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Till Layoffs Do Us Part
For some of those who struggled the most with work from home (WFH), the biggest issue was a loss of the social connections they have at work. While introverts may have been celebrating, others missed their friends or “work spouses.” A work spouse is a...
Talent Matters Impacts Winning More Than Quality of Work-Life—At least in the NFL
This is the time of the year where the National Football League (NFL) goes into radical feedback mode. Many (but not all) college players participate in The Combine, a physical abilities beauty contest where they also get interviewed multiple times by their...
Adjusting Hiring Practices to AI
We have all seen and heard about how artificial intelligence (AI) is making great strides into different areas of life and work. Most recently, these advancements have made their way into creating art, writing, and other human interactions. Customer call...
How Interviews Can be Too Much of a Good Thing
I was listening to a local radio show and the host and expert were talking about the rise in the number of interviews candidates are being asked to go through. I didn’t hear any data to support this claim (perhaps it was given before I got into the car), but the...
Selecting the Go-Getters
There have been many words written about “quiet quitting” and people being more committed to work-life balance since the beginning of the pandemic. Of course, trends do not include everyone, so while there may not be as many ambitious job candidates available as...
Work Has Always Changed
It’s the time of the year where futurists make predictions (we really need more follow-up on those) and big proclamations are upon us. Among these I’ve been reading are, “Work has changed forever!” and “Is this the end of the 9-5 workday?” The implications of the 9-5...
Listen, Fairness in Hiring Decisions Makes a Difference
In previous posts I’ve written about how neutral hiring processes, particularly in selection instruments, can create more diverse workforces without negatively impacting performance. The symphonic music industry has adapted this approach by having blind auditions...
Thinking of RTO as Organizational Change
Since offices have been opening back up, some, but certainly not all, employers are coming up with various schemes to get people to return to the office (RTO). Per usual, companies are looking at this more so from their perspective than that of their employees. But,...
The Magic Day/Month For Turnover?
Operations managers in many companies will tell you that if a person makes it to a certain number of days, their probability of leaving the organization becomes much lower. Put another way, if the probability of someone leaving the organization is X out of 100 within...
When Should You Stop Using an Assessment?
I’m guessing that you would not expect me to write about discontinuing the use of a pre-employment or pre-promotional assessment. But, there are instances when it is appropriate to do so. For instance, the National Football League (NFL) has decided to stop using...
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