Leadership

Has anyone intentionally dropped a connection with someone you are an influential mentor to? If so, why?

I’ve been trying to catch up with a mentor and while he sounds down/texts back promptly, it’s be… more

How do you hold your teams accountable? I’m lacking in this department… my natural inclination is to be supportive, which I acknowledge is a symptom of laziness at times, since it’s easier for me to b… more

If a candidate meets 70% of the most important requirements, give them a chance. It's the responsibility of the business to get them to 100% through onboarding and training.
#hiring #recruitme… more

I have someone on my staff that I suspect may have some challenges with learning. He's so great but struggles to stay focused and retain information.

I want to be a better leader and teacher for him because I… more

I am planning for a leadership training in the fall with roughly 50 participants. I am looking for ice breaker and team building activity ideas. Are there any you have facilitated or participated in t… more

We're doing lay offs next week and this will be my first time firing people. Any tips when I communicate to people that they are being laid off?

Has anyone ever thought that being in a leadership role is not for them and wanted to climb back down the corporate ladder in a manner of speaking... how should I go about this? Will I ruin my career … more

It’s after 3pm on a Friday:

- get off your phone
- send that last email
- shut off your computer
- go for a nice walk outside
- get some well-deserved rest

Work will be there on Monday!

What qualities and experience does everyone look for before deciding to promote someone to a leadership role?

How does everyone think AI will affect your leadership going forward?

Did everyone have leadership training or preparation before or right after they landed their first leadership position or were you left to figure things out for yourself?

What was everyone's biggest fumble as a leader?

Candidate: I noticed the salary range you advertised, and my expectations fall within that range.

Recruiter: I need a more precise figure from you. Our range is $70K to $150K, so please give me your actual requir… more

Despite the challenges in the current job market, there are 8.5 million job openings in the US, presenting a wealth of opportunities for job seekers. While job hunting may involve some difficulties like ghosting … more

How does everyone motivate their team for a new week?

I had a bad leadership experience a couple of years ago and decided to take my career in a different direction and try and re-gain some work/life balance by going contracting. It’s been ok, but not qu… more

Without diving into the politics of the protests, how would you describe the University leadership’s response that that are experiencing the demonstrators on their campuses?

What can we learn from the… more

How do you set an expectation of standards in quality as a leader?

E.g. There are behaviours around reporting at adequate levels of detail.

Some people are naturally good at it, some people aren't but are trying, some peop… more

Here is the value that I will bring to your team as a senior recruiter:

Top hire numbers
Best ATS systems
Top skills with 100’s of people who have endorsed me
Top sourcing/screening techniques that have always led to 95% c… more

How much traveling does everyone's job require? Do you ever feel guilty about spending so much time away from home?

How often do you have 1-1 with your manager and how do you structure them?
Mine are weekly and only focus on project updates and progress.. I’ve tried to channel them more towards personal and career … more

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A colleague told me that one of their clients redid their contracting process to go from 40+ vendors submitting candidates to only 1 vendor. So, she has an upcoming end of contract date but doesn’t know who the w… more

How is the ban on noncompetes going to affect everyone in this group? We have always used noncompetes to keep employees from jumping to competitors, we're not sure what we'll do now.