Mudanjiang
Our trip started out on a high note, for sure. We travelled from Anchorage to Seattle to Vancouver and then a 11 hour ride over to Beijing. The kids did great, watching movies and...
shiftfocus Musings and Motivations
The problem with Talent Acquisition
HR is about people. And don’t you wish you could rename your department or your title to something that gave proper credit to the importance of those people, rather than referring to them as...
Talent Trends for SMB in 2016
Deloitte published their annual summary of talent trends for 2016 (http://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/human-capital/articles/introduction-human-capital-trends.html). However, insight and actions for the small business may not be obvious when cruising through it. Following is a quick write up of...
Collaboration – Embracing the New World
I was reading a book about the new model of business (http://www.amazon.com/Quit-Your-Job-Months-Should-ebook/dp/B00Y78Y17O) and I came across a phrase that was simple, but one of those forehead-slapping, of course it is, realizations. “… collaboration is the...
Why Consulting?
Part of this blog experiment is to provide an outlet for some of the thoughts I randomly have. I think the act of writing about them forces me to think through them, validate them...
Opportunity = Responsibility
Remember the ad where the kids were saying things like “I want to work my way up to middle management”? You can watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJB0CzlzSwY The IT market is hot right now –...
Relationships, Not Transactions
I often tell the interviewers I’m training, “it’s a relationship, not a transaction.” Understanding and embracing this is critical to the recruiting process and the candidate experience. First, both parties have given up some...
Open Recruiting
Always on. That is what open recruiting is, a practice of interviewing people for your company, not a position. From what I see in the market, processes and people aren’t used to this. Think...
Serves me right!
The other day we were at the dinner table, finishing up a nice family dinner. The kids had carrots and hummus, one of their favorite veggie choices. Amanda and I had finished up and...
Europe Wine Adventures: Closing out
Well, the last few days got a little busier and so I didn’t get a chance to update the blog. Now that we’re back, fully in the swing of life, I figured it was...
