Patrick Coyne was popular with the other sales people in his firm but he was always the lowest producer in his region and in the country. As a matter of … Read more
Diversity In Recruiting – Labor shortage, globalization and diversity
A statement made by John Challenger, CEO, Challenger, Gray & Christmas, in a speech at Fisher College of Business is thought provoking and encouraging … Read more
Increasing Diversity Hires by Modifying Your Employee Referral Program
Nearly every firm that has studied recruiting effectiveness has come to the conclusion that employee referral programs are the most effective way to find … Read more
Re-Thinking Diversity Recruiting, Part 3
Diversity recruiting is becoming more and more important as the world becomes more global. At first, legal compliance was the primary driver behind most … Read more
Diversity In Recruiting – bias in the workplace
“A bias is an inflexible positive or negative prejudgment about the nature, character, and abilities of an individual and is based on a generalized … Read more
Re-Thinking Diversity Recruiting, Part 2
Diversity recruiting is becoming more and more important as the world becomes more global. At first, legal compliance was the primary driver behind most … Read more
Re-Thinking Diversity Recruiting
Diversity recruiting is becoming more and more important as the world becomes more global. Initially, legal compliance was the primary driver behind most … Read more
Diversity – The Business Case For Diversity
I wish TFL readers and their loved ones a happy, healthy, successful and peaceful 2004. Recently we were in the midst of Boston’s first … Read more
What the Dinosaur Teaches Recruiting Firms
In July the lively diversity recruiting postings on Electronic Recruiting Exchange, gave us plenty to think, wonder, and talk about. One made a subtle but … Read more
Diversity Recruiting: Why Such a Hot Issue?
On a beautiful evening last May, Paul Hawkinson and I had dinner in St. Louis. Over the years and in a variety of cities we’ve enjoyed many memorable … Read more
Little People: Parvum Sed Potens
Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, a professor of education at Harvard University, believes that respect is the single most important ingredient in creating … Read more
Baby boomers shape future business
Sometimes it’s hard to believe that I’m as old as the man in the mirror I shave every day. To keep from getting too lugubrious about this I … Read more
Diversity in Recruiting: Opinions and Facts
Bernard Baruch once affirmed. “Every man has a right to be wrong in his opinions but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts.” It’s … Read more
Gays in the Workplace
In my life I’ve met many courageous and tireless human rights leaders. One of the strongest most dedicated, and fearless died a few months ago in … Read more
Blind People in the Workplace
Everyone who has been in the placement business for a few years has stories to tell. Some are humorous and unbelievable. Others are weird and tragic. We … Read more
Clue #2: Understanding a Niche Market
As important as a community is, so too are sub-communities – niches where we feel most comfortable, most understood, and most likely to find … Read more