Liar, liar, pants on fire, Lie some more, and don’t get hired. Lie for years, but then get fired, But don’t lie, and your career gets mired. The announcement, on July 16, 2012, that former Google engineer Marissa Mayer would take the helm as Yahoo!’s CEO—the organization’s, what, seventh in five years (counting interim CEOs)—reminds [...]
Tag Archives: Talent Management Practices
August 3, 2012
May 4, 2012
Ensure Current and Future Corporate Needs by Matching Competencies to Job Descriptions
The job hunt has become almost a distinct discipline, one in which I soon expect colleges to offer majors and degrees. In fact, aligning potential candidates with possible positions has become an entire industry unto itself, with headhunters and recruiters actively engaged in matching personnel and positions. The printed (electronic and physically published) literature on [...]
March 12, 2012
Talent Management Silos Result in Dysfunctional Management Practices
In the current parlance, silos are actually a relatively recent concept, at least as a derogatory term, for lack of communication throughout an organization or for restrictions in the flow of information from one business unit to another. After all, in the 1990s, people would occasionally discuss silos in terms of vertical integration. In such [...]
