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How to Get the Most from Your Social Network
Social networks have grown to the point where they now challenge traditional ways of communicating, marketing, and recruiting. One of the measures we often use to determine the success of our networking is to count the number of people in it. But this is not really a valuable measure: I… Continue reading
The New Television: How the iPad Changes Everything
Many of the reviews of the iPad that I have seen reflect the impressions of people trying to put it into some known category. But, it doesn’t fit any known category and seems to many like either a bad computer or an overblown entertainment device.
I have learned that… Continue reading
Why Recruiting is in the Midst of Transformation
This recession is accelerating a trend that was already underway: the tendency of organizations to outsource and decentralize non-core functions. I define core very simply: anything that generates revenue (e.g. the sales team), invents new products or services (e.g., R&D) or deeply touches customers (e.g. consultants, advisors). And, let’s face… Continue reading
Recruiting Needs to Part of Something Bigger
Strategic workforce planning is a relatively new concept and practice for most organizations. Many firms have a simplified form of workforce planning in place which is focused on replacement of people in current positions and functions. It is a rare experience to find an organization that has thought through its… Continue reading
The Autumn of Silicon Valley
This recent video from the PBS NEWSHOUR about Silicon Valley tells the story of how creativity is so hard to hold on to and how what we were is what we want to be.
It was in the 1960s that the valley transitioned from “The Valley of Hearts Delight,” where… Continue reading