Are they are trying to tell us something? “The half-life of hard skills has already decreased to 2.5 years.” Recruiting Future with Matt Alder, Ep 602: The Skills Mismatch In Hiring “Companies hire based on hard skills, but promote based on soft skills.” Recruiting Future with Matt Alder, Ep 602: The Skills Mismatch In Hiring “What’s Wrong with Bias? It … Read More
What’s the best way to mentor people? When we say mentor, we mean someone who provides guidance, advice, and support to someone who is usually younger than us. Mentoring comes naturally to some; the rest of us have to work at it. While there are several excellent books on the subject, none have addressed the best way to mentor a … Read More
Is the remote working genie out of the bottle? Permanently? It looks that way anecdotally as well as analytically (based on recent analysis by Bloomberry of job postings and hiring trends data from Revealera.com). While some workers miss the social environment of an office, a number of high-profile executives complain about remote worker productivity, and more companies are seeking to … Read More
Teach your employees to become more self-directed. How hard could it be? I mean, it’s just getting people to behave in new ways. We get it. That wasn’t a topic covered in most business programs. People assume that individuals are either self-directed or they are not. While some of it is DNA, most of us have worked at places where … Read More
You would be more self-directed if you only knew what to do. Let’s be honest; some managers are not great at giving clear goals, so it can be hard—especially if you don’t want to do the wrong thing. Still, in today’s rapidly evolving work environment, being self-directed is more important than ever. With remote work and teams distributed across various … Read More
