An enormous number of highly talented people have lost their jobs over the past year or two. As a result, sorting through all of the overly qualified applicants responding to job openings can be daunting, and resumes can only help eliminate those who are not worth pursuing further. Hiring successfully...

A robust diversity and inclusion initiative is central to any organization’s success. With solid senior-level executive commitment and engagement and direct access to top leadership, such as the president, CEO or chairman, diversity and inclusion initiatives enjoy ongoing relevance and sustainability....

Many on-boarding programs are simply too short and only focused on new employees. I have been on-boarded into a new organization four times in my life. Two were OK and two were terrible. Having talked with many a learner about this experience and helped a few organizations develop on-boarding programs,...

Consider the following scenarios. Erica was emotionally and physically exhausted after her first eight months on the job as a manager of the training department of a manufacturing company. It took her two years to find a position as a manager at this level, and she intended to succeed no matter what....

Consistency in talent practices across a global organization is hard to get off the ground, but aerospace manufacturer Lockheed Martin saw its capability soar as a result. Lockheed Martin leaders were hesitant to give up their high potentials or high performers because they were not sure of the players...

The global nature of business today oftentimes entails overseeing teams comprised of foreign nationalities – a reality that has spawned “Outsourced,” an NBC sitcom that documents the journey of a manager whose department gets outsourced to India. “I worry about people seeing...

By customizing learning at the individual level, organizations can reap business benefits, such as improved performance, more motivated and loyal employees and reduced overall learning costs. Organizations have a long history of assembling learners in the same room at the same time and force-feeding...

Most employers are reluctant to openly identify and label key workers as “critical talent”, but fears this status will be used as a bargaining chip are misplaced, says human capital expert Anthony Sork. Many HR professionals believe that “identifying and labelling” individuals...

By putting employees on top of the pyramid, an organization can hold on to talent while strengthening relationships with customers. When I became president of global IT services firm HCL Technologies in 2005, the company was in a perilous situation. We were growing at a brisk pace – as high as...

How many EXELLENT teachers, doctors, salesman, secretaries, IT manager, cleaners, cooks, designers do you know? I bet very, very few. It’s damn hard to find a good worker, of any kind. Since I am in the recruitment/Human Resources field, this question puzzles me a lot: why only few people are becoming...