Leagues? Ask a Career Coach 0
Q. You know of several high-level professionals who have used a career coach. What are some reasons that you or others might do the same? A. Professionals enlist coaches to accelerate their careers, getting help with things like making decisions, cultivating a presence and achieving self-awareness. Coaches can provide honest, unfiltered feedback, which is hard …
Read MoreThe Promotion: From Stellar Performer to Terrible Leader 0
Have you ever seen this situation? A sales manager constantly exceeds her goals, inspires her peers, and has developed deep customer loyalty. She is seen as leadership material. She is promoted to vice president and now oversees her peers and another geographic and is responsible to meet large departmental sales goals while giving her book …
Read More“A Players” or “A Positions”?: The Strategic Logic of Workforce Management 0
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW- A great workforce is made up of great people. What could be more intuitively obvious? Is it any wonder, then, that so many companies have devoted so much energy in recent years to identifying, developing, and retaining what have come to be known as “A players”? Firms like GE, IBM, and Microsoft …
Read MoreLess-Confident People Are More Successful 0
There is no bigger cliché in business psychology than the idea that high self-confidence is key to career success. It is time to debunk this myth. In fact, low self-confidence is more likely to make you successful. After many years of researching and consulting on talent, I’ve come to the conclusion that self-confidence is only …
Read MoreAngry Birds Taught Me to See My Employees as a Flock 0
All managers should be making use of individuals’ talents, but great managers play a bigger game; they understand the potential of entire teams. Performance reviews typically look at individuals, but managers are responsible for the output of a team, not the team’s components. A great manager needs the skills to manage ‘combinations’ more than ‘people’, …
Read MoreRuss Gray: H & A Executive Coach 0
Several years ago, anyone eavesdropping on a conversation about a coach would have listened further to see what sport the person was talking about. Inevitably, they would be quite surprised if the conversation shifted to how coaching was a great resource to be used in other industries as well. Interest would be peaked even …
Read MoreWhen Choosing a Job, Culture Matters 0
Harvard Business Review, Bill Barnett Some organizations will excite you. They’ll stimulate your success and growth. Others will be stressful. They may lead you to quit before you’ve accomplished much or learned what you hoped to. With the pressure (or excitement) of finding a new job, it’s all too easy to pursue a job opportunity or to …
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