Talent Synchronicity

Planning For the Future of Talent Acquisition: Meet the Talent Broker

Do organizations know more about their inventory and customers than their current and prospective workforce? The answer is a resounding yes for many companies. This simple question reveals quite a bit about the opportunity to better support the organization’s strategic business directives. What role can the talent acquisition function play to support today’s evolving organization? [...]

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Transitions, A Job Search and Designing the Future

Fall is a time of transitions. The weather changes slowly at first and then more dramatically. Trees light up spectacularly to deliver a magnificent display of color before revealing bare limbs. We begin to modify the way we dress and even nourish ourselves differently to acclimate and prepare for the coming winter. Seasonal transitions offer [...]

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Recruitfest 2010

In the spirit of pushing the boundaries of an unconference for the recruiting community, the first Recruitfest was a small, grass roots event in Toronto. It was a funky gig by all accounts but it was transformative. As a session leader I had the joy of engaging three groups in free flowing dialogue around talent [...]

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Crossing the Chasm of Workforce Irony

Recruiting is filled with structural issues. I’m not referring to the internal structural challenges that can impede functional excellence. I am referring to the very essence of recruiting – finding the talent you need, when you need it, where you need it, and with the skills and cultural fit that is right for your organization. [...]

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Is risk avoidance adding more risk to your company’s talent strategy?

Managing a financial portfolio takes increasing skill, risk tolerance and foresight. Whether you’re working with a financial advisor or not, active participation is required. Decisions are not easy but one thing is clear when it comes to good financial planning – diversifying your portfolio is a smart thing to do. In uncertain times it’s even [...]

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HR, Culture and the Collaborative Workplace

One of the key takeaways from Talent Camp was the role that HR can play in enabling and leading collaborative work environments. Not only is the time appropriate for HR to take this on but it’s critical that they step up to lead the way. By enabling collaborative work environments, HR assumes a role in [...]

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Talent Camp – Community

Last week a group of unique people from the talent space came together for the first Talent Camp to delve into transformational work – building the talent function of the future. I’ll get deeper into the ”work” in the next post but I wanted to share something else remarkable that came out of Talent Camp …… [...]

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Social Recruiting Summit – NYC

The second Social Recruiting Summit will take place in New York on Monday, Nov. 16th. If you missed the sold-out Summit at the Googleplex this summer don’t wait too long to check out the agenda and register. The Summit topics and conversations will challenge your thinking about recruiting, give you an opportunity to network, learn [...]

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Using Social Networks to Communicate and Engage: The Future of Your Talent Acquisition Strategy

The growth, adoption, and momentum of social networking over the past 18 months brings another round of significant change for recruiting departments. The first question that needs to be answered is whether or not you believe social networking is all hype or if it will result in lasting change. Then you can answer the question, “If [...]

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Talent Camp and the BIG “What If”!

How effectively is today’s HR function meeting organizational business needs? How about the individual and collective needs and capability of the organization’s workforce? How can a global CEO study indicate that Talent is the most critical imperative, ranking high above access to capital, (see pg 24 of the exec summary) and at the same time [...]

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