Posts Tagged ‘workforce’
Q&A with Mike Matalone: How to hire and retain valuable workers
Mike Matalone is president of Excelsior, a human capital consulting firm that helps companies and CEOs to recruit, develop, manage and retain effective employees. SmartBrief interviewed Matalone on his leadership philosophy and how to make sure you are hiring the right people. An edited version of his answers follows. Describe your leadership philosophy. Leadership is about [...]
3 reasons to hire student outcasts rather than “popular” students
Alexandra Robbins is the author of the book “The Geeks Shall Inherit The Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory, and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School,” a New York Times best-seller. Companies often look to hire the graduate who has maneuvered his way to the top of the social hierarchy at school. But if these companies want [...]
This week’s most clicked
How CEOs spend their time; why you might want to get rid of some of your workers; and the definition of zarf. It’s all on this past week’s top 5 most-clicked links in SmartBrief on Leadership: What do CEOs really do all day? Avoid these mistakes when promoting new managers 10 fun words to say [...]
Live from #IFA: How 7-Eleven discovered the secret to success is service
“We must be open to change to remain successful,” said 7-Eleven CEO Joe DePinto (and recent “Undercover Boss”) at the conclusion of his Tuesday morning keynote address at the IFA 2011 Annual Convention. DePinto said he and his team at 7-Eleven realized it was time to make a change in 2005 when they noticed the [...]
4 ways to put your audience to work
Nancy Duarte is author of “Resonate: Present Visual Stories That Transform Audiences” and CEO of Duarte Design in Silicon Valley. A successful presentation can persuade an audience to change their behavior and take action — but presenters must clearly state exactly what they want their audience to do. Anticipating the audience’s needs is one of [...]
How employees steered 5 companies to sustainability success
This post is by SmartBrief Editor Rebecca Pollack Scherr. Employees are the No. 1 driver of change when it comes to sustainability, said Marc Gunther, a journalist who focuses on business and sustainability. Gunther closed the Sustainability Summit, hosted last week by the Food Marketing Institute and the Grocery Manufacturers Association in Arlington, Va., with [...]
Benefits research starts at scattered times
SmartPulse — our weekly reader poll in SmartBrief on Workforce — tracks feedback from leading managers and HR practitioners. We run the poll question each Wednesday in our e-newsletter. Last week, we asked: When does your organization’s HR department begin researching your organization’s benefits choices for the following year? I don’t know – 33% Q3 [...]
CareerBuilder’s Matt Ferguson, on the importance of agility in 2011
Matt Ferguson is the president and CEO of CareerBuilder. I spoke with him as part of a special year-end report for SmartBrief on Leadership. What do you think is the single biggest trend that will shape how organizations recruit talent in 2011? Online recruitment, generally, will be a key component as companies move to strengthen [...]
