Talent Management
“At-Will Employment” May Not Protect Your Organization
October 27, 2010 0 Comments
Organizational Development The ability for companies to dismiss employees under “Employment-at-Will” has been somewhat eroded over the years by a number of court cases. This has made it important for employers to clearly state their Employment-at-Will policy on all relevant documentation. The following real cases Read More
Tell Me About Your Best and Worst Boss
October 26, 2010 1 Comment
Interview Questions As an interviewer, asking a candidate to tell you about the best boss and the worst boss they ever had can be quite revealing about their attitude towards authority. Some things to look out for in the candidate’s response to this question are: Read More
Interview Questions: So Tell me About Yourself
October 25, 2010 0 Comments
Interview Questions As an interviewer, “So tell me about yourself” is a great opening question to ask a candidate. It’s not really even a question; it’s more of a request. You may want to show the candidate that you have already read their résumé so Read More
Critical Thinking Skills, “All Brains on Deck”
October 22, 2010 0 Comments
Talent Management In years past many organizations ran “all hands meetings”. This was a carryover from the days of sailing ships when crew members were seen as pairs of hands and little more. Today we should call these meetings “all brains meetings” since dealing with Read More
Leading Virtual Teams
October 21, 2010 0 Comments
Leadership Development The growth of virtual teams in many organizations has led to extensive research into what makes virtual teams effective. Virtual teams have members that are geographically dispersed and cross-functional, but work on highly interdependent tasks. Leading such teams has special challenges. Key research Read More
Tips For Interviewing College Grads
October 12, 2010 0 Comments
Interviewing Tips These days many colleges and universities prepare their new graduates to enter the job market by offering career planning courses. These courses offer new grads the opportunity to think through their career goals and identify not only the kind of job they are Read More
What Do Talented Employees Need From Their Workplace?
October 8, 2010 1 Comment
Talent Management After surveying over a million individuals from a broad range of companies, industries, and countries, the authors of “First, Break All the Rules”, Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman report that: “Talented employees need great managers. Talented employee may join a company because of Read More
Talent Pressures and an Aging Workforce
September 20, 2010 2 Comments
Talent Management A report from the Sloan Center for Aging in the Workplace published in July this year rang warning bells yet again to alert us to the looming shortage of talent in the professional ranks. It may be difficult to focus on this issues Read More
“Socialize” Your Professional Reputation With Talentag.com
August 26, 2010 1 Comment
Over the past several months, the social media world has shifted its focus from simply sharing content between people and has put a heavier emphasis on giving active social networkers the ability to voice an opinion about the content they are sharing. This is most Read More
Things to Look for When Hiring Top Sales People
August 25, 2010 0 Comments
The traditional approach to selecting sales people is often to: Focus on previous sales experience Identify the “ideal profile” by examining previous successful Sales Representatives Defining the sales role in terms of one or two dimensions Gut instinct (“I can tell if they are a Read More
