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A case for the non-obvious hire

A case for the non-obvious hire

by David Porter | Feb 2, 2018 | Hiring, HR, Leadership, Leadership Development, Recruiting

Early in my career, I was searching for a hands-on IT pro to support a migration from a single desktop to a fully-networked, SAP-enabled location. The HR director led the search, and we interviewed several candidates. We had a difference of opinion on the final two....

Let’s create companies where people want to stay

by David Porter | Sep 14, 2017 | Leadership, Leadership Development, Performance excellence, Recruiting, Work Culture

According to the Gallup Daily U.S. Employee Engagement tracker (Gallup), U.S. employees engaged in their work stood at about 28% in January 2014 and 32% in August 2017. The inverse, employees less engaged, stood at 72% and 68%, respectively. There are dozens of...

Relationships with Nepotism

by David Porter | Jul 24, 2017 | Hiring, Leadership, Recruiting, Work Culture

“Oh yeah, I was this close to getting a chair in the Polish Philharmonic, and I nailed the audish, but I didn’t get it. You know who did? Yo-Yo Ma’s cousin, little nepotiz” Jack Black character Dewey Finn from School of Rock For some reason, nepotism has been on my...

Super-Criteria for Leadership Recruiting

by David Porter | Jun 29, 2017 | Hiring, Leadership, Recruiting, Startup

The leadership recruiting process unleashes many emotions in a hiring manager. When we start the process, we are hopeful of finding great people. As it continues, we experience frustration as we screen more resumes than we expected. When we connect with a candidate on...

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