There’s an old “I Love Lucy” episode in which Ricky walks in to find Lucy crawling around on the living room floor. He asks ...
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Why now is an odd—but perfect—time to hire great talent
“Given restraints, we come up with incredible solutions,” said Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, in response to why the platform only allowed 240 characters ...
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Win the Great Land Run of 2020 with an Intentional People Strategy
As recently as two months ago, the landscape of the marketplace was seemingly well settled and balanced with predictable patterns and identified players. However, ...
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Flipping the Script on Employee Development Post-COVID
As we get back to life and work, leaders and HR professionals have a unique opportunity to think differently about employee development. Here are ...
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Cash May Be King, but Your Power Is in Your People
By now, you have likely identified your crisis priorities and have made prudent financial moves to protect and access operating capital. But what about ...
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Culture Fit and Engagement
What we can learn from U.S. Naval Academy’s Approach to recruitment & retention I’m a sucker for documentaries. Particularly ones related to sports, like ...
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Crush Your Talent Strategy in 2020 with These 4 Insights
“Strategy is about making choices, trade-offs; it’s about deliberately choosing to be different.” —Michael Porter “This year just feels different.” It’s one of those ...
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Maximize talent by making it a budget priority
It’s budget season. What are you buying in 2020? The vast majority of you are planning those investments now. The tools we buy will ...
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The Value of Intangible Assets – Your People
When we analyze our businesses, we’re drawn to look at the numbers provided to us by our accountants: cash flow statements, balance sheets, and income statements. And when we look beyond these to other numbers, they are typically derivatives that make up the former reports: sales, gross margin, etc. As managers, we tend to evaluate ...
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Culture is more than a buzzword in today’s marketplace
“Culture” is having a moment. As the Indianapolis Colts prepare for their season, General Manager Chris Ballard and his team are all-in with their “winning culture,” a buzzword almost every coach drops into a press conference, even with recent team developments. Off the field, workplaces are increasingly concerned about the talent gap, and the culture ...
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