A client recently asked if we could update our performance-based interview to assess remote and hybrid workers for different professional staff roles.
Aside from meeting the required threshold of t...

I was just talking to the director of engineering for a major consumer products company about new ways to improve the hiring decision for software developers. His first comment was profound and applic...

I’ve just wrapped up recording a new course for LinkedIn Learning (available in Q2, 2023). The core theme of this new program is that by embedding post-hire success into the pre-hire sourcing and in...

The other day someone asked me if she should quit her job. I handed her the graphic shown above and told her to rank the six factors on a 1-5 scale from terrible to outstanding.
Ranking the Factors T...

While strategy drives tactics, people matter more.  
I was a guest on Simon Fagg’s excellent After Dinner Leadership podcast last week. Simon brings an oldie with a newbie to discuss how busines...

You might recall that this was formerly known as the most important interview question of all time.
But a few years ago I found a better one.
The idea came about when a talent leader at a SmartRecru...

As an old manufacturing guy it’s pretty obvious that when a machine is producing scrap you stop the machine and fix the problem before turning it back on.
However, in HR this is not the procedure....

The Hiring Formula for Success shown in the image above defines all of the factors that best predict on-the-job success. Soft skills top the list.
CAUTION: being affable, extroverted and prepared are...

I think too many people including those in HR, OD experts, hiring managers and recruiters, believe being a good interviewer requires some remarkable insight into human behavior. I think they’re mist...

Having tracked the performance of thousands of senior professional staff and managers over the past 50 years it turns out it’s not hard to predict who will be successful. All you need to do is ask c...