I’m now working with a big industrial company to help them overhaul their internal mobility program. The company just started using our Performance-based Hiring Quality of Hire Talent Scorecard for external hires and now wants a version to identify current team...
Sarah Jones had been an HR Business Partner at Meridian Systems for six years — long enough to survive three ATS migrations and more "transformational" recruiting initiatives than she could count. So when she knocked on CHRO Diana Reeves's door on a Tuesday morning...
We know that our best hires are people we’ve worked with before, internal promotions, and candidates highly referred by someone we trust. The reason is obvious. We know their past performance, how they fit with the team and culture and whether they take personal...
This simple idea will begin a hiring revolution at your company and it needs to be on the first page of your company handbook. Never make an offer to a candidate without asking the hiring manager this question first: What does the person need to do in this role to be...
Consider this. We've built elaborate systems – competency matrices, skills assessments, personality profiles, behavioral interviews with STAR frameworks – that sound rigorous and scientific. But here's the uncomfortable truth: most organizations have no idea whether...
In 1944, engineers started circulating a brilliantly satirical technical description. The "turbo encabulator" supposedly used "a base plate of prefabulated amulite" to achieve "reciprocation of dingle arms to prevent side fumbling." The joke? It was complete gibberish...
HR Is the Last Function Still Flying Blind on AI Strategy. Here's the Data. When we pulse the market on strategic AI adoption by reviewing published reports for the past year, the results reveal a massive maturity chasm. Tech leads at 4.5 out of 5. Finance hits 4.1....
(Inspired by my 9 year-old granddaughter who wanted to proudly show her "Papa Lou" what she had just built.) Minecraft for Management: Building High Performing Teams, Not Just Filling Seats Minecraft became the bestselling video game in history by measuring one thing:...
As an engineering intern in an R&D department almost 60 years ago I learned that there are two basic ways to experiment to validate whether a new manufacturing or business process is effective. The first is testing a specific theory – you think you know what...
It's what people DO with what they HAVE that matters, not what they HAVE. You can easily figure this out using the performance-based interview.Start with a work history review to figure out the having part. Then ask about their major accomplishments to determine the...
Quantum Hiring will soon be here but for now we'll stick with calculus and "Moneyball for HR!" All of these idea takes the use of data to another level when it comes to making better hiring decisions. "Moneyball for HR!” is based on the concept that the best people...
When the demand for top people exceeds the supply, you need to implement an "Attract the Best" talent strategy, not one that's designed to weed out the unqualified. Yet it seems to me, HR Tech designers and their HR customers are ignoring this basic Economics 101...
Win-Win Hiring means measuring hiring success on the first year anniversary date, not the start date. This means both the new hire and the hiring manager enthusiastically agree – one year later – that they made the right decision. One way to increase the likelihood of...
This Fortune article describes why your HR tech AI project will likely fail despite what all of the HR pundits tell you. It summarizes what Julie Sweet - the CEO of Accenture - has found to be the three red flags when it comes to using AI improperly. It all comes down...
In the war for talent, efficiency is a participation trophy. Transformation is how you win. Note: This is a fictional account drawn from real situations in multiple companies — a composite of leaders who’ve faced the same challenge. The names and details are...
By automating the labor-intensive aspects of high-touch hiring while preserving its relationship-centered core, AI makes it possible to extend these best practices across the entire talent acquisition function. In today's competitive hiring landscape, two distinct...
performancebasedhiring.com There’s been no shortage of solutions proposed to reduce hiring bias in recent years. Structured interviews, unconscious bias training, and AI audits are popular options. But for all the effort, most of these interventions treat bias as a...
In the future, recruiters won’t be needed to fill rank-and-file jobs — AI will soon automate the entire process. The recruiters who thrive will be the ones who master solution selling to craft careers that not just change lives but shape companies. Learning to play...
The talent game has changed. You don’t win by hiring fast — you win by hiring right. Here’s why the smartest companies are adopting a Moneyball mindset for hiring top performers. The hiring game is changing. Rapidly. And there's little time for talent leaders to catch...
At the beginning of a recent Performance-based Hiring program for hiring managers, I made a confession. I told them that this program wasn't about interviewing and hiring, it was about what it takes to be a great manager. At the end they all agreed. Our new...