Strategic Recruitment
Thinking Short-term is Being Short-sighted
Kathleen Quinn Votaw & ITR Economics The quest for immediate profits and quick payouts over the past couple of decades is neither the right nor the most profitable way to operate a business. “Short-termism” runs counter to business sustainability and employee wellbeing—the hallmarks of today’s...
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Strategic Recruitment
Quiet Returns Reflect Engaged Employees
“Quiet returns” are a sign of an engaged culture. When disengaged employees show up at work they undermine possibility and business potential. These are the people who quit quietly and stay, secretly protesting burnout, stress, or other abuses of work-life
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Strategic Recruitment
Engaged Employees Don't Quietly Quit
We’ve experienced “quiet” or “ghost” quitting by disgruntled workers over the years, but it has become common enough recently to earn an official name. “Quiet quitting” means that you still do your job, but limit your effort to the minimum
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Strategic Recruitment
It’s Not Empathy vs. Accountability: for Great Leaders It’s Both
I empathize with leaders who can’t quite adjust to the evolutionary change making today’s workplaces unrecognizable from what they used to be. Never before have leaders had to face so much uncertainty and challenge, or opportunity and possibility. And all without the confidence of using the age-old...
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Strategic Recruitment
Two Golden Rules to Thrive
Most businesses are founded on a new or better idea along with a hope and a prayer. Of course, we expect challenges along the way but not in the form of a pandemic followed by a war and unprecedented inflation. It seems like everyone is waiting for something else to happen and the whole world is...
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Strategic Recruitment
7 Essential Steps to Engaging Today's Candidates
It doesn’t take long for top talent to find a job. They’re looking and every employer wants them. Still, even in today’s market a majority of candidates consider job search to be one of the most stressful experiences of their lives. Employers can make it easier for them by making a special effort...
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Strategic Recruitment
"Post," yes. "Pray," not for talent.
Talent sourcing at a time when jobs way outnumber candidates is the first critical step in a rigorous, strategic recruitment process. It may begin with writing and posting a job description but praying that your ideal candidate sees your ad won’t help you find the top talent you need. And yet, a...
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Strategic Recruitment
Best Ways to Show Your People Come First
It makes sense, backed by a multitude of studies, that happy employees are more productive.
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