Most organizations want to operate with high ethics, be professional and treat people well. Unfortunately, there are a few unprincipled recruiters eager to take advantage of uninformed clients and give the…
Resources
Care and Feeding of Executives
There has been a growing trend regarding how companies take care of their executives including outplacement assistance, executive coaching, and more recently, wellness programs. For more than…
Building High Trust Organizations
In his instant-classic book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Patrick Lencioni identifies TRUST as the necessary foundational building block for any organization that desires…
Academic Search Committee Potholes
A good candidate is reluctant to raise his or her hand: it could be because a colleague is also applying and this person doesn’t want to compete against a friend, or they’ve seen other searches done in…
Top 10 Questions Employers Wished They Had Asked
Everyone has regrets, but after a bad hire, those “should have asked” questions pile up quickly! While typically an employer thinks ahead of time what questions they…
Recruiting Board Members
The Predicament & The Solution
It’s the annual board meeting when either due to someone retiring from the board or
term-limiting off that the board members are scratching their heads for they have no…