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Is experience the next hedge in investing?

April 19

Reflecting on a recent trending paradox: start-up hiring favoring youth vs. investors hedging bets with experience. 

Gravitropism & Unsung Heros

April 5

Thinking about the nature of work today, future-proofing talent, and um, gravitropism.

The Best Team Builders Already Know

March 22

This week's post shares a lesson that the best teambuilders I've worked with already know.  Hiring is not the superpower it used to be. Inspiring people is.   In an oversaturated talent market we want every new hire to be the perfect fit, generating meaningful value from day one. But it's getting harder to close the perfect candidate than to find one.   Leaving a great first impression goes both ways and is much more than a rigorous interview process. This post tackles the impact great talent strategy has on the ability to hire well.

Buckle Up for Another Talent Plot Twist

March 15

Personal experience on the other side of the talent market spurred my thinking about a weakening candidate experience and the inevitability of pendulum economics. 

Finding the density sweet spot: building your high performance engine

March 8

Talent Density has been coming up a lot this year and was on peoples' minds at the Transform conference this year in Las Vegas. Here I share some thoughts on what it all means. 

A hellish new year for SMB owners

March 1

Beware. Compliance post. Businesses are navigating (or not aware of) new grueling HR rules this year.

Ah-ha to ah-shit: Embracing ups, downs & turnarounds

Feb 24

My journey from recruiter to HR leadership was trial by fire, navigating the cycles of growth at any cost through inevitably painful corrections. I learned a thing or two and decided to write a weekly substack to share thoughts that may help others do the right thing. This is an introduction to "better people".