“Some world views are spacious, and some are merely spaced.” —Rush, Grand Designs
Scene 1: Pacific Avenue was closed for Halloween. Throngs of families dressed up for the holiday, passed one another while children chased each other in circles, … Read more
“Wheel goes round, landing on a twist of faith
Taking your chances you’ll have the right answers
When the final judgment begins
Wheel goes round, landing on a leap of fate
Life redirected in ways unexpected
Sometimes the odd number … Read more
For the longest time it’s always been about recruiting from the outside in. As if companies had never hired for many of their jobs before. As if the only way to fill them was to post the jobs and pray … Read more
“Moving without motion
Screaming without sound
Across an open ocean
Flying there on temporary ground…”
—Jack White, Temporary Ground
We huddled together while Brad barked out our last names and the next play.
“Grossman, you do a five-yard buttonhook. … Read more
“Who can take a sunrise
Sprinkle it in dew
Cover it in chocolate
and a miracle or two?”
—Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, The Candy Man
Unfortunately, I can still taste his sour words. We’d been talking recruiting shop, him … Read more
“The No. 1 thing we want to do is create competition, create opportunities for guys to show what they’re capable of.” —Jack Del Rio, Head Coach of the Oakland Raiders
Only one starter started for the Oakland Raiders in the … Read more
“C’mon you little fighter
No need to get uptighter
C’mon you little fighter
And get back up again…”
—Supertramp, It’s Raining Again
Facebook messenger popped up: Did you hear the news?
The person messaging me was a new co-worker. I … Read more
“The end cannot justify the means, for the simple and obvious reason that the means employed determine the nature of the ends produced.” –Aldous Huxley
Indeed. This quote was shared with me in a comment on my Who Cares As … Read more
“And I don’t care, go on and tear me apart
And I don’t care if you do
‘Cause in a sky, ‘cause in a sky full of stars
I think I see you…”
—Coldplay, “Sky Full of Stars”… Read more
“All I know is that sometimes the truth is contrary — everything in life you thought you knew.” —Neil Peart (Musician and Writer)
Without doing the math and coloring them in, you can still tell what most of them are. … Read more
I played Patrick the recruiter in our customer conference general session skit. It was less than 15 lines and shouldn’t have been a problem.
But it was, mostly because I’m a ham at heart and like to improvise whenever possible. … Read more
“And with all your magic
I disappear from view…”
—Coldplay
She stopped in the middle of the hall and met my gaze. We shook hands. Other customers, partners and peers streamed around us on either side like a river around … Read more
“Midway hawkers calling
‘Try your luck with me’
Merry-go-round wheezing
The same old melody…”
—Neil Peart (Lakeside Park)
We became carnies for a day – midway hawkers calling out from our very own front yard. The main reason … Read more
“How many times
Do we chaff against the repetition
Straining against the faith
Measured out in coffee breaks…”
—Neil Peart
His smile ricocheted off the booth and hit the back of my head. I couldn’t help but smile right back.… Read more
The TalentCulture #TChat Show is back live on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. #TChat Radio starts at 6:30 pm ET (3:30 pm PT) and the convo continues on #TChat Twitter chat from 7-8 pm ET (4-5 pm PT).
Last week we … Read more
Candidate experience, it can sometimes feel like a moving target to increasingly burdened recruiters and HR Pros, but is it really so far out of our reach?
Last night we discussed how to make candidate experience … Read more
The TalentCulture #TChat Show is back live on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. #TChat Radio starts at 6:30 pm ET (3:30 pm PT) and the convo continues on #TChat Twitter chat from 7-8 pm ET (4-5 pm PT).
Last week we … Read more
On the morning of the vernal equinox, the crazy cool converged. Actually, according to my mother-in-law, the vernal equinox is equivalent to at least four full moons, which means the crazy isn’t necessarily cool and only falls from trees like … Read more
“I am convinced that nothing we do is more important than hiring and developing people. At the end of the day you bet on people, not strategies.”
–Lawrence Bossidy, Author & Former CEO, Honeywell
If talent is what … Read more
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