(Cross-posted on TalentCulture) During my niece’s high school graduation three years ago, the school honored those family and friends who had served in the armed forces. My father was in the Air Force, so we smiled proudly as he stood while the song played on, “Off we go, into the wild blue yonder…” Then, at [...]
Posts Tagged ‘business’
Hiring military veterans — it’s a ‘pair of ducks’
Posted: 10th November 2011 by Kevin W. Grossman in Career Management, Economics, Emotional Intelligence, Employment Brand, Human Resources, Leadership, Recruiting, Talent AcquisitionTags: business, economics, hiring veterans, Recruiting, TChat, veterans, veterans day
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In business, fairness need not apply
Posted: 13th October 2011 by Kevin W. Grossman in Economics, Emotional Intelligence, Employment Brand, Human Resources, Recruiting, Talent Acquisition, Workplace CultureTags: business, discrimination, diversity, human resources, innovation, internal mobiliity, leadership, quality of fit, Recruiting
The diversity perception is much different in practice. The reality is, we discriminate; we stink at giving folks a fair shake, especially when they’re not familiar. Many of us in the world of work try to be fair, try not to choose one applicant or an internal candidate over another because of attractiveness, ethnicity, religious [...]
The Demand for Great Leadership Exceeds the Supply
Posted: 22nd September 2011 by Kevin W. Grossman in Economics, Emotional Intelligence, Human Resources, Leadership, Training and Development, Workplace CultureTags: business, emotional intelligence, executive management, global economy, human resources, politics
I’m not going to throw you any softballs. We did enough of that in last night’s #TChat. Instead, I’m going to throw the next pitch really fast – the money ball – straight down the middle. C’mon, let’s see you swing. I want to see you knock it out of the park. Because for the [...]