Articles by Meghan M. Biro

Emergence of Talent Communities… Not Pools

September 27, 2011 in /by

Within HR and Recruiting, for example, a new technology is unfolding – one which will, in my opinion, change how individuals find work and how companies recruit. Talent Communities are here, driven by the powerful engines of social media, search, big data, ubiquitous computing and social communities.Talent communities are now replacing what many recruiters have traditionally called talent pools. Simply having a database of resumes to sort through to make a talent match has transformed into what we know as social recruiting.

Lou Imbriano "Turns Customers Into Fans" His New Book

September 20, 2011 in /by

Let’s be honest. Some leaders make a difference, and some leaders just take up space. Lou Imbriano is definitely one of the former. As we well know leaders comes in a variety of personality flavors. As CMO of the New England Patriots, and now as CEO of TrinityOne, Lou has brought career passion and flair to […]

Zero Unemployment: It's On Us: #TChat Recap

September 8, 2011 in /by

Maybe we would be better off putting economists and seasoned (small) business leaders in office. Because maybe then we’d create a better private sector environment that brings back a job growth heartbeat. I didn’t want to make this week’s recap political, but that’s difficult to do when all I hear is crazy extremism with little […]

Leaders Dive Into The Workplace Cloud

August 23, 2011 in /by

I only sometimes talk about technology here. Yes, my inner nerd is still alive and well for those of you wondering what I’ve been up to lately. I’ve been hanging out in the clouds pondering this enormous topic. I assume, like 90% of us, it is there, meeting my needs, and don’t worry overmuch about […]

Facebook & the Strange Engagement Arrangement: #TChat Recap

August 18, 2011 in /by

Just because I like you, doesn’t mean we’re friends. At least on Facebook. I’m talking about the strange engagement arrangement between companies, associations, non-profits, clubs, professional groups, other groups, events — and their followers. Or, more appropriately, their fans who “like” them by clicking on a thumbs-up tab and then getting streams of information from […]

Change HR with Your Own "silly walk"

July 29, 2011 in /by

HR is such an open, unique field that finds itself bound by the past. Organizations continue to churn and churn on HR programs and ideas that haven’t been current in years (or even decades). The difficulty facing folks is how to break away from the past. We tout “change management” as a profession, but change […]

Everybody's Story Matters: #TChat Recap

July 27, 2011 in /by

“Everybody’s story matters.” That sentiment is from an amazing interactive storybook we’ve been watching with my older daughter on the iPad. It’s called The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore and it’s all about the importance and power of reading books and stories. Everybody’s story, including yours and yours and yours. As I wrote […]

Are Dream Jobs A Reality? #TChat Preview

July 19, 2011 in /by

Originally posted by Charles Purdy, one of #TChat’s moderators, on MonsterThinking Blog The term “dream job” means different things to each of us — and for many job seekers right now, a dream job would be any job. But when most people talk about their dream job, they’re talking about the elusive position that engages […]

What Your Workers Really Think About HR: #TChat Preview

June 28, 2011 in /by

Originally posted by Charles Purdy on MonsterThinking Blog If you’re in an HR or recruiting position, you likely interact with a lot of job seekers and employees, and  you may believe that you already know everything you need to know about their mindsets and attitudes.  After all, you’re in the people business. Plus, you’re busy! […]

Diversity Still Matters in Today’s Workplace? #TChat Preview

June 21, 2011 in /by

Originally posted by Joe Gerstandt on MonsterThinking Blog Intersections baby, its all about the intersections… The majority of the work that we do around diversity and inclusion as HR professionals is focused on identity diversity, which is differences in our social identities…things like age, gender, race, ethnicity, orientation, physical ability, etc. I think that there […]

Magnetic Leadership Attracts Top Talent: #TChat Preview

June 14, 2011 in /by

Originally posted by Matt Charney, one of #TChat’s moderators, on MonsterThinking Blog The CEO of today looks a lot different than  the company man of previous generations, increasingly likely to have traded  in the gray wool suit for shorts and flip-flops, their secretaries for smart phones, and corporate branding with personal branding. One only has to look […]

The World of Work for New Grads: #TChat Preview

June 7, 2011 in /by

Originally posted by Charles Purdy, one of #TChat’s moderators, on Monster Thinking Blog It’s not just that many recent grads are new to the world of work — it’s also that the world of work has changed quite a lot in recent years. The tumultuous economy, fast-changing technologies, and the social-media revolution (just to name a few […]

Small Business the Bigger Picture: #TChat Preview

May 17, 2011 in /by

Originally posted by Matt Charney, one of #TChat’s moderators, on MonsterThinking Blog It’s hard to overstate the impact of small business, even by presidential proclamation, as Barack Obama kicked off National Small Business Week, declaring: “From the family businesses that anchor Main Street to the high-tech startups that keep America on the cutting edge, small businesses are […]

Balance: Reconciling Work and Life: #TChat Preview

May 10, 2011 in /by

Originally posted by Matt Charney, one of #TChat’s moderators, on Monster Thinking Blog It’s interesting that the genesis of work-life balance really started, with, well, Genesis: somewhere, between creating the heaven, the earth and all things in between, even God needed a day off to rest. We’ll leave interpretations up to the theologians, but there’s a pretty […]