Why is employee retention such a difficult job, at a time when many companies are scoring record profits and sitting on cash? Some people say, “It’s the economy, stupid.” But many HR practitioners admit that the recruiting process is broken — and they’re unsure about how to turn it around.
Innovation and entrepreneurship, paired with good old-fashioned hard work, have created a new era of “fringe” benefits. But despite all the fancy tricks organizations offer these days, it seems like they may not get it. Recognition 101 = Listening.
Today’s work world is a tale of two job markets: It’s the best of times and the worst of times. While the “have nots” are merely hoping for a stable income (without any benefits), the “haves” are living large. That’s the focus of this week’s Extreme Perks, #TChat Edition…
“All I know is that sometimes you have to be wary Of a miracle too good to be true All I know is that sometimes
Because we don’t blink here at TalentCulture, this seems like a good time to talk about the elephant in the room: job haves and have nots. But we are talent strategy professionals. It’s our job to think and talk about these things. So together, perhaps we can generate some solutions…
The world may be tired, but it’s time to get fired. Up that is. And we did this week, but just when we’re riding high
Is it really a small world after all when it comes to human capital management? Is it possible to balance a global workforce so it functions as one big happy team? Can domestic leadership spur international success? These are the questions we’ll ponder in the TalentCulture community…
“It seems to me, while it’s true that every dog will have his day — when all the bones are buried there is barely time
It’s an understatement to say that first contact with a recruiter can be stressful. Like a “close encounter” with a space alien – job applicants never really quite know what to expect. The ramifications can be profound – even if those consequences are unintended. So what can we, as talent-minded professionals, do to improve that first impression? How can we lead the way to better outcomes?
Most businesses around the world are small. Small businesses generate most new jobs. Most full-time and part-time jobs exist at larger companies. And all in between
Do you work with the person in the next cube, or is your closest associate half a world away? Do you work in an office
Who passes up an opportunity to use the word fealty outside the context of medieval fantasies or galaxies far, far away? Frodo is engaged in
An article in Knowledge @ Wharton on the issue of declining employee loyalty struck a chord with me. Our recent #TChat about brand humanization, employee
It’s graduation season. The smell of victory is in the air as students all across the globe pay homage to self-courage with a smile and
We treated them non-generationally and talked with them straight. At one point, the three of us all concurred that being passionate about what you do
Here’s an interesting people factoid: At least three generations are playing in the workplace sandbox today, with a fourth set to join soon. The Boomers,
The proverbial “chicken or the egg” thing has nothing on #TChat. The real question is, What came first, the employee or the brand? It was
Thank you, Michael Jackson, for your timeless lyrics; your title song lines are the theme of this week’s Top Trends in the World of Work.
Brand issues have been a hot button topic for us at The World of Work as of late. Employee brand has given way to employer
We’d thought we’d cause a rift in the space time continuum. Fortunately we didn’t. That’s because the amazing SocialHRCamp attendees in Vancouver BC and the
There’s a fun event today, Wed May 16th – A Live Social HR Camp being hosted from Vancouver, BC Canada and six other locales spread across
I’m a dot connector. It’s not much different than what I did with a pencil, in a pre-school activity. Instead of looking at tiny black
“Attract quickly, hire slowly.” That sentiment comes from Dave McClure, venture capitalist and founding partner at 500 Startups, an Internet start-up seed fund and incubator program
Employers are using social media to put a shine on brands. That’s no surprise, but what may be is the degree to which they’re letting
What if work could feel more like play? It’s what we endeavor to do each week at #TChat. It’s what I fundamentally subscribe to: “Play
