Designing and facilitating efficient and effective face-to-face collaboration sessions require diligent planning and skilled facilitation. Move the same session to a virtual setting and the requirements go on steroids. I’ve designed and facilitated hundreds of non-virual sessions and am now doing more and more virtually.... Continue reading
Read More >Basing Talent Management Practices on Purported Generational Differences Are Not Effective I’ve never been a fan of generational stereotyping – from Morris Massey’s frenetic exhortations on “What You Are Is Where You Were When” to the current media hype on Millennials, Xers and Boomers. The...
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“The next time someone calls me a Millennial, I’m gonna punch them in the nose!” That was the exasperated response of a bright, successful 30-something young professional when someone commented that “all Millennials crave attention.” Like many, she was offended by being put in a...
Read More >My experience assessing talent within companies typically shows that high-performing, high-potential talent often makes up a small percentage of most organization’s total workforce, typically 10 – 15%. That observation has been confirmed in a global research study on workforce productivity conducted by Bain & Company....
Read More >During a tour of Google headquarters in 2014, our host described the impressive amount of time and effort the entire company put into hiring the best talent. However, he went on to proudly state that Google was even better at firing people. Why would the...
Read More >In 2014, I had the privilege of visiting Facebook headquarters to learn how this rapidly growing and innovative firm leverages talent to drive results. When we were talking about their approach to talent, our host said that Facebook, “hires slow, manages easy and fires fast.” My reaction...
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