Beijing to Xian
We wrapped up our Beijing visit with a visit to the Temple of Heaven. This was the place the emperor would come to prepare himself for festivals and conduct sacrifices. It was a much...
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Beijing Part Two and Personal Space
Our second day in Beijing was spent checking off another couple Beijing must-dos off the list. We went to Tiananmen Square and then to the Forbidden City. When we were last there, it was...
Beijing Part One
It really feels like our first day in China was equivalent to 3 days. Days 2 and 3 weren’t quite so full, but worth a summary, so here it is. We left Mudanjiang in...
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...
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...
