The Number One Reason Employees Fail
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” Albert Einstein It’s about that time when the HR conference...
View ArticleCybersecurity is Teaching Organizations How To Fix Their Talent Shortages
Cybersecurity jobs are the hottest thing on the planet. Hackers out to do bad are growing as fast as the need to combat them and at this moment the bad guys are winning! Every single organization I...
View ArticleDo you really want to get better?
I’ve been writing about HR, Talent, and Leadership every day going on seven years. If you go around telling people you know something about something, guess what? They’re going to ask you to tell them...
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The Perfect Change Model for HR #VueDD17
I’m out in Park City, UT this week at Hirevue’s Digital Disruption conference. The conference is designed for TA pros and leaders looking to ‘disrupt’ their current TA shop and the agenda is packed...
View Article7 Things HR Pros Should Be Doing to Deliver a World-Class Employee Experience
Webinar Alert! Tomorrow at Noon EST – it’s me and the 7 Things every HR Pro in the World should be doing to Deliver a World-Class Employee Experience. Want to join me? You’ll get SHRM and HRCI credit!...
View ArticleEvery First Internship Should be a Sales Internship!
So, it’s that time of year. Bring in the interns and show them what they’ll never do or see again in the real world when they get their first job! I’m only half joking. Most internships I hear about...
View ArticleThe Most Important Question You’ll Ever Ask a Hiring Manager
How are those hiring manager “intake” meetings going? You know, those meetings you have with a hiring manager every single time they have an opening. You sit down with your hiring manager, face to...
View ArticleHR and Recruiting are not Rocket Science!
I hear one thing over and over from people who read my stuff or see my presentations: “It’s not rocket science.” It happened just last week. Some HR guy sent me a message and said, “I don’t get it?”...
View ArticleThe Story That Wins Becomes The Truth
In HR we hear a lot of stories. We love to tell ourselves we are hearing the truth from one side and a lie from another side, but the reality is both sides are stories with a little truth and a little...
View ArticleI’m a Transactional Memory Leader, are you?
There is this concept called ‘group transactional memory‘. Simply, this is your ability to allow memories you need or want to be stored within someone else. Let me give you an example. My wife is our...
View ArticleDisrupt HR Detroit! September 27th – Tickets On Sale Now!
DisruptHR is coming to Detroit!!! I’m pretty excited about it and I’m part of the great team that’s putting this event together. The date is September 27th with registration starting 5:30 pm and the...
View ArticleMidwest Recruiter’s Bootcamp! Minneapolis July 31st-Aug 1 (LAST CALL!)
My good friend and recruiting guru, Paul DeBettignies, is hosting the Midwest Recruiting Bootcamp in Minneapolis next week, and he asked me to come and speak at it. He also asked some of the top...
View ArticleHR 101: Prepare to be surprised!
HR 101. If there is one thing I could give a new HR Pro it would be this simple advice. No matter how prepared you think you are, you really only need to prepare yourself, for one thing, being...
View Article2017 Michigan Recruiter’s Conference is October 25th in Detroit!
That’s right gang! We’re back and better than ever! The 2017 Michigan Recruiter’s Conference will take place on Wednesday, October 25th from 9 am to 4 pm in downtown Detroit onsite at our wonderful...
View ArticleDream Gigantic
I love this concept. It feels hopeful and aspirational. I don’t do this enough. I don’t count myself as a dreamer, but I encourage my children to do this. I want them to be the MLB Shortstop, the...
View ArticleWhen You Want It More Than They Want It
You know what? Being an HR Pro isn’t tough, being a Dad/parent is tough! But, sometimes they seem to be very similar jobs. I was reminded this weekend that many times in life, you want more for your...
View ArticleThe Secret to High Performance? Stay in your Box!
I was reminded of something recently – getting out of the box – isn’t comfortable. Now – I know what some of your are thinking – “But, Tim, you need to get out of the box to challenge yourself, to push...
View ArticleIt’s Better to Make a Wrong Decision Fast
For those that don’t know I played and coached volleyball for a great deal of my life. Being from Michigan I can tell you that is rare (being a male) and I got called “gay” more than once while...
View ArticleBeing a Fair Leader Won’t Get You Promoted!
Look out HR Leaders this one is going to sting a little – from The Harvard Business Review: “In management, fairness is a virtue. Numerous academic studies have shown that the most effective leaders...
View ArticleAre You Hiring Raw Talent?
Last week I got invited down to Rock Ventures (Dan Gilbert – the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Quicken Loans – yeah that Rock Ventures) to do the closing keynote for their HR and Talent Summit...
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