Talent Management

The Future of Knowledge Work and the Post-Pandemic Workplace

The Future of Knowledge Work and the Post-Pandemic Workplace

It has been a year since the Black Swan event of the COVID-19 pandemic started shaking industries to the core. None of us have a crystal ball and can predict the future, but we must develop our thesis and get in action.  Don't let a good crisis go to waste....

Better Solution to Outdated One-Time Employee Referral Bonuses

Better Solution to Outdated One-Time Employee Referral Bonuses

One-time employee referral bonuses need to go the way of the dodo. They are an antiquated reward system that motivates the wrong things. Before I suggest a solution, let me tell you why one-time referral bonuses are a waste of money: One-time large rewards do not...

Talent Arbitrage – How I Find the Best People

Talent Arbitrage – How I Find the Best People

15 years ago, when I left the entertainment for the tech industry, how useful my talent experience would be. Yet, I use that knowledge every day, and I am thankful to my mentors. It has become my "secret sauce" that helped build talented, effective, and loyal teams....

Why I Value Experience in Service Industry More Than Education

Why I Value Experience in Service Industry More Than Education

Ever since I was a talent agent in the entertainment industry, I have continuously improved my patterns for detecting gifted people. After all of these years of observing what kind of people do well, I can bravely say that I got at least a couple of patterns down pat....

What Do Operations People Do?

What Do Operations People Do?

Your operations people are the reason customers are happy, vendors continue providing you with services, and employees have enough resources. The operations team is the "A-team" of vision logistics, and their #1 mission is to take care of the organization (feed it,...

Lessons Learned From My Mistakes Managing Employees

Lessons Learned From My Mistakes Managing Employees

The topic of talent management seems to be the dominant discussion I am having these days (sales operations and financial modeling/forecasting are a close second). There are some common themes in those conversations. So until artificial intelligence, machine learning,...

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