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GLR Blog

  • Pictures from Piha New Zealand
    A small diversion. I’ve been spending a few days in one of my favorite places – New Zealand. This is a country full of beautiful hiking trails, deserted beaches, and spectacular views. And not far from the largest city, Auckland, lie black sand beaches and bush country hiking trails. Many people live near the beaches and work in [...]
  • “The Medium is the Massage” in 2011
    The year is 1967 and an academic named Marshall McLuhan writes a book. It's a book called "The Medium is the Massage," with only a few pages, pictures, white space and not very many words. It would revolutionize how we think about media.
  • 5 Trends that will Shape our Future
    At our Future of Talent Retreat this past weekend, I laid out the five trends I see as dominating the next decade or more.  In an age of mechanization, such as the 20th century, we glorified all things mechanical and we developed hierarchal and mechanistic systems to govern the creation of those mechanical things. This was necessary to enable us to develop the technology and tools [...]
  • Talent Pools vs. Communities: What’s the Difference?
    We toss the word community around a lot in recruiting, but most of us do not have a very clear definition of what makes it different from a database or a talent pool.
  • Do You Really Want Only“A” Players?
    There is a myth that an organization full of "A" players is best. That may not be true.

In the Spotlight

Quarter 4- 2010

New "downloadable"PowerPoint presentations by Kevin.

There has never been a better time to invest in getting ahead of the curve. GLR and Kevin Wheeler can provide you with insights into the emerging trends and issues we will be dealing with in 2011 and beyond.

Kevin is available for keynotes, briefings, or special meetings with your staff or leadership team. Bring Kevin in to speak to your senior leadership team or to kick off your talent conference or global get together. Get an update on emerging issues, challenge a work group with different ideas, or bring a global perspective to your thinking.

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Email or call for additional information: +1-510-659-0179 or kwheeler@glresources.com.

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