Hiring Employees

3 Secrets To Recruiting Tech Talent In Tough Markets

Running a tech company and looking for Ruby developers? Got a “great idea” for a startup, and all you need is a programmer? Congratulations! You’ve just joined the 10,000 other geeks in the same coder-starved boat, especially if you live in a tech hub like Silicon Valley or New York. Fortunately for cash-strapped startups, money and perks aren't the answer to hiring talent. READ»

Why Digital Talent Doesn’t Want To Work At Your Company

If you're not attracting the right talent to your company, it's not because you’re a consumer packaged goods company, rather than Google. It’s not because your salaries are too low, or because you don’t offer free food and laundry services. It’s because you’re not providing them the right opportunity. READ»

Wanted: Bold And Courageous Business Leaders

Are we in economic recovery or just in another phase of the recession? As economists bicker about the facts as they see them, what can we do that will make a difference? This article asks some compelling questions that every business leader should be asking today, the answers pointing to what we can do as individuals to control our economic destiny.READ»

It's Time To Change Outdated Corporate Models, Marc Morgenstern Leadership Interview Part 2

The structures and models of corporate governance, reporting and accountability are the same as they were in the mid-20th century, yet the ways in which we communicate and do business has dramatically changed. This thought-provoking exchange between Marc Morgenstern and Selker Leadership explores corporate models for today's and tomorrow's world.READ»

The SEC: What's Wrong And How To Fix It

Noted legal expert, Marc Morgenstern speaks his mind in this Selker Leadership interview on what is wrong with the SEC and potentially how it can be fixed, coming to the conclusion that the natural human tendency towards greater regulation is exactly the wrong approach to deliver safety, transparency and liquidity. This is part 1 of a 2 part seriesREAD»

From H1N1 to Q2H2

Our global business culture is infected with a "virus" of bad habits around interviewing, assessing and hiring. Q2H2 are 2 Questions to ask yourself before Hiring another employee that take the mystery out of whether or not someone is a successful hire, and will stop spreading the “bad hire” virus which permeates companies around the globe.READ»

Stop Incenting Executives to Act Badly!

We're all upset about the worst excesses in executive comp but why do they continue? Until now no one has connected the dots between compensation, culture and values and how comp drives behavior. This article explains how comp policies approved by boards are consistent with a company's culture and points to the levers to change behavior with values. READ»

The Enron Syndrome

The names, dates, and companies have changed, but like the gerbil on a wheel we're right back where we were in 2001. Corporate policies that reward executives for behaving badly, all with seemingly no connection to stated company values. You see, true values-based behavior is the key and until we all demand otherwise, the Enron Syndrome continues.READ»

Don’t Waste A Recession!, Top Silicon Valley CFO Speaks Out About the Economy, Madoff and Wall Street Executive Comp Limit

What does a top Silicon Valley CFO have to say about our economic crisis, Bernie Madoff and Wall Street executive compensation caps? Find out in this smart leadership interview with Ken Goldman, a long-term tech CFO with a well-deserved reputation for running one of the tightest financial ships in Silicon Valley. READ»

The Model “Has Been” Broken

Most executives admit that up to 50% of their senior staffing are hiring mistakes. This means that whatever percentage of hiring is done via executive search, 50% fail to deliver the goods. This article exposes how the executive search model is broken. And don't look to the big boys to fix it. They just want to sell you more services without fixing the process.READ»

Even Madoff Had Great References

With the daily revelations about executives acting in their own self-interests while their companies, shareholders and the marketplace suffers, you have to wonder who hired all these Nero-clones while Rome burns to the ground? The irony is that they all had stellar references. This article identifies how even great references can lead to hiring mistakes.READ»

From Kindergarten to the Boardroom

A Kick in the Career: Has the over achievement of some adults resulted in achievement obsession for their kids? In this week's column, humorist and careers expert Tom Stern ponders whether we're preparing our kids to take over the world far too early in their lives. READ»

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Shifting Gears at 105 mph -- Without Flying off a Cliff

Part IX: The Growth of a Brand. Karen Post continues to offer branding lessons from a social-networking startup.READ»

Separating the Cream from the Crap

Just say "Yes" to Early Adopters, "No" and then "Bye" to Naysayers. READ»

The New Guy

The way you manage the first weeks with a new employee can boost someone's entire career. And if you're the new guy, there's no better time to make new relationships and start your career off in the right direction. READ»

Use Online Networks to Find Your Star Employee

Recruiters can find valuable leads with online tools such as blogs, virtual communities, social networking sites, and biography-analysis software.READ»

Talent Rules!

Ten guiding principles for recruiting, retaining, and motivating great people from John Patterson, vice president of talent at priceline.com.READ»

Prevent a Talent Crash

Priceline's vice president of talent, John Patterson, offers a time-tested program for recruiting, retaining, motivating, and growing talent -- a radical redefinition of the traditional HR role.READ»

Magic Shop

Are your frontline employees going to save or kill your most important quarter? At Apple, nothing is left to chance.READ»

Hospitality. Sweet.

The recipe for a sublime risotto? It's all about being nice.READ»