Whiz Bang Solutions

11/06/2018

Here's an article I wrote recently for ERE. Many companies think they don't have a gender problem until it's too late (and newsworthy). Here are the questions for leaders to consider in order to evaluate whether their culture is equitable, and is perceived as such by employees.

I recently asked my Facebook friends, many of whom are in staffing, if they noticed that leaders in recruiting are disproportionately male. I explained that what I had experienced wasn’t that there were necessarily more men in recruiting leadership roles

09/21/2018

Listen, could folks please not begin every job description with a series of questions? It's like the pumpkin spice latte of literary techniques. And by that I mean "basic".

If I had a quarter for every job description I’ve seen that starts with a question, I’d be in Aruba right now sipping cocktails, and not in my home office in my flannel and Birkenstocks. I’ve been in and around the recruiting industry for 25 years (wait, whaaat?) and in that time, I’ve seen ...

09/11/2018

I hope more companies get over the hurdle of adopting remote hiring. I suspect that those who don't will be left behind because their talent supply will be limited.

Remote working is becoming more commonplace than ever before - but what are the benefits both for businesses and the people that they are hiring? “One must consider that for experienced performers, and Gen Y and Z candidates, remote working, either full or part time, is no longer a ‘rare privile...

09/07/2018

I get nine hours of sleep most nights. I'm not sure if it made me a better manager when I had people reporting to me, but I know I feel more settled and focused when I get a full night. I'm always curious about how much sleep other people are getting (though I refuse to feel guilty about my nine hours).

Managers need more rest. Here’s how to get it.

09/03/2018

Some great hot takes on negotiating here. A visual pep-talk when you need to talk about money and your worth. http://ow.ly/HVYH30lDKfS

08/31/2018

I do a lot of writing in my employer branding work. A holdover activity from my previous business iteration is messaging and editing for companies and non-profits. So I think a lot about words and companies' internal writing cultures. I found this hubspot training with to be a great intro for folks joining a company with a strong writing culture. Or really anyone who needs to influence with words.

07/20/2018

Great post from Lindsay on striking the balance between a big, bold brand and a specific promise. These concepts can easily be applied to an employer brand.

Your brand should be big enough to matter but narrow enough to own. Your business creates the most value when it solves a meaningful customer need –

04/25/2018

Presentation anxiety arouses my every awkward instinct. No joke. I have tried to calm myself down, but never to revel in excitement. I'll give it a shot. What's your pre-presentation ritual or hack?

Pinkcasts: short, informal, low-fi videos offering tips, recommendations, or whatever happens to be on my mind. Sent on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month.

04/13/2018

The talent acquisition industry could get a lot better at talking about what it does.

Early in my career, I held positions in companies that used either “recruiting” or “staffing” to describe the function I was part of. Over the last several years – five, maybe ten –the words “talent acquisition” have come into fashion. This might be because the work involved feels br...

04/12/2018

How to be a good mentee. http://ow.ly/be2p30iGkyP

I wish some of the people I mentored read this before we got started.

A good relationship depends on both people.

04/09/2018

Strategy and ex*****on don't look that different. All about making decisions given a set of constraints.

Everyone is responsible for strategy, but responsibility for ex*****on rests at the top.

04/03/2018

I think it's helpful for professionals to develop a framework for what makes them happy at work. Assess it when you are happy, not when you are dissatisfied. And when making a career decision, always index toward those factors.

And how to motivate them to stay.